Meditations, Part 3: Suns of Dub Hold a Vibes with Ras Michael + Friends
Jam session vibes at Inna De Yard, home of guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith.
LargeUp TV: Addis Pablo Meets The Roots in Brooklyn
Words by Michellee Nelson~
Sons of Dub brought the heartical vibes to Monday night's Okayplayer Holiday Jam. Addis Pablo, son of Augustus Pablo, joined The Roots on stage during the LargeUp-produced "reggae"... Read More...
Impressions: Okayplayer x LargeUp Holiday Jam with the Roots
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Justin Pallack—
For the third consecutive year, LargeUp brought the bashment to what has become a Brooklyn holiday tradition: The Okayplayer Holiday Jam with the Root... Read More...
Meditations, Part 2: Bloodlines with Addis Pablo, Jesse Royal + Tesfa Zion
Words by Tony Lowe, Video by Tony Lowe and Taliesin Gilkes-Bower—
The second installment in our Meditations documentary series (check Part 1 here) features some peaceful vibes with Suns of Dub's Addis Pa... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Major Lazer & Walshy Fire Present Suns of Dub
A group, record label and sound system based between Jamaica, Trinidad and New Jersey, Suns of Dub is led by Addis Pablo, son of the late great Augustus Pablo, and producer/label co-CEO, Ras Jammy. Over the... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: LargeUp’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013
Words by LargeUp Crew—
There's less than 20 days until Christmas so if you haven't already started crossing out items on your holiday shopping list, it's time to get going. To help you in your quest, ... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Augustus Pablo at Japansplash 1986
Words by Kieran Meadows—
Friday marks what would have been the late Horace Swaby's 59th birthday. Swaby -- better known as Augustus Pablo -- was the legendary Jamaican reggae keyboardist and dub producer... Read More...
AUDIO: Addis Pablo &The Suns of Dub, “Selassie Souljahz (Vocal Dub)”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Produced by the Bay Area's DJ I-Vier, "Selassie Souljahz" is one of the tuffest reggae tunes to come across our desk so far this year. The conscious reggae posse cut features Chron... Read More...
Throwback Photo: Augustus Pablo Meets The Twin Towers Downtown
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Ted Bafaloukos—
Via the excellent Dirty Old New York City Facebook page comes this gem of a photo depicting the late Augustus Pablo and friends, on New York's West Side Hi... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: LargeUp’s Holiday Gift Guide 2012
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today is Black Friday, so that must mean it's time to start start thinking about your holiday shopping list, right? Or not. You've actually still got more than 30 days until Chri... Read More...
Visual Culture: Selections From The ‘World-A-Reggae’ Poster Art Show
Words by Jesse Serwer—
In January, we told you about the so-called First International Reggae Poster Contest organized by US-based, Jamaica-born poster artist Michael Thompson and Greece's Maria Papaefst... Read More...
East of the River Hudson: Tiombe Lockhart x Augustus Pablo
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Tiombe Lockhart is smitten. With some lucky fellow, and the music of Augustus Pablo. Or maybe that dude is the departed Augustus himself. Alls we know is that Lockhart, of Brooklyn... Read More...