Reggae Arts & Culture Foundation Inc.
Preserving Reggae. Honoring Its Pioneers. Advancing Its Global Legacy.
Rooted in culture, built to last.
The Reggae Arts & Culture Foundation Inc. is dedicated to preserving, documenting, researching and presenting the history, artistry and worldwide influence of reggae and Jamaican culture.
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Thank You for Believing in This Mission
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Core Initiatives
NYC
Headquartered
What's Next
- Launch the Digital MuseumPlanned
- Establish The Reggae InstitutePlanned
- Introduce Reggae HonorsPlanned
- Develop the Jamrock AwardsPlanned
Help Us
Get There
Every contribution helps preserve reggae history and build the Foundation's future programs.
Check It OutOur Purpose
Protecting a Living Cultural Legacy
Reggae is more than music. It is a cultural movement shaped by the creativity, struggles, spirituality, fashion, language and lived experiences of the Jamaican people.
The Reggae Arts & Culture Foundation Inc. works to preserve this history while creating new opportunities for education, research, exhibitions, public recognition and international cultural exchange. Through our museums, archives, research initiatives, honors programs and live cultural experiences, we are building a lasting platform through which reggae's pioneers, innovators and communities can be documented and celebrated for generations.
Featured Initiatives
Five Interconnected Programs
The Reggae Museum
Preserving the people, stories, sounds, images, artifacts and cultural movements that shaped reggae and dancehall.
Explore the Museum→The Reggae Institute
Advancing serious research, documentation, education and public understanding of reggae and Jamaican cultural history.
Visit the Institute→Reggae Honors
Recognizing the artists, musicians, producers, dancers, selectors, sound-system pioneers and cultural contributors whose work helped build reggae's global legacy.
Discover Reggae Honors→Roots Rock Style
Exploring the relationship between reggae, dancehall, identity, fashion, performance and visual culture.
Explore Roots Rock Style→Jamrock Awards
Celebrating excellence, innovation, achievement and cultural impact across reggae, dancehall and Jamaican creative culture.
Discover the Jamrock Awards→Why Reggae Must Be Preserved
Many of reggae's most important stories remain scattered across personal collections, independent archives, family memories, historic recordings, photographs, stage costumes, flyers, publications and oral histories.
Without intentional preservation, irreplaceable parts of this cultural history may disappear. The Foundation is working to document these materials, recognize cultural contributors and create accessible educational experiences that connect reggae's past with its future.
Programs & Exhibitions
Current Programs and Exhibitions
Roots Rock Style Exhibition
A visual exploration of fashion, identity and performance across reggae and dancehall culture.
Learn More →Reggae Museum NYC
The Foundation's developing initiative to establish a permanent cultural home for reggae history in New York City.
Learn More →Reggae Honors
Recognizing the pioneers and cultural contributors who built reggae's legacy.
Learn More →Jamrock Awards
Celebrating excellence and innovation across reggae, dancehall and Jamaican culture.
Learn More →From the Reggae Institute
Research From the Reggae Institute
- The Origins and Evolution of Reggae
- The Jamaican Sound-System Movement
- How Ska and Rocksteady Shaped Reggae
- The Global Influence of Bob Marley
- Women Who Shaped Reggae and Dancehall
- Fashion and Identity in Jamaican Music
- The Cultural History of Dancehall
- Reggae's Relationship With Rastafari
From the Museum Journal
Toots Hibbert
A museum-style biography honoring the featured cultural figure's artistry, influence and lasting contribution to reggae and Jamaican culture will appear here, drawn from Reggae Institute research.
Read Full Profile →Help Us Preserve Reggae for Future Generations
Your support helps the Reggae Arts & Culture Foundation Inc. document cultural history, produce exhibitions, conduct research, recognize pioneers, develop educational programs and build permanent platforms for reggae and Jamaican culture.
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