Legendary reggae star, actor dead at 81 following health struggles

Jimmy Cliff, who is best known for his role in popularizing reggae music internationally through his hit songs “The Harder ...
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Olive Lewin (1927-2013): A Life of Service

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Dr. Olive Lewin—renowned Jamaican musicologist, folklorist, singer, actress, and community servant—transitioned last week at the age of ...
New York Daily News

The revered Jamaican Folk Singers kick off three, culture-filled New York area concerts with a gala performance at St. John’s University in Queens

Jamaica is proudly sharing one of its most precious national treasures – the world-renowned Jamaican Folk Singers – in October with three anticipated New York- area concerts. Known for its ...
The New Yorker

Harry Belafonte and the Social Power of Song

Sixty-one years ago, in 1956, Harry Belafonte recorded a version of the Jamaican folk song “Day-O,” for his third studio album, “Calypso.” It opens with a distant and eager rumbling—as if ...