In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

The man who gave reggae its name and helped make it an international movement, Toots Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, has died at age 77. Hibbert, one of the genre's founders and most ...

Toots Hibbert, the charismatic reggae singer and bandleader who helped transform the groove-driven sound of 1960s Jamaica into an international musical movement, has died. He was 77. Hibbert, frontman ...

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My relationship with music is deep and personal. It has been the source of both extreme hardship and joy. Like many artists, creating music helps me to cope with challenges I face in this world. It’s ...

Toots Hibbert, the co-founder and lead singer of Toots and the Maytals, was one of the most distinctive and important voices of reggae and one of its founding fathers. One of the biggest voices in ...

A fourth night will be added to the festival when it takes place in the spring. Fans cheer at the 2019 Reggae Rise Up Festival in St. Petersburg. The 2020 event was postponed from March until October, ...