Jamaican music

Hurricane makes trouble for Jamaican musician

Arts, Culture & Media

Jamaican reggae star, Claudius “Kingman” Linton, is making a comeback, even though Tropical Storm Gustav has destroyed his Jamaican home.

‘Avila’: Latest Jazz Sound from Ska Innovator Ernest Ranglin

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LoCura Searches for Cultural Identity in their Music

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Prince Koloni: French Guiana’s Star

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

A Jamaican orphanage turns out musicians

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The World

Rise and fall of Jamaica’s music scene

Arts, Culture & Media

The 1960s and ’70s were the heyday of the cool music scene in Jamaica. The World’s Marco Werman reports on the rise and fall of the scene.

The World

Global hit

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman reconstructs DJ Dice’s set list from a street party in the Kingston neighborhood of Rae Town. It’s Jamaican-oldies day on The World.

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Jamming for Obama

Arts, Culture & Media

In Jamaica, two songs have been written and recorded by Jamaican artists in support of Barack Obama’s presidential run, and The World’s Marco Werman has been trying to find out what Jamaica’s Obama songs are all about.

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Geo quiz

Lifestyle & Belief

We were looking for Jamaica’s largest city — which also has the distinction of being the largest English-speaking city in the Americas south of the United States. The answer is Kingston. The World’s Marco Werman tells about the recent restoration of an old Jewish cemetery in Kingston.