Jamaican record producer Rvssian added some much-needed energy to dancehall late last year when he re-released his hit 2009 rhythm Go Go Club, allowing a new generation of artistes to shine on a ...

A great reggae producer is a master of disguise: able to make listeners unaware that the 10 tunes they've just heard share a single beat. That's because the building block of dancehall and ...

Lenky's handclap-heavy groove soundtracked three major hits in the summer of '03 and helped dancehall cement its U.S. takeover. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles ...

In the dynamic world of music, where trends shift like the tides, Kemar McGregor stands as a guardian of the timeless essence of ’90s dancehall. His latest project, ‘The Recoup Riddim,’ is a testament ...

Seated behind the large mixing board of his modest X-Claim recording studio in a Kingston shopping plaza, Scatta Burrell’s demeanor belies what one would expect from one of dancehall reggae’s hottest ...

Not much rocked the Caribbean in October like Hurricane Melissa. “We got [to Jamaica] early enough to reach the people, because it took me around six hours to get from Kingston to St. Elizabeth in ...

Best-of collections are to music what Cliffs Notes are to literature. So? They’re still fun for dilettantes and music nerds alike. No one knows this like a reggae fan: Only the ultra-devoted (and ...

Music studios here, low on frills and high on voltage, are the nerve centers of Jamaica. Anywhere on the island — even in Kingston, a car-loving city that scoffs at public domain — music blares. From ...

Sice the 1960s, Jamaican music has consistently punched above its weight on a global scale. From ska to reggae, dub and beyond, the Caribbean island nation with a population of less than three million ...