*The global reggae community was shocked on the morning of April 2nd to learn that beloved NYC-based music impresario German Vera, or “Father German” (as he was better known throughout the ...
Public Eye's Brian Montopoli is writing weekly dispatches for CBSNews.com while living and working in Berlin as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program. He will return to Public Eye in October.
Test your “J-dar” by briefly considering two modern reggae artists. Nasio Fontaine, the son of a Carib Indian mother and a father of African descent, has long locks and a stirring, world-weary voice.