Jesse Serwer Archives - Page 53 of 59

Throwback Thursdays: Michie Mee “Jamaican Funk”

Words by Jesse Serwer Hiphop from Toronto has always had a strong reggae/dancehall bent, from the Dream Warriors to Drake—not to mention the yardcore stylings of Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, etc. It is ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Barrington Levy’s Biggest Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton— Trouble-double, doooeeeeuuble...sweeng. Shuddally wop, shuddally whoop, whoah-oh-oh...Oooweoo, oooweoo, oowoeeoo-ooweoo, shuddally waddly diddly diddly, ... Read More...

Bashment Alert: Rice & Peas 4-Year Anniversary

Words by LargeUp Crew It's hard to believe time's gone by this quickly but tonight marks the fourth anniversary of New York's Rice & Peas bashment. We're not just saying this because R&P mastermi... Read More...

Visual Culture: Jamaica Reggae Film Festival

Words by Jesse Serwer It's been a big year for the intersection of Caribbean music and movies, from the smart reggae-and-calypso soundtrack in British director Stevan Riley's outstanding West Indies cric... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Caribbean’s Next Top Model

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Style & Vibes Not to be confused with Caribbean Fashion Week in Kingston (also being held in June this year), the inaugural Caribbean International Fashion Week will host d... Read More...

Cuba Libre: NY Beatmaker Dub Sonata’s Caribbean Excursions

Words by Jesse Serwer Last year, New York-based hiphop producer Dub Sonata, whose credits include beats for Kool G. Rap, Rhymefest and Sadat X, went on a beat-digging journey to Cuba. Instead of just sam... Read More...

Impressions: Boxing Takes Over Kingston

Jamaican boxers Devon Moncrieffe and Tsetsi Davis square off in the ring--and Martei Korley's photo series.

Video: Nas + Damian Marley “Nah Mean”

Words by Jesse Serwer Nas and Damian Marley continue to promote their year-old Distant Relatives project more vigorously this year than they did when it first came out, with another video filmed on the s... Read More...

Double Trouble: Beres Hammond Stream + Giveaway

Words by Jesse Serwer The great Beres Hammond is commanding our full attention today. Just moments after posting our own Top 10 favorite Beres Hammond tunes, our friends at VP Records passed us two copie... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Beres Hammond Classics

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley and Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley. Beres at New York Reggae Festival, Coney Island '94 Trying to win a Caribbean woman's heart? You'll probably want ... Read More...

Q+A with ‘Fire in Babylon’ Director Stevan Riley

Words by Jesse Serwer We've been looking forward for a while to Fire in Babylon, the reggae- and calypso-soundtracked documentary about the history-making West Indies cricket teams of the 1970s and '80s ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Caribbean Culture Documentaries

Words by DJ Gravy, Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley, Jason "J-RockaZ" Orford and Jesse Serwer It seems like we're hearing about another new documentary film training its lens on Caribbean culture ever... Read More...