LargeUp Premiere: Watch Big Youth Cover Bo Diddley in New “Gunslinger” Video 🇯🇲🇺🇸🇯🇲
The track is the deejay legend's first new single in over 30 years.
Impressions: Reggae Month 2019 in Kingston, Jamaica
Across weeks of events, Jamaica celebrated its iconic artists and rising stars.
Impressions: Behind the Scenes at the 2017 Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Go backstage with Jr. Gong and friends in this photo series from Martei Korley
Impressions: Photos from the 2017 Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Highlights from Year 4 of Damian Marley's floating reggae fest.
Impressions: Reggae Month in Kingston, Jamaica
Get an all-access pass to Jamaica Reggae Industry Association's (JaRIA) annual concert series in this photo series.
AUDIO: Tarrus Riley feat. Big Youth + Mr Cheeks – “Five Days”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It seems like everyone in reggae is going back to the foundation. In 2012 it was Mr. Vegas and Busy Signal, with their respective Sweet Jamaica and Reggae Music Again LPs. Last yea... Read More...
New Music: Preview Addis Pablo’s “In My Father’s House”
Words by LargeUp Crew—
If there's anything we learned about Addis Pablo and his crew Suns of Dub in the last year, it's that they are prolific. Following a busy 2013 that ended with a Major Lazer-produce... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Reggae Tunes That Influenced Punk Rock (Selected by Earl Gateshead)
Words by Earl Gateshead—
Earl Gateshead and Dr. Alimantado
Along with people like Don Letts, Earl Gateshead was one of the figures responsible for making reggae a vital component of the burgeoning pun... Read More...
London Bawling: Reggae Britannia on BBC4
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Government support for cultural programming has taken a hit in the UK recently, yet another victim of the worldwide belt-tightening called recession. But even a deficit of b... Read More...
H.I.M. Story: New ‘Holding Onto Jah’ Rastamentary
Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford
A little more than a month ago, I caught a stageshow in my home town of East Flatbush, Brooklyn held at Nazareth High School (Go Kingsmen!) and organized by CPR (The Coa... Read More...