Category: Reggae

  • Reggae Albums Nominated for 2019 Grammy Award Announced

    This morning, the nominations for the 61st GRAMMY Awards were announced including the albums nominated for best Reggae Album. Here are the nominees: AS THE WORLD TURNSBlack Uhuru  REGGAE FOREVEREtana  REBELLION RISESZiggy Marley  A MATTER OF TIMEProtoje  44/876Sting & Shaggy The 61st GRAMMY Awards will be held on Feb. 10.  View the complete list of Grammy Nominations.

  • Reggae Music Recognized As A Cultural Institution

    UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has added Reggae Music to its on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, marking it as an essential cultural heritage. UNESCOs website says that “The basic social functions of the music – as a vehicle for social commentary, a cathartic practice, and…

  • Sail on Frankie Paul – 1965-2017

    We lost a reggae/dancehall great today. Sail on Frankie Paul. Coming up at 9:00 PM EST we will be playing a block of songs from this great artist. #RIPFrankiePaul

  • Congratulations to Ziggy Marley on Winning A Grammy

    Congratulations to Ziggy Marley for winning the Best Reggae Album Grammy Award for the album “Ziggy Marley.” A well deserved win. We will be featuring music from this CD and more all day tomorrow on The TikiPod. The win followed a great performance from Ziigy which you can view below.