From Missis Queen To Dancehall and Reggae Royalty

There’s another queen in the news. Not one imposed on us from abroad. She’s royalty born and bred a yard.

Fi Wi Artist Dem a Lose Out

Fi di lickin a di spoon, nuff Jamaican artist a go lose di spoonful./ Fi di likin a di spuun, nof Jamiekan aatis a go luuz di spuunful./ For the licking of the spoon, many Jamaican artists are going to lose the spoonful.

Coming Out In Jamaica – Dead Or Alive

No matter how religiously some of us deny it, gay Jamaicans are us: mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins - not-so-distant relatives.

Twenty Years Of Reggae Day

We don't seem to realise just how far Jamaican popular music has spread. We take our creativity for granted and we rarely stop to think about why so many people from such diverse cultures are attracted to the music produced on this little rock. And it's not just the beat and the lyrics that fascinate foreigners. It's also the academic value of the music.

Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson Exhibits at the University of the West Indies Museum

I went searching on the Internet for a funky image to put on the cover of the Global Reggae book. There I found the work of 'Freestylee' who describes himself as an "artist without borders".