ROBERT Russell, former organiser of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, says that event was a major economic boost for Jamaican tourism. “All the music festivals that we produce here have a ...

Hank Williams Jr. just announced his next musical project: a hill country blues album titled Rich White Honky Blues. The 12-song track list includes a few Williams originals as well as covers of ...

The post Post Animal Announce New Album Love Gibberish, Share “Puppy Dog”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Post Animal have a new album on the way. Dubbed Love Gibberish, the third LP ...

On his new “Bloodstains and Teardrops” album ... and Jamaica. The music of both destinations has long shared spiritual and cultural connections, in part because New Orleans rhythm & blues ...

There’s a twofold purpose to this year’s Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival — providing a free, high-quality virtual concert with Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Secada and top Jamaican ...

Peter Frampton will release a new covers album, All Blues, on June 7th via UMe. The 10-track LP, credited to the Peter Frampton Band — featuring guitarist Adam Lester, keyboardist-guitarist Rob ...

R&B and blues tunes (the original Trojan Records was famous for its reggae compilations). To preview the album, Trojan Jamaica, a partnership with BMG, shared Mykal Rose’s (Black Uhuru ...

WHEN the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival launched in 1996, it did not just to cater to music fans. Organisers were reaching out to tourists in what was a slow period for the Jamaican leisure ...

Toots & the Maytals’ breakthrough album, Funky Kingston, has a broader geography than the title suggests. It joyously pairs the ska, reggae, and rocksteady of the band’s native Jamaica with ...

Jamaican reggae fusion singer-songwriter Diana King released her new album AgirLnaMeKING on Tuesday, the same day she celebrated her 41st birthday. King's new album was released on her own record ...