Sister Nancy and her classic “Bam Bam” track has been sampled dozens of times in Hip-Hop music and beyond. In a recent interview, the Dancehall Reggae legend spoke about Jay-Z and Kanye West using the ...

Reggae artist Sister Nancy has soared to the top of the charts without releasing any new material. Thanks to Netflix’s hit series Ozark, Sister Nancy’s 1982 hit “Bam Bam” has landed in the number one ...

“Reggae is only what you hear and think is reggae,” Peter Tosh pronounces at the beginning of Heartland Reggae (1980)—and a lot of what sounds like just that is playing at BAMcinématek during the long ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This week, we bring our classic Life of a Song series to your ears, with the dramatic story behind 'Bam Bam', ...

Reggae music represented a revolution in sound for the world, but for the Jamaican public it was something even bigger. In its embrace of Afrocentrism and its popularization of the weed-soaked ...

Bam Bam has been remixed and sampled on multiple occasions. Its last appearance on any Billboard chart was in August 2017, ...

If you’ve gone to a reggae night at your favorite club, you’ve heard “Bam Bam.” Sister Nancy was just 19 when she recorded it in 1982. The answer to any questions you might have about her inspiration ...

Any hit can be crowned song of the summer if the right measuring stick is used. This year, Rihanna’s “Work” and Drake’s “One Dance” have won the ubiquity game. Desiigner’s “Panda” had the highest ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The documentary ‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’ has been selected for the gala screening at the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival in September. The film celebrates the ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Jimmy October, Elephant Man and DMP. By Kyle Denis Last month marked one year since Vybz Kartel‘s release from prison after serving 13 ...