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Reggae Pioneer U-Roy Dies at 78 Celebrity The Jamaican reggae musician, who introduced the vocal style of 'toasting' which eventually evolved into the modern-day rap, has passed away at the age of 78. Feb 19, 2021 Born Ewart Beckford, the artist, also known as Daddy U-Roy, began his career as a DJ, and became famed for creating the vocal style of "toasting," in which musicians performed rhymical speech over a reggae or dancehall beat - which eventually evolved into modern-day rap. He signed his first recording contract with Jamaican producer and label owner Arthur 'Duke' Reid in 1970, and...

Jamaica’s extraordinary musical legacy, from ska to dub, Bob Marley to The Bug.

Helena record dub album Unable to perform live due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of Helena Latin band Los Marvelitos instead spent much of 2020 sequestered in their westside studio. Helena Latin band Los Marvelitos will release “Frontera de Dub,” on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp and other online platforms on Jan. 29. Photo provided Their new project reimagined their 2019 album, “Frontera Norte,” in the style of dub, a genre of electronic music that originated in Jamaican reggae studios in the late 1960s and ‘70s and was further popularized by British bands...

<a href="https://eartheater.bandcamp.com/album/phoenix-flames-are-dew-upon-my-skin">Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin by Eartheater</a> WHO: A shapeshifting New York songwriter accessing new zones between folk, drone, and club music. WHY YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING: Since 2009, Alexandra Drewchin aka Eartheater has - over four solo albums, a mixtape, and a collaborative release with the duo LEYA - mapped out a sprawling soundworld equal parts psychedelic folk, experimenta...

Albert Griffiths Albert Griffiths, frontman of the reggae band The Gladiators, died on Tuesday evening in Aberdeen, St Elizabeth. He was 74 years old. His son Anthony confirmed Griffiths' death to  Loop News. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease over 10 years ago and stopped touring with The Gladiators since. Cabel Stephenson, who managed the Gladiators between 1994 to 2004, said: "The Gladiators was one of the first groups in reggae to enter the international global space and Albert was breaking language barriers and championing reggae music from the 1970s. He gave us one of Jama...