The Levitate festival, happening in Marshfield this weekend, annually presents two heady days of funk, roots, R&B and jam-band music. Today’s co-headliner, Rebelution, plays a little of all the above ...

Reggae's no different from other struggling genres: Promoters need to invoke the name of a legend, in this case Bob Marley, to attract a good-sized crowd. On a busman's holiday from their own solo ...

On the surface, reggae seems as relaxing as a cool drink on a hot summer day. But if you listen closely, you'll find there's more to it than that, says Roots Almighty frontman Jesus Martinez. "At ...

The pioneer of Roots Reggae music and legend Clinton Fearon looks toward love with his newest single "Guiding Star" out now on Naya Records. Reflecting back on the new single Clinton comments, "I love ...

Mystic Bowie runs up on stage, beaming, his dreadlocks flying in the air. The 50-year-old Jamaican dances, lost in the joy of the roots reggae music his backing band plays to introduce him to the ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

Last summer the New York Times reported that Grammy-nominated reggae star Chronixx told a crowd during one of his electric performances: “This is the beautiful sound of reggae music from the island of ...

Townsend will transform into a mini Jamaica with island-themed bands and cuisine at the Reggae Roots Music Festival — Friday through Sunday at Firebase Lloyd. The festival is about more than just ...