Dance Archives - Page 9 of 13

Tropical Discotheque: The Mighty Shadow “Dat Soca Boat”–Free Download and Event Tickets!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The masters of records over at Strut have been on our favorite-label list for a minute. Though they are most notorious for their compilations of essential Afrofunk and Brazi... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Soca Monarch Contenders for Carnival 2011!

Words by Rishi Bonneville and Eddie STATS Houghton Carnival time again! As multitudes of ex-pat Trinis and foreign calypso, pan and soca lovers board flights for Port of Spain, the fetes and song competiti... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Rihanna’s Primetime ‘Pat & Crank’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton "Check It Deeply" is a new recurring feature here on LargeUp, in which we zoom in on a particular trend of Caribbean culture and break it down in detail for the uninitiated.... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, February 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave In the UK as elsewhere, the hottest topic in dancehall this month has been Vybz Kartel's complexion, even among people who don't normally follow the culture. It's a shame that i... Read More...

New Video: Tarrus Riley is ‘Shaka Zulu Pickney’

Words and photos by Martei Korley, video by Storm Saulter/New Caribbean Cinema TOK's Bay-C launched his Nyabinghi riddim this Sunday gone, providing an antidote to the cookie-cutter releases of the d... Read More...

Kool Relief: Kool Herc Fundraiser At Sutra Tonight

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you never did know, rap's founding father Kool Herc has been in and out of the hospital due to kidney stones. Apparently the music legend is in need of major surgery but ... Read More...

Double Mint: The Secret Life of Prince’s Trini ‘Twinz’

Words by Jesse Serwer If you've caught any of Prince's recent shows at Madison Square Garden or elsewhere, chances are your eyes spent a great deal of time taking in the sight of his new dancers-slash-ba... Read More...

To The World: CNN Discovers Dancehall

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Not long ago we put you up on the Vybz & Popcaan-inspired dance routine on Canada's answer to So You Think You Can Dance. Well come to find out, we weren't the only ones... Read More...

French Kiss: Poirier x Imposs for Haiti Kanaval 2011

Words by Erin MacLeod Last year's was shut down for obvious reasons but for 2011 it looks like not only is Haiti carnival going to happen but it'll be happening. You know what we mean. Gearing up for the... Read More...

Musique Libre: Tropical Francophone Disco from the Fair-Nick Stars

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Things seem to come in surges and right now we are riding the francophone wave. The latest example comes in the form of this Antillean disco banger from Guadeloupean supergr... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave 2010 UK Bashment Update

Words by Gabriel Heatwave with additional reporting by Dan Bean After Notting Hill Carnival post-game breakdown and a successful NYC jaunt, our UK lime experts from the Heatwave crew have graciously agreed... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Dances of the Decade

Words by Jesse Serwer, as determined by Kendell "H1st0ry" Hinds The 2000s was the decade when the dancers took over dancehall, and dance steps became, arguably, just as important as the music. Hit after hi... Read More...