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From Barbados to The Bahamas, These Are Some of Our Favorite Tiny Hotels in the Caribbean

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It might be the innkeeper remembering your name before you’ve even checked in. Or the way breakfast is set out just for you, with coffee that tastes like it was roasted that morning. It’s stepping out of your room and realizing there are no crowds, no lines, no background noise — just the sound of […]

Events

A Treehouse Villa, a Private Plunge Pool and a VIP Pass to the World Creole Music Festival. Here's How to Visit Dominica Next Month.

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Every year, a lineup of the world’s top artists in genres like reggae, Zouk, soca and other singularly Caribbean art forms gather on the island of Dominica for a three-day music celebration.  The World Creole Music Festival is a destination event for all those in search of the region’s symphony of sound, running Oct. 25-27 […]

News

Exploring Mento, the Jamaican Folk Music That Helped Give Birth to Reggae

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Nearly everyone who travels to Jamaica has heard of Bob Marley and reggae music, but far fewer know about mento, the traditional folk music of rural Jamaica which has lyrics focused on everyday country life (not unlike traditional American country music) and is played on acoustic guitars, banjos, hand drums, and a rhumba box, a […]

Events

Rick Ross, Third World Among Stars for St Kitts Music Festival 

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The Caribbean’s hottest music event has announced the first wave of music stars for the 26th annual edition of the St Kitts Music Festival, which runs this year from June 22-30, with high-profile stars ranging from Rick Ross to Third World and the Small Axe Band, among others. It’s an all-star lineup that also includes […]


Exploring Mento, the Jamaican Folk Music That Helped Give Birth to Reggae

Jamaica’s biggest air hub has unveiled a major new look, following a large-scale expansion and upgrade project at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.  The airport has revealed an expanded immigration hall and departure lounge, upgraded retail space and, perhaps most notably, the first-ever Bob Marley restaurant.  That comes along with upgraded infrastructure at […]

Caribbean Airlines Adds Montego Bay Flights for Major Reggae Festival

Jamaica’s Reggae Sumfest music festival is back again this year in July, and regional carrier Caribbean Airlines is planning a special push for the event.  Caribbean Airlines will be adding more flights from Barbados and Trinidad to Montego Bay, Jamaica in time for the festival, which runs from July 16 to July 22 in Montego […]

From Jamaica to Antigua, Hotels and Bars With Music History

Music has always been deeply intertwined with Caribbean culture, from the African rhythms brought over by enslaved people to the lively calypso and soca rhythms that drive the region’s Carnival celebrations. The musical legacy of the Caribbean built to a crescendo in the 1960s and 1970s with the emergence of reggae as a global phenomenon, […]

Jamaica Gets Tourism Boost From Return of Reggae Sumfest 

Jamaica’s strong tourism summer got a boost from the recent return of the Reggae Sumfest music festival.  The legendary Montego Bay event was held from July 18-23, the first time since the onset of the pandemic.  “We were thrilled to see such a great turnout for the return of Reggae Sumfest this year,” said Jamaica […]

Jamaica’s Legendary Reggae Sumfest Is Back 

The legendary Reggae Sumfest is back this year, with the legendary festival set to be held in person for the first time since before the pandemic.  This year’s event will be held from July 18 to July 23 at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay.  It’s historically been the largest reggae festival in the Caribbean.  Some […]

Shaggy and Sting are Partnering on Another New Album

A pair of global music legends are at it again.  Jamaica’s Shaggy is partnering with Sting on another album, following their work together on the Grammy-winning 44/876 back in 2019.  The new Sting-produced album, which debuts May 25, sees Shaggy singing the Frank Sinatra songbook in a reggae style.  It’s called Come Fly Wid Mi, […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Reggae Hit Is a Love Letter to Antigua 

Caribbean all-inclusive brand Elite Island Resorts has partnered with reggae legend Causion on a major new musical tribute to the island of Antigua.  The song, Antigua Me Come From, is a common phrase of identity and heritage for Antiguans; a love letter to the island, it’s a message to travelers to  “forget their troubles, to […]

Jamaica Mourns Lee “Scratch” Perry, a Founding Father of Reggae

The island of Jamaica is mourning one of its leading musical lights: producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, who passed away this week.  Perry, considered one of the founding fathers of reggae music, was first a pioneer of dub music back in the 1970s.  He was responsible for some of the most famous songs in reggae history, […]