Reggae
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Akala traces the rise of reggae in Jamaica and the UK, in a timely and reassuring documentary about how music can lead to political change
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Move over Marley – finally Tosh, uncompromising reggae legend and proponent of Rastafari has a museum in Kingston Jamaica devoted to his life
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Ahead of his new BBC doc Roots, Reggae, Rebellion, the rapper and poet considers the genre’s political history and thrilling rebirth
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Alex Bartsch has cycled around London rephotographing the locations of classic British reggae albums – from back gardens to ruined abbeys
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If dancehall ever really went away, one of its biggest stars – and a tropical heatwave – announced its triumphant return at a sweltering London comeback
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The showboater’s glory days may be some way behind him, but his rueful rhythms haven’t just aged well over the years – they carry added weight
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Group dedicate their performance of The Prince at BBC festival to the late ska legend
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It’s not just music that owes a debt to Prince Buster, it’s all of popular culture, says the founder of the Specials
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Metropolitan police federation says officers dread working at London event, where 43 were injured this year
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Damian Marley’s affecting tribute to his father stole the show in a troubled weekend
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On the release of his new track, the rapper pays homage to reggae - the music that came from one of the toughest environments on the planet and yet has touched countless millions with its message of political consciousness
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Vocalist Ranking Roger picks the punk, ska and reggae tracks that influenced him and the sound of his band, the Beat
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Body of the Bristol music figure who went missing in July 2015 was too decomposed to establish how he died, says coroner
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Bob Marley, stoner god? More like true rebel spirit
Chris SalewiczSnapchat’s ‘Bob Marley filter’ typifies the exploitation of the superstar as just a weed smoker, yet this act, as in all his life and music, was intensely political -
Our reader picks the best of your nominations on the theme – from sarcastic punks and accidental celebrations to a war on the glass ceiling
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Peter Tosh Day is 20 April in Jamaica – an appropriate time to celebrate the singer of Legalize It. But there’s far more to the reggae legend than his love of ganja
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Much-hyped reunion show presented a band trying to rediscover the quality that gave them appeal in the first place, while Run the Jewels had much more fun
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Derek Serpell-Morris gained cult status as a cardigan-wearing ex-accountant who played reggae into his 70s, inspiring Don Letts and Massive Attack. After going missing in July 2015, his body was finally discovered earlier this month. This is the story of his mysterious disappearance and extraordinary life
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