Check It Deeply: When Jamaican Reggae Met Miami Bass
Uncovering the lost link between the booty bass of 2 Live Crew and the reggae of Joe Gibbs, Inner Circle and Ernest Ranglin.
Ground Provisions: Keith Reed, The Conch Man of Miami
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos Al Diaz/Miami Herald—
It doesn't get any more Bahamian than conch salad. But the best conch salad around might just be in Miami.
South Florida is home to a longstanding B... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Carnivals
Words by Steve Bennett, Erin MacLeod, Jesse Serwer and Jillionaire—
It's officially, unequivocally carnival season. Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Dominica, Martinique and Rio de Janeiro are just a few ... Read More...
Incredible Bongo Man: King Errisson, the Percussionist Behind “Apache”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
An epic clash of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and Western movie bombast, the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" is the grand poobah of breakbeats, a record so integral to the development o... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Summer Coolers + Cocktails
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Summer never really ends in the Caribbean but, in the rest of the Northern hemisphere, the season officially begins today. Here's 10 refreshing drinks from the islands to keep yo... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Best Caribbean Street Foods
Words by Jesse Serwer and Jillionaire—
Street food has received a trendy makeover over the last few years thanks to the proliferation of boutique food trucks in major US cities, but any seasoned travel... Read More...
Exclusive Q+A: Lenny Kravitz Speaks on ‘America’ & The Bahamas
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
As I mentioned/tweeted/trumpeted the other day I got the opportunity to chop it up with rockstar Lenny Kravitz recently about a range of topics on the occasion of his new al... Read More...
Junkanoo Jump-up: Exclusive Jay Mitchell Interview
Words by Jonathan Cunningham, cover images from Soundological Investimigations
Searching for Caribbean funk legend Jay Mitchell in his native land of the Bahamas isn't as easy as one would assume. The en... Read More...
New 77Klash x Trouble + Bass Music Video, “Asphalt Jungle”
Words by DJ Gravy
Jamaica's Brooklyn ambassador 77Klash hit us up with his new music video, "Asphalt Jungle" off his EP, "Shadow of Death" with electro hipster production team, Trouble + Bass. It's not y... Read More...
Caribbean Gone Green: Earth Day Inna Di Islands
Words by DJ Gravy
For a lush area of the world that's synonymous with paradise, going green seems like a logical and necessary step for the Caribbean. There is a good amount of development happening right no... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Movies Filmed in the Caribbean
Words by DJ Gravy
Even way back in the early sixties, it was obvious the Caribbean would be an amazing location for a visually stimulating film. Such was the case in James Bond's investigation of a missing... Read More...