The United Trainers’ organisation will have their day at Caymanas Park today with an 11-race card headlined by the $715,000 United Racehorse Trainers’ Association Trophy feature set to be run at ...
Nyabinghi Christmas, the 16-song instrumental collection by saxophonist Dean Fraser, debuts at number 14 this week on the sales-driven US Current Reggae Albums Chart. The set, released in November via ...
Lately, G.O.O.D. Music rapper Pusha T has been quoting torrents of dancehall lyrics on Twitter (from Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel to Chan Dizzy and Demarco) during what he calls “Dancehall Sundays.” ...
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the quiz about the origins of the Jamaican musical genres Burru and Nyabinghi. There’s RFI Listener Club news, the listener mailbag, great ...
Doum-doum. Doum-doum. Brother Irice, a Rastafari elder of the Nyabinghi order, settles near the altar and hugs a thin funde drum between his legs. The 62-year-old’s gray locks have joined to form one ...
Throughout the ages and around the globe, drumming has been used for communication, entertainment, and prayer. That is especially true for the Rastafarians who performed at this year's Sacred Music ...