Through it all, Burning Spear has never veered from his course. Almost 40 years on, he still hews to the reggae basics: a deep, easy groove; the brassy R&B flavorings; and a mystical take on history.

But if new Burning Spear albums yield few surprises, there’s no doubt that he’s still got it: the 12 new tracks on Freeman have the same elegance, conviction, ...

Having recently secured distribution through MRI/Ryko, Burning Spear has set about re-releasing the bulk of his back catalog, with Resistance (1984), People of the World (1986), Living Dub Volume ...

Burning Spear: Reggae On Course. September 22, 2008 • Reggae music has gone a lot of places over the years, from minimalist dub to culture-warring dancehall. Almost 40 years on, Spear still hews ...

Photo Credit: Larson Sutton. On Sunday night, legendary roots reggae artist Burning Spear graced the stage for a nearly two-hour set at the YouTube Theater at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

Jamaican singer and songwriter Winston Rodney, a.k.a. Burning Spear, did some of the best roots reggae of the Seventies (we hipsters called it simply "reggae" back then), loaded with Rastafarian ...

Burning Spear kicks off a jam-packed summer lineup that includes Tanya Tucker (July 5), Blackberry Smoke (July 10 and 11), Joss Stone (Aug. 13), George Thorogood (Aug. 28) and many more. For more ...

Burning Spear is coming to Los Angeles on June 26 as part of Reggae Night at the Hollywood Bowl. But, as the singer tells The Frame host John Horn, if you want to catch him on stage here in ...

Reggae legend Burning Spear has been talking about his new album No Destroyer since 2011, and now he’s released its first official single, “Mommy.” It embraces the bold, ...

Burning Spear / the cafe @ BRIC House, 10/3/2013. Last week the folks behind Celebrate Brooklyn! opened the year-round BRIC House facility in the former Strand Theatre space on Fulton in downtown ...

July 23, 2022, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre: Burning Spear, aka Winston Rodney, has come out of a six-year retirement for a reunion with his fans and to spread the word of Jah Rastafari ...

Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, musician and icon Burning Spear will return to New York City for the first time since 2010 with a performance at SummerStage in New York’s ...