When you think of Louisville's music scene, reggae music may not come to mind. But for the past 27 years, steel drums ring the alarm for the start of summer at the Kentucky Reggae Festival. Ibuka ...

The steel drum, also called the steel pan or just pan, is surely one of the most unusual and versatile musical instruments in the world. The clangy sound of a steel band performing during carnival in ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Steel drum music resonated through the Loutit District Library in Grand Haven on Thursday, Aug. 15, as a local band kicked off Jamaican Day. Steel Doin’ It performed in the morning ...

What’s red, black, green and invading Middletown with a weekend full of hypnotic jams? The new Reggae Roots Music Festival set to launch at Thousand Acre Farms from July 30 to Aug. 1. The festival, ...

A couple years after Joel Smales heard Ithaca College's Steel Band, he bought a steel pan of his own to play along with Binghamton High School's Jazz Ensemble. "Everybody loved it," said Smales, a ...

Two longtime advocates for Jamaican music, Kevin "The Bug" Martin and Soul Jazz head Stuart Baker, highlight dancehall's global evolution on this 2xCD set. Save this story Save this story Kevin "The ...

With a few minor detours along the way, such as a mere stint with Frank Sinatra or recording more traditional jazz piano albums like Steamin', Monty Alexander keeps going back to his Jamaican roots.