Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae artist who inspired legions of acts across genres, has died. His management confirmed his death on Wednesday, 12th April, and did not provide a cause of death. Jah ...

For over half a century, Jah Tubby's World System has been at the forefront of sound system culture, building, planning, and shaping the vibration of reggae and dub across the globe. Born from the ...

Roger Steffens, Founding Chairman, Reggae Grammy Committee, wrote about the new album: "Zvuloon Dub System demonstrates conclusively why they are Israel's top reggae band, proving great roots music ...

When the summer sun rises over the rolling hills of East Sussex, a fresh soundscape will unfold. From 21–22 August 2026, the ...

61 years ago, a man named Duke Vin stowed away on a boat from Kingston to London. In Jamaica, he’d been a selector, spinning records on a prominent reggae sound system—a truck loaded with a generator, ...

Jamaica’s sound systems were the forebears for modern day DJ and hip-hop culture. Sound engineers like King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry came onto the scene and pioneered a new genre known as dub.

The lineage of today’s chart-topping hip-hop and, earlier, the international reggae scene can be traced back to the sound system culture that blossomed in Jamaica during the 1950s, 60s and 70s and ...