
Farewell to Lester Sterling, the last original member of The Skatalites. Learn more.
Age comes for everyone, and unfortunately today we lost the legendary Lester Sterling, the last original member of The Skatalites who was st

Rototom Sunsplash! Surforeggae went to Spain to experience the world's biggest reggae festival up close!
Reggae aficionados who like to watch shows have certainly heard of Rototom Sunsplash. The Festival, which began in 1994 in Italy, has been h

Rototom Sunsplash reaches its 27th edition with 7 days of reggae and activities!
Rototom Sunsplash has become the biggest Reggae festival in the world for many years. Not just in the number of days, number of attractions,

MOURNING! Farewell to Nelson Miller, legendary drummer and producer for Burning Spear!
Yesterday, June 30, drummer and music producer Nelson Miller passed away after a heart attack. He gained international fame for his work wit

Vin Gordon, legendary Skatalites trombonist, suffers a heart attack during a show!
Vin Gordon, trombonista jamaicano que começou sua carreira no Skatalites (onde permanece até hoje), tomou um susto durante apresentação no C

Reggae returns in full force to Brazil's capital! Brasília hosts Fyah Cultura Black in November!
Brasília has always been a city of cultural diversity, including the birthplace of great national artists. With Reggae this was no different

Associação Cultural Reggae celebrates its anniversary in a show with symphony orchestra and guests!
Reggae in Concert is an unprecedented project in Brazil conceived by Associação Cultural Reggae and its partners. The proposal is quite simp

Jamaica, Jamaica! SESC hosts an incredible exhibition on reggae history!
A partnership between SESC and the French journalist and researcher Sébastien Carayol made a dream possible for many reggae lovers in Brazil

Zojak Worldwide releases EP inédito with as últimas songs gravadas por Dennis Brown!
The EP "Rock On", featuring 3 unreleased tracks by the great Dennis Brown, will be released on December 11 by Zojak Worldwide. The songs wer

Caribbean website picks the ten greatest reggae bassists in history! Check out the list!
The website largeup.com decided to pay homage to some of the greatest reggae musicians in history, according to their instruments. A list of

Respected English magazine picks the 50 best reggae albums in history! Check it out!
The influential English magazine MOJO chose ’Catch a Fire’, released in 1973 by The Wailers (then formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny

Groundation wins the award for best international show of the year in Argentina!
Groundation won the "Melhor Show de Reggae Internacional do ano de 2013" Award in Buenos Aires - Argentina - last weekend. In a year in

At 82, legendary Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin releases a new album! Check it out!
In Jamaica there are some legends who followed the transition of their music from Calypso, Mento, Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae. One of them is

Tony Brevett, of the legendary vocal group The Melodians, has died! Read more on Surforeggae!
Tony Brevett, founder of the legendary rocksteady group, The Melodians, succumbed to cancer this weekend at a Miami hospital. Tony was the b

Farewell to the great Jamaican saxophonist Cedric 'Im' Brooks!
The great Jamaican saxophonistCedric"Im"Brooks passed away at the age of 70 last Friday, May 3rd. The musician, who had been hospitalized si

Learn more about Argentine band Holy Piby and exclusively download a track featuring Gregory Isaacs!
Three years after the release of "Is coming", the third album by the Argentine band Holy Piby has just been released - "Solo imaginacion". T

SKATALITES, the geniuses of SKA, confirmed in Brazil once again! Check it out on Surforeggae!
The Skatalites, SKA Jamaicano dinosaurs are confirmed once again in some Brazilian cities in September. Some dates have already been announc

Lloyd Brevett, original member of the Skatalites, bids farewell on his way to Zion! Find out more on Surforeggae!
Another sad news for lovers of original Jamaican music. The bassist of the legendary group "The Skatalites", Llloyd Brevett passed away this

Virada Cultural brings Toots And The Maytals and The Abyssinians to São Paulo! Check it out!
The Virada Cultural, a mega event organized by Secretaria Municipal de Cultura, has welcomed millions and millions of people to its editions

With high violence levels in Jamaica, son of one of the Skatalites' founders is murdered!
Lloyd Brevett, one of the founders of the internationally recognized group "The Skatalites" has just suffered a great loss in his family. At

Discover the Brazil x Jamaica fusion at its fullest in the Bambas Dois project! Unmissable!
BAMBAS DOIS is the second solo project by producer, DJ and musician Bid, in partnership with Dj Gustah (EchoSoundSystem). Bid, who has alr

Music world mourns! Farewell to Lloyd Knibbs, drummer of The Skatalites! Learn more!
The drummer of the world-renowned Jamaican group Ska - The Skatalites passed away on May 12th. Lloyd Knnibs was 80 years old and continued t

Steel Pulse stood out on the reggae stage at São João during Virada Cultural 2011! Read on Surforeggae!
"Look and listen to the original", said vocalistDavid Hinds, one of the remnants of the original 1975 lineup ofSteel Pulse. With his long, t

Steel Pulse, U Roy, The Skatalites... strong lineup for Virada Cultural 2011! Check it out!
For a few years now, the reggae programming of theCulturalturn intoSão Paulohas been gaining special attention. Created bySESC– co-organizer

