The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new ...

In Jamaica during the late 1950s, Ska music emerged as a fusion of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm ...

Machel Montano has been performing soca music since he was nine-years-old. But when he began his career, he was one of the ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Calypso King. Jingle writer. Mentor. Gospel and cultural radio host. Ulric “Irari” Ferrari has worn all those hats. Inside ...

Classic songs such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Annie's Song" capture John Denver's sincere dedication to ...

Bob Marley’s life finally hits the big screen this week in the form of Bob Marley: One Love. In his 36 years, Marley lived a life so rich and tumultuous, not all of it can be distilled into a biopic.

Washington, D.C.-area singer-songwriter Cal Everett reflects on a near-rock stardom past and a lifetime of songwriting on his ...

Charli has been increasingly active in the film industry, starring in Pete Oh’s Erupjca and the Brat mockumentary The Moment.

Country singer Ella Langley, the Swedish dance-music star Robyn, and singer-songwriter Allison Russell each have a take on sorrow and discontent that yields vivid, even inspiring music.

Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), has died at the age of 95. At the Barbados Independence Day ...

“Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the Hot 100 Year-End chart in 1995. In 1996, the song earned Coolio his first and only Grammy, ...