KINGSTON, Jamaica – Drums and other historical artefacts belonging to the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari and used in the birth of Jamaica’s popular music were destroyed in a fire at Rockfort in East ...

DRUMS and other historical artefacts used in the birth of Jamaica’s popular music were destroyed in a fire at Rockfort in East Kingston a week ago. The drums and other percussion instruments belonged ...

Members of the D.C. Nyabinghi community bring an old Rastafari tradition to the new Babylon. Doum-doum. Doum-doum. Brother Irice, a Rastafari elder of the Nyabinghi order, settles near the altar and ...

Listen to Rastafarian songs "Nybingi Medley" and "King So High" Visit the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Web site for purchase and more information Jake Homiak is the curator for Discovering ...

As 2015 marks the 50 th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march, many Americans will understandably and fittingly concentrate their observance of Black History Month on the life and legacy of the ...

The historic-yet-sadly-dilapidated Ward Theatre in the middle of downtown Kingston, Jamaica is normally closed to the public. But it played host to a unique performance this past June, one that closed ...