Ska and Rocksteady are the unsung heroes of Jamaican music, paving the way for Reggae’s global dominance. Born in the late 1950s, Ska combined the infectious beats of Caribbean Mento and Calypso with ...
William Robinson Clarke, affectionately known as “Robbie,” was a trailblazer and the first and only Black pilot to fly for Britain during World War I. Born on 4 October 1895 in Kingston, Jamaica, ...
Marcia Barrett, born on 14 October 1948 in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, is a celebrated international singer whose vocal prowess helped catapult the disco sensation Boney M. to international ...
October 11th, 2024, marks the 159th anniversary of the Morant Bay Rebellion—a crucial turning point in Jamaica’s history and one of the most violently suppressed uprisings in the British West Indies.
Walter Anthony Rodney, born on March 23, 1942, in Georgetown, Guyana, was a historian and revolutionary whose influence spread across the Caribbean, Africa, and beyond. An academic by profession, ...