Chief Boima Archives

Mixtape Mondays: WILDLIFE! x Gold Rush Intl, Deadly Dragon, Old Money

Words by DJ Theory Broadcasting live from Palawan, Philippines this week, we have another generous edition of Mixtape Mondays at hand, with some the biggest forwards from today, tomorrow and some dusted-... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Chief Boima on Big Boy “Mis Ojos Lloran Para Ti”

Words by Chief Boima I'm not "Latino" or a native-Spanish speaker, so I may have been a little "late" the first time I heard this song. I don't really look back on it with childhood nostalgia when I hear... Read More...

NYC: Los Rakas Release Event at Tammany Hall 8/19 + “Ta Lista” Download

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As trumpeted, LargeUp is proud to bring you the official release event for Los Rakas' new EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordadas (translated roughly as: "Flip-flops & Wifebe... Read More...

Afro-Caribbean: Marleys / Makossa / East Africa Famine Relief

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We hold the iron-clad connections between Africa and the Caribbean to be more or less self-evident at LargeUp, but in the past week or two it seems like one thing after the ... Read More...

Ars Dominicana: New Music from Rita Indiana

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton An icon in her native Dominican Republic, a virtual unknown in North America, Rita Indiana is worth learning more about, if only for her improbable bio. A former fashion mod... Read More...

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