Scott's album, Windrush Baby, made number one in the UK iTunes Reggae Chart in 2023. "It's wild that it's getting plays all over the world, in Italy, America, Japan, Germany," she said, "it's crazy".

His formative musical influences were diverse, ranging from homegrown reggae he’d hear over the radio or on a neighbor’s battery-operated turntable to American artists of the ‘60s.

The iconic reggae artist Cocoa Tea died at 65 after a battle with cancer. Coco died Tuesday morning, March 11, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from cardiac arrest according to his wife Malvia Scott.

Cocoa Tea, a celebrated reggae singer and songwriter, has died. He was 65. "I extend condolences to the family, friends, and supporters of Calvin George Scott, affectionately known as Cocoa Tea ...

Across the 1970s reggae would inspire The Clash’s Paul Simonon, whose formative years were spent in and around Jamaican communities, learning the bass via reggae records. Band-mate and guitarist, Mick ...

Henry Kapono's 1981 record "Stand in the Light" is an early example of reggae's influence in Hawai‘i. "This song was ahead of its time in many ways," Kale wrote in her dissertation. "Although Kapono ...

Welsh reggae artist hits number one on iTunes chart. 21 March 2025. Share Save. Miriam Barker. BBC News. Share Save. ... "West Indian culture has had such an influence on British culture, ...

Two Jamaican artists, Cocoa Tea and Determine, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy of “conscious” reggae music that was especially popular in the 1990s even as the dancehall genre expanded ...

The next song is titled “Paz Pro Espirito,” meaning “peace to the spirit.” With a reggae-influenced rhythm reminiscent of Brazilian reggae collective Natiruts, the music pulses vibrantly, inviting ...

What do BBC Radio Wales DJ Aleighcia Scott and UB40 have in common? Well, as of Friday, they have all had a number one single on the iTunes Reggae chart. Scott, 32, from Rumney in Cardiff said she ...