In 1969, upstart reggae singer Bob Marley introduced a friend from his hometown to one of Jamaica's top record producers. The friend's name was Winston Rodney, but the world would soon know him as ...

The past two years have been tough ones for fans of classic reggae. Pioneers Bunny Wailer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Toots Hibbert, and U-Roy all passed away, leaving few actively performing artists from ...

Two-time Grammy winner Burning Spear, the renowned Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, is coming to the Vilar Performing Arts Center on June 5 to spread his message of love and peace through ...

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, powerful, minor-key reggae ...

“All in the same boat, rockin’ on the same rock,” Bob Marley sang on the Wailers’ 1971 classic “Don’t Rock My Boat.” Produced by the late great Lee “Scratch” Perry, the song is a plea for unity in ...

Burning Spear, the legendary Jamaican roots-reggae, singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician, and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists, will perform live at the TD Pavilion at ...

Burning Spear has never taken credit for inventing roots-reggae music. Yet today he’s considered the archetype for that subgenre, which saw its heyday in the mid- to late ’70s. In fact, it was Burning ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two Reggae icons are performing live at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) this year. Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear are performing at the Wilson Center on Sept. 19. Marley, ...

At 78, Burning Spear is still performing. Fans turned out to see him live in Spain at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in June and the Rototom Sunsplash in August. Only days before Rototom he ...

Reggae legend Burning Spear will be on the road for the first time in six years this summer, which includes North American shows in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, DC, Denver ...

On his new album, Freeman (Burning Music), Burning Spear (aka Winston Rodney) upholds the banner of roots reggae, the bedrock Jamaican music that focuses on the harsh realities of ghetto life and the ...