Hong Kong International Reggae Ska Festival planner Paul Thompson shares why the city jives with Jamaican music and 2026’s ambitious line-up.

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Since its pre-reggae origins in 1950s Jamaica, ska has had more revivals and waves than a Bible Belt tent. In Florida, ska, ska-punk, and reggae-oriented music were a staple of the ’90s underground.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ernest Ranglin performs at the Barbican Centre in London on June 27, 2016. “You have to put in the time,” says Ernest Ranglin ...

Reggae music has a way of pulling people in with its laid-back rhythm, meaningful lyrics, and enduring energy. From legendary ...

Reggae music became popular in the late 1960s, when young people were excited about it and gravitated to the new sound. The artists were mainly grass-roots people who used their voices to articulate a ...

Colorado has long had a loving relationship with reggae music. By extension, that has led to a number of quality ska bands in the punk-rock scene. With the Wailers coming to Denver’s Gothic Theatre on ...

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The annual Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival is coming back to Vancouver Island from June 24 to 28. The festival will feature an ...

The 26th edition of Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival is on for June 18 through 22, and the 2025 lineup has something for everyone — from fans of the fest's titular genres to jungle, punk, hip-hop and ...

Ska emerged in the early '60s as a precursor to reggae by Jamaican musicians influenced by the New Orleans R&B that reached the island over radio. Early bands from this movement including Skatalites ...