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.

Irving Burgie, a songwriter whose adaptation of the traditional Jamaican folk song "Day-O" became one of the definitive calypso songs of the 20th century, died on Friday. He was 95. Burgie died as a ...

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 ...

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 ...