LargeUp Premiere: Juss Kool’s 86 Riddim (Brazil Version)
Nine Brazilian artists on one rough and rugged Jamaican dancehall riddim.
Many Waters: Cooling Down at Guyana’s Lonely Orinduik Falls
An afternoon at an unlikely attraction on the border with Brazil
Many Waters: Guyana By Air
The Land of Many Waters, as seen from 5,000 feet.
Sinal de Alarme: Meet Feminine Hi-Fi, A Brazilian Sound System That’s All Woman
These selectresses from Sao Paulo are making sure there's a space for the ladies in Brazil's reggae scene.
Audio Premiere: Zuzuka Poderosa – Carioca Bass [Mixtape]
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photo by Sam Dwyer for Cluster Mag
If you a) are a DJ, b) F with Brazilian music c) live in New York or d) just like to be up on the latest global sounds you probably already... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Tons Of Nada, Safari Sound, DJ Robbie x Bob Marley
Words by DJ Theory—
I'm gonna leave the Super Bowl business alone today (not just because I'm from New England...) because we have much more relevant matters at hand over here—mainly Mixtape Mondays and ... Read More...
City of Jah: Sizzla x Bambas Dois “Only Jah Love (Raggatu)”
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Sometime last year, Sizzla Kalonji linked up with Brazilians Eduardo "Bid" Bidlovski and Gustah Sola while they were in Jamaica voicing riddims from Northeast Brazil for the... Read More...
Astro-Guyanese: Eddie Hooper’s Caribbean Space Disco
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Ghetto Bassquake
The tropical scientists over at Ghetto Bassquake just put us up on this brilliant reissue from Guyanese soca and soul giant Eddie Hooper, getting space... Read More...
Surra de Bunda: Brazil Daggers Backward?
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Always our dude for spotting Latin-culture trends as they wing their way northward via the ultimate trans-shipment point of Miami, Walshy Fire was the first to put us up on ... Read More...