December 03, 2018

UN adds reggae to list of international cultural treasures

The UNESCO has added reggae music to its list of international cultural treasures worthy of protection and promotion. The UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation said: “[Reggae’s] contribution to international discourse on issues of injustice, resistance, love and humanity underscores the dynamics of the element as being at once cerebral, sociopolitical, sensual and spiritual”. Rolling Stone...