While reggae continues to shape many different areas of Canadian music, the country's multicultural landscape is bringing global influences to reggae's next generation. Here are some of our country's ...

As Jamaican immigrants made their way to Canada in the 1960s and '70s, they brought their culture with them, starting radio stations, record labels and concert series. A fledgling reggae movement ...

Canadian reggae culture was kickstarted by the first wave of Jamaican immigrants to Canada in the '60s and '70s, many of whom settled around what is now referred to as Little Jamaica, in the northwest ...

Magic!’s debut single “Rude” isn’t just the first Canadian track to top the U.S. Hot 100 since Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” — it’s the biggest Canadian reggae hit since Snow’s 1994 “Informer.” To ...

Give the man named Spexdaboss his flowers: for over a quarter-century, the Canadian DJ has been a constant on the reggae music scene. Dubbed "Canada's Reggae Ambassador," the award-winning Toronto ...

Darrin Kenneth O'Brien, the Canadian reggae artist known as Snow, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of "Informer", with a completely new and re-worked recording of his worldwide ...

The sixth annual Canadian Reggae Music Conference will take place on November 2-5, 2022 (In-Person and Virtually) to accommodate participants from the various Canadian cities. The Canadian Reggae ...

Soulful is the word that immediately comes to mind when one listens to a song by Kah Ris. It is almost impossible not to be thoroughly consumed by the vulnerability and raw honesty that she reveals ...

For Bedouin Soundclash -- a Canadian trio that blends reggae, ska, punk and soul -- working with producer Darryl Jenifer of Washington, D.C., hardcore punk band Bad Brains was a dream come true. The ...

In Trelawny, Magic!’s two hits – “Rude,” which went to Number One in America, and “Let Your Hair Down,” a follow-up even softer than its predecessor – were received by an enthusiastic audience that ...

Reggae artist Kirk Diamond [right] alongside Kairo Mclean [middle] and Finn [left] accept their award at the 2024 JUNOS ceremony (Courtesy: The JUNO Awards). Facebook Twitter Reddit Copy current ...

When reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee asks to sample your song, it’s a serious compliment, but Canadian reggae-rapper Snow admits he was cautious to lend his career-defining track Informer to another ...