In August, it will be 50 years since Jamaica gained Independence from Britain. Today, the Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment section reflects on the influence Jamaican pop culture has had on that ...

Steve McQueen‘s Small Axe, a series of five films about the West Indian experience in the UK in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, is currently airing on Amazon/BBC. The second Small Axe film, Lovers Rock, just ...

Lovers Rock, a part of the Small Axe anthology, which comprises of five original films by Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen, aired via BBC One on Sunday. An ode to ...

Lovers rock, often dubbed "romantic reggae," is a uniquely Black British sound. Musical documentary about lovers rock, often dubbed "romantic reggae," a uniquely Black British sound that developed in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Steve McQueen’s new “Small Axe” anthology includes a film that centers on an offshoot of reggae that represented big shifts in the music, and in Black British culture. By Jeremy Gordon The lovesick ...

Even ten years removed, it's virtually impossible to write about UK singer Estelle without mentioning 2008's "American Boy." She's both cool and over it. "Where's 'American Boy part two'? I still get ...

Writer-director Steve McQueen’s five-part anthology, Small Axe, has already captivated Black cinephiles around the globe. The first two films — Mangrove and Lovers Rock — are wildly different, but ...

Steve McQueen's upcoming film Lovers Rocks airs on BBC One Sunday, November 22, as part of his Small Axe anthology series exploring the Black experience in Britain during the 60s and 80s. The new film ...

In the late 1970s and early '80s, Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer with the plaintive, soulful, vulnerable voice and the laid-back delivery – best heard on his signature tune "Night Nurse" – was ...