The storm that whips up at the end of the first act of “Jamaica,” the musical that opened Thursday night at New Freedom Theatre, is a doozy. It’s concocted by the cast and the nimble four-piece combo ...

Before reggae, rock steady, or even ska, mento ruled Jamaica's musical consciousness. Originally a rural folk music, coalesced from African and European influences, mento took on a more modern tenor ...

Here we are in muggy late August — what the ancient Romans called the "dog days" of summer. For many of us, the season requires a certain soundtrack. Maybe it's bossa nova, upbeat R&B or chilled-out ...

For a town of 17,000, Orinda offers a good variety of dining choices. There's Italian, Greek, Thai, Persian, American, Japanese and even a creperie. One of the freshest restaurants is newcomer Calypso ...

He may be an old bird, but don’t consider this Calypso singer a musical lame duck. More than 50 years after his first song, Slinger Francisco, better known as The Mighty Sparrow, is still flying high.

I think I was hooked on Cafe Calypso the first time I read the menu and saw the subtle suggestion that, when ordering the stewed pork with black beans ($8.99), diners might also consider having ...

Just as surely as Christmas trees, mistletoe and sidewalk Santas appear at this time of year, we traditionally pause to contemplate some of the more weird and wacky new winter wonderland releases that ...

Jamaican music stars, including Capleton, Elephant Man, Sizzla and Beenie Man, are the powers behind a pair of new compilation CDs from Greensleeves Records. Lively beats and lyrics resound from ...

The sound of one of this year's Grammy-nominated reggae albums, Harlem-Kingston Express Live, may seem perplexing at first. But don't let the blend of swing and dub confuse you: That's just the unique ...

101. Darling I'm Starving So / Lord Myrie, Cecil Mitchel, James Convery. Jamaica,Caribbean 102. Kinsey Report / Lord Myrie, Cecil Mitchel, James Convery. Jamaica,Caribbean 103. Don't Roll Those ...

Here we are in muggy late August — what the ancient Romans called the "dog days" of summer. For many of us, the season requires a certain soundtrack. Maybe it's bossa nova, upbeat R&B or chilled-out ...