Reggae artist Sister Nancy has soared to the top of the charts without releasing any new material. Thanks to Netflix’s hit series Ozark, Sister Nancy’s 1982 hit “Bam Bam” has landed in the number one ...

The film is an exploration of the life and legacy of Jamaican dancehall pioneer, Sister Nancy, whose 1982 hit ‘Bam Bam’ has become one of the most sampled reggae tracks of all time. U.S. audiences may ...

“Reggae is only what you hear and think is reggae,” Peter Tosh pronounces at the beginning of Heartland Reggae (1980)—and a lot of what sounds like just that is playing at BAMcinématek during the long ...

Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars with classics such as “Pressure Drop,” “Monkey Man” and "Funky Kingston," has died. He was 77. Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, ...

The value placed on sampling hits is an ongoing discussion, particularly when it comes to proper compensation. For reggae legend Sister Nancy, Jay-Z did the right thing when he sampled her iconic ...

Few genres have had such an international impact, while remaining so geographically specific, as reggae. The best reggae albums are Jamaican through and through, and though there are other small ...

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story, the latest feature from Canadian filmmaker Alison Duke, will receive a gala screening at this year’s Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival. The film is an exploration of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as “Pressure Drop,” ...

Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement, has died. By The Associated Press Toots Hibbert, one of ...