One of the world’s most popular reggae bands, Steel Pulse initially honed their infectious roots sound before wild crowds of punks in their British homeland. Formed in 1975 in the industrial hub of ...

FIRST-GENERATION Britons of West Indian heritage, David Hinds and Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye had a lot in common. As young black men during the early 1970s they experienced rampant racism in the United ...

The popular British reggae band UB40 featuring Ali Campbell will perform Feb. 15 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo With global record sales of over 70 million, British reggae band ...

Music For 'Disenfranchised Working-Class Youth': The British reggae band Steel Pulse formed in Birmingham in 1975. Mykaell Riley is third from the left. You could hear it on mainstream radio in 1978, ...

Ever since 1978, UB40 has been a steady global music presence preaching the reggae-pop gospel. The United Kingdom natives marked the band’s 45th anniversary in 2023 and has further celebrated this ...

The unveiling will take place at his former south London home recognising his contributions to music and culture in the UK British reggae legend Smiley Culture will be honoured with a Blue plaque at ...

Angus "Drummie Zeb" Gaye, the lead vocalist for the British reggae band Aswad, has died, according to a statement from the band on Friday. Gaye was 62 years old. "It is with deepest regret and ...

Terence "Astro" Wilson, best known for his role in the British reggae group UB40, has died at 64 after a "very short illness," his current band confirmed Saturday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

There is one genre of music that fills your heart with sunshine. It can be political yet joyous and there is something about the beat, the lyrics and the message that touches your soul. It might even ...

Amid the racial turmoil in Britain’s West Indian communities during the late 1970s, a mellow sound called lovers’ rock emerged in that country. It exploded through singers like Sugar Minott, Vivian ...

It’s Sept. 25, 1985 at the Palace Theatre in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, and the buoyant staccato guitar rhythm, breezy sax and distinctly ’80s synth-pop has the crowd footloose. UB40, which has ...

It would be hard for a pop fan of almost any listening preference in this country not to have been touched, in some way, by Jamaica’s irresistible rhythms. Everyone from second-generation West Indian ...