*The global reggae community was shocked on the morning of April 2nd to learn that beloved NYC-based music impresario German Vera, or “Father German” (as he was better known throughout the ...

THOUSANDS of reggae enthusiasts descended at Kimisagara’s Maison des Jeunes, on November 13, for a Reggae concert dubbed ‘Jahcoustix, Jamal and Friends.’ Even the cold weather conditions did not deter ...

Public Eye's Brian Montopoli is writing weekly dispatches for CBSNews.com while living and working in Berlin as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program. He will return to Public Eye in October.

WHILE it is important for us as a people to write our own history and tell of our experiences from our perspectives, we often make unflattering comments of outsiders who promote and highlight our ...

With stars like Gentleman, internationally renowned sound systems like Pow Pow and world-famous festivals like Summerjam, reggae has long since become a matter of course in Germany. In the space of ...

Berlin band Culcha Candela is a musical melting pot - blending reggae, dancehall, and hip-hop with lyrics in English, German, Spanish, and Patois. Deutsche Welle spoke with band singer Johnny Strange.

Reggae without dreadlocks? South Pacific flair from Cologne? The German musician and singer Gentleman has the music of the Caribbean in his blood. He's giving a hometown concert at c/o pop this week ...

A summer of music festivals is under way across Europe - and in Germany the reggae festival line-ups are attracting huge attention. But it is not just Jamaican artists filling the stages - many of the ...

GERMAN record label Silly Walks Discotheque is reaping sweet rewards with its Honey Pot ‘riddim’, which is driven by Chronixx’s big hit, Smile Jamaica. Good Reggae Music by Torch, Brothers (Jah9), ...

Test your “J-dar” by briefly considering two modern reggae artists. Nasio Fontaine, the son of a Carib Indian mother and a father of African descent, has long locks and a stirring, world-weary voice.

A summer of music festivals is under way across Europe - and in Germany the reggae festival line-ups are attracting huge attention. But it is not just Jamaican artists filling the stages - many of the ...