Gregory Isaacs, the reggae star whose smooth voice made him a fixture on the charts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, died of lung cancer. Isaacs peaked with the landmark 1982 "Night Nurse" album, ...
KCRW DJs Jeremy Sole and Tom Schnabel are writing tributes to Jamaican reggae singer Gregory Isaacs, who passed away today. In the meantime, I wanted to share this video from the movie “Rockers.” A ...
The Isaacs, a multi-award winning family group who began singing 30 years ago, are based out of Nashville, TN. The vocalists are Lily Isaacs, Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman.
David Rodigan has championed reggae and dancehall music and has compiled a new release. His second collection features new artists and soulful recordings from western Kingston from the 70’s and 80’s.
Reggae, although imported from Jamaica, has been the cornerstone music of Zimbabwe since Bob Marley’s visit to this country in April, 1980. After 1980, several reggae bands from overseas came to give ...