The Music of Barbados: A LargeUp Series
Dive into the Crop Over season in our webisode series featuring the best in Bajan soca.
Fashion Fridays: Rihanna Lets Her Caribbean Colors Fly at Crop Over
Words by Mikaila Brown—
This week Rihanna made headlines while attending Crop Over, Barbados's annual carnival festivities. At first the media attributed her silver, glitter leotard and on-all-fours wuk ... Read More...
Blood Runs Deep: Barbados Soca Legend Anderson Armstrong Remixed
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Faluma Records, the Carnival Carnival music-focused German label, has returned with an EP featuring remixes of a pair of recent tunes by Bajan soca legend Anderson Armstrong, bette... Read More...
Bad Gyal Blues: Rihanna Pon The Reggae Tip
Words by Tasha Brown—
Rihanna is the bad girl everyone loves to hate, and hates to love. Regardless of how you feel about her, her album, Unapologetic, which dropped on November 19, has everybody talking... 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...
Bad Gal Business: A History of Island-Flavored Bashment Bangers From Rihanna
Words by Jesse Serwer
Rihanna has had an interesting career trajectory, as far as her connection to the Caribbean. Released at the tail end of the early-2000s dancehall explosion, her debut album Mus... Read More...