Singer and Dancehall Reggae pioneer Wayne Smith, who ushered in a new wave of digital beats in the genre, is dead at 48. Credited with creating the still popular “Under mi Sleng Teng” riddim, or ...

A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...

“Under Mi Sleng Teng,” by Jamaican singer Wayne Smith, is one of the milestones in the history of Jamaican popular music. Written by Smith and his friend Noel Davey, the pioneering dancehall classic ...

In 1980, a young woman who loved Jamaican music and graduated from music college with a thesis on reggae joined Casio Computer as a developer. The very first instrument she worked on helped usher in a ...

TOKYO (AP) — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 ...

On the night of 23 February 1985, a soundclash to end them all was in full swing on a big lawn off Waltham Park Road in Kingston, Jamaica. Black Scorpio sound system’s Jah Screw kicked off the event ...

A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...