Mixtape Mondays: West Indian Day Parade Preview Edition
Get ready for this year's virtual celebration with these fuego mixes.
Mixtape Mondays: Riggo Suave, Chinese Assassin, Fifty Kaliba Sound
Dancehall, Reggae and Soca combine for Labor Day!
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...
Impressions: Ramajay Mas Band at Mas Camp and Carnival
Photos by Reid Van Renesse—
The heart of the annual West Indian American Day Carnival held every Labor Day on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn are the Masquerade, or Mas, bands that take to the road to perf... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: LargeUp x D-Life, Safari Sound, Tommy Lee x DJ Gaza Priince
Words by DJ Theory —
With Notting Hill Carnival behind us and Labor Day Weekend celebrations climaxing with the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn today, it's a pretty decent time of year for Caribbean m... Read More...
Audio: Deejay Theory x Kes The Band’s “Wotless”
Words by LargeUp Crew —
Our own refix-machine and Mixtape Mondays columnist Deejay Theory is back with another edit geared for Carnival season 2012, putting his signature stamp on Kes The Band's "Wotless". ... Read More...
Video: Maffew Ragazino feat. The Mad Stuntman x Rockie Evans, “City of God”
Words by Nico Simino
Brownsville MC Maffew Ragazino today debuted a new video for "City of God," a track from his new Rhyme Pays LP which features the Mad Stuntman and Rockie Evans over a re-lick of the ... Read More...
Countdown to Labor Day: Q+A with NYC Soca Promoter Natalie
Words by Rishi Bonneville
The annual West Indian-American Day Parade down Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway is the central event of Caribbean life in New York City. For Caribbeans in NYC and the many visitors w... Read More...
Piece of Heat: Notting Hill Carnival Kit
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Heatwave
Jetsetting Carnival-hoppers have mostly recovered from Caribana and Jamaican Independence enough to turn their attention towards London, where Europe's largest... Read More...