Blacka’s World: How I Got To “Work Work Work Work Work” With Rihanna
Our dance ambassador takes us behind the scenes at Bad Gal RiRi's new dancehall-inspired video.
Ground Provisions: Food Shopping with Chris De La Rosa of Caribbean Pot
Our new cooking columnist is an ambassador for Caribbean cuisine.
LargeUp Premiere: Lucas Dipasquale, Konshens, Kardinal Offishall + Stylo G – “Do It Like”
The viral video star is in some good company on his major-label debut.
LargeUp Interview: Talking “Pum” with Pomme is French For Apple
"Pomme is French for Apple deals with sex, society, and dating from a distinctly West Indian perspective — complete with speechifying straight from the pum pum."
LargeUp Interview: Dr. Jay De Soca Prince is Toronto’s Carnival King
Dr. Jay De Soca Prince, the DJ behind Flow 93.5's Soca Therapy show and popular Toronto parties like Re-Jouvert-Nate, talks Caribana and the healing power of soca music and Carnival culture.
Bumboclaat!: Rob Ford’s Drunken Patois Rant
Words by Jesse Serwer—
West Indian culture is arguably more deeply embedded in Toronto than in any other farin city—even New York and London. What other place could have given us such patois-slanging yan... Read More...
World Dance: Tavia and Tamara’s Do Sumn’ Weekend Intensive
Words by Emily Shapiro
Dancehall's unique dancing culture still breathes in clubs and bashments everywhere, with party steps being developed on what seems like a weekly basis. But some might argue that t... Read More...
Retro Rules the Area: Face-T x Mikey Dangerous x Poirier
Words by Erin MacLeod —
From the bass drop at the beginning of "We Rule the Area" with Face-T featuring Mikey Dangerous, it's clear that this Poirier production is playing with the sound of sleng teng. K... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Messenjah “Crazy” and “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love”
Words By Erin MacLeod--
Sure, Kitchener, Ontario wouldn't exactly seem like the ground zero for great reggae, but one of Canada's most acclaimed reggae bands, Messenjah, was born there way back in 1981. ... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: The Dream Warriors’ “Ludi”
Words by Eddie STATS—
This week we're celebrating two of the biggest Caribbean events of the year: the 50th anniversary of independence Jamaican Independence and Caribana, North America's largest annual ... Read More...
Audio: Natalie Storm x Poirier = “Gal U Good”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
After some much-needed time off, our very own punanyologist Natalie Storm is back on her grind again. Fresh off her recent write-up in the U.K. Guardian (courtesy of our own U.K. c... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Download A Tribe Called Red’s “NDNs From All Directions”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Dubbing himself the Wild Apache, dancehall's East Indian don dada SuperCat made frequent use of Indian—as in Native American—imagery in his lyrics, perhaps most famously on 1994's ... Read More...