Far far across the valley comes the sound of an almighty procession Zion bound. Chanting chanting Iyabinghi drums yunder and yant the call to redemption, Babylon doomed to fall, Iyudgmant to come ...

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 ...

The 28th Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA continued Monday with Reggae Day, which presented a strong focus on traditional reggae music and Rastafarian culture. Posters of Bob Marley, T-shirts ...

Curator Jake Homiak (right) and adviser Ras Maurice Clarke make the sign of the trinity, a Rastafarian symbol of reverence. Stephen Voss/WPN The most recognizable face of the Rastafari movement is the ...

“Everyone tends to think that all Rastas are musicians,” says Jabulani Tafari, who publishes Roots Reggae and Culture magazine out of Fort Lauderdale. “They come up and say, ‘Hey, Bob Marley!’” To set ...

Rastafari Rootzfest organizers and High Times magazine have jointly announced that Rastafari Rootzfest will host the High Times 2015 Jamaican World Cannabis Cup in Negril on November 12th through 15th ...

To Rastafarians, Empress Menen of Ethiopia is Mother Mary. The wife of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, was a devout believer in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and a benevolent figure ...

In this week’s music feature, New Times takes a look at the music and history of Valley DJ/reggae performer Tony Culture. Culture acts as sort of an elder statesman of reggae in Phoenix, and our ...

As a teacher of Afro-Caribbean history and culture, Senior Lecturer of Africana Studies and Linguistics Iyabo F. Osiapem noticed that her students at William & Mary took quite an interest in Bob ...

The Rasta Tope in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, is one of the most vibrant and distinctive cultural events in the country. Blending Caribbean vibes with traditional Costa Rican equestrian parades, this ...