Eighty-one years ago today, the artist who is large4ly responsible for the worldwide popularity of reggae was born.

Aleighcia Scott talks to Odessa Chambers, daughter of the late great Jimmy Cliff, about his music, his legacy and his fondness for naps! Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 1Xtra.

After over 30 years of playing with some of the music’s biggest names, guitarist Robert Browne finally got his due at the January 22 Grammy Certificates Ceremony in South Florida.

Lowell "Sly" Dunbar, the celebrated drummer who helped fashion the reggae beat, died on January 26, his wife Thelma told Observer Online. She said he died at home but did not disclose the cause of ...

Deborah Ann Hakkarainen, age 74, of Waterford, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Fairview Manor. She was born June 19, 1951 to the late John and Ann Strasburg Carlton. Family members ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica’s capital largely obliged as they honored reggae giant ...