For many outside of Jamaica, Third World provided their first exposure to reggae. Courtesy photo One of the longest performing reggae bands of all time, Jamaica’s Third World continues to captivate ...

Forrest is a Toronto based playwright and songwriter. He begins by giving some background about himself and his family, who were West Africans brought to Jamaica in the slave trade. Forrest explains ...

Celebrating 40 years, ‘Reggae Ambassadors’, THIRD WORLD is one of the longest-lived Reggae bands of all time, and one of Jamaica’s most consistently popular crossover acts among international ...

Third World made a name for themselves back in the early 1970s, when roots reggae was first hitting the music scene. They started as a small group in Kingston, Jamaica and quickly garnered acclaim ...

February is Reggae Month. That means it’s time to fill up the calendar with celebrations of this amazing music. There are tons of events happening around town, and Deco has the lowdown. So let the ...

International Reggae Day (IRD) marks its 31st year with the theme “One Love, One Voice, One Day.” It calls for a “refocus” – and perhaps a revival – of reggae music as a vehicle for activism. As part ...

A singer’s voice is usually best served by his or her own writing, but some artists only win their justified props by teasing out fresh understandings from someone else’s. That happens unexpectedly ...