Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less than a year after dropping his Jamaican Situation EP, two-time Grammy-nominated Jamaican reggae star Protoje is set to embark ...

Rising reggae star Protoje’s passionate live performances have marked him out as a fired-up warrior against social injustice. In person he is thoughtful and polite. At the forefront of the new roots ...

His mother, Lorna “Breakfast in Bed” Bennett, is a 1970s reggae singer turned attorney. His father, Mike Ollivierre, was a ...

Boomyard's roots trace back to Delicious Vinyl Records and the West Adams, L.A. music scene. By Dave Brooks Cali Vibes — the West Coast’s biggest reggae, roots music and hip-hop festival — returns to ...

There’s a calmness to Protoje’s voice. When he speaks, his distinct Jamaican accent cuts straight to the soul, suggesting ...

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In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

Jamaica’s first reggae radio station, IRIE FM, debuted on the island’s airwaves in August 1990. In Jamaican Rastafarian parlance, “irie” means good, cool, nice, and the station utilized a simple ...

It’s not been easy, though. Protoje and his peers say there’s a lack of venues in Jamaica catering for full bands and kids growing up in gritty neighbourhoods still opt for the tougher sound of ...