He was the gentle, dreadlocked musician who gave the popular Canadian blues-reggae rock group Big Sugar its distinctive bass sound. But Garry Lowe, who died of cancer on July 7 at the age of 64, ...

The weather outside lately has been up and down. One day it seemed as though spring had finally sprung, only to be slapped back to reality the next day by cold winds and overcast skies. It is a teaser ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama –- Chattanooga-based bassist Christian Craan had been looking for a word to pair with "roots" for the name of his new reggae band, "and couldn't come up with anything." Craan and ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Lake Tahoe Winter Reggae Festival promoters are offering a series of pre-parties in association with the ticketed 2-day festival. The pre-parties start Thursday, Feb. 15.

Aston Barrett, widely known as “Family Man” or “Fams,” was a legendary Jamaican bassist, musician, arranger, and bandleader ...

Reggae music, whose chill, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob Marley, on Thursday won a spot on the United Nations’ list of global cultural treasures. UNESCO, the ...

Robbie Shakespeare, the Jamaican bass guitarist best known as half of the reggae and dub duo Sly and Robbie, died on Wednesday, Jamaica's culture minister said. He was 68. Born Robert Warren Dale ...