Before the start of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the reggae group Culture recorded an album called World Peace. Lead singer and songwriter Joseph Hill penned lyrics that reflected the concerns of ...
In a career that spanned three decades, such socially conscious lyrics, backed by roots rhythms and delivered in what was once described as “one of those distinctive Jamaican voices that recalls the ...
BERLIN, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Jamaican reggae star Joseph Hill has died in Berlin -- midway through the European tour of his roots reggae band, Culture. Hill's daughter, Andrea, told Pollstar her ...
As reggae music became an international phenomenon in the 1970s, Bob Marley clearly led the way. Just behind him, though, was a second flank of reggae stalwarts, including Burning Spear, Black Uhuru ...
If someone tells you a reggae show starts at midnight, it usually means 1:30 a.m. In the case of Culture's concert Friday at Crossroads, it meant more like 11:15 p.m. So a reporter arriving at 11:45 ...