Unity the Band, led by founder and lead singer Pita "Kai" Kotobalavu, performs during a picture-perfect summer evening in June at Lil Jamaica. The reggae group is the house band at the bar's beer ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Among the festivities in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday was the Kansas City Reggae Music and Jerk Festival. The theme of the festival was "unity," and people had the chance to try ...

Certain songs transcend time and trends, becoming timeless classics that resonate across generations. This blog post celebrates songs about unity and love through some musical selections that bring ...

One Love Cali Reggae Fest, The Observatory’s third annual celebration of soulful, island-inspired music of all stripes, returned to the Queen Mary last weekend featuring more than 50 acts over two ...

“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time. For reasons beyond all understanding, Paul McCartney made it into a reggae song. There are a few reasons why ...

When the punk scene in London was born, bands put on shows and a relatively small group of supporters were drawn to the anti-establishment message. It would be months before any of the groups recorded ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

Pita “Kai” Kotobalavu may live half the year in Wisconsin and the other half in his native Fiji but he also spends plenty of time touring. The original roots reggae group Unity The Band, which he ...

With some making the bold declaration that the Reggae Revival (which saw the emergence of talent such as Chronixx, Protoje, Jesse Royal, Kabaka Pyramid) has come to a screeching halt, and others ...

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