Toppa Top 10: Ten Great Books By Caribbean Authors In 2015
It’s a good time to be a writer from the Caribbean.
Now Things: Daymé Arocena is Bringing Afro-Cuban Jazz Back to the Global Stage
Watch an arresting performance at London's Saint Pancras Old Church.
LargeUp Premiere: DJ EFN, Smif N Wessun, Kardinal Offishall + Spragga Benz — “Fiyah Gun”
Miami, Cuba, Jamaica, Toronto and Brooklyn meet on a hip-hop posse cut with global appeal.
DOWNLOAD: Kat Dahlia “Gangsta” (Deejay Theory Remix + Dub)
Words by LargeUp Crew—
When he's not bringing you our Mixtape Mondays column every week or jet setting pon tour, our boy Deejay Theory stays in the studio cranking out high-grade original remixes and boo... Read More...
Short Folio: Alessandro Zuek Simonetti’s Cuban Odyssey
Words and Photos by Alessandro Zuek Simonetti, Intro by Martei Korley—
Our friend and esteemed photographer Alessandro Zuek Simonetti always has an interesting viewpoint, which is exactly why I immedia... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Caribbean Athletes at the Summer Olympics
Words by Emily Shapiro and Jesse Serwer—
You already know about the expectations for the Jamaican men's track team coming into this summer. Usain Bolt and company head to London not as underdogs but as... Read More...
Fashion Fridays: Isabel Toledo Pays Tribute to Caribbean Women
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Lauren Doyle
Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo, who outfitted Michelle Obama in the "lemongrass" dress and jacket the First Lady wore to the President's inauguration i... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Baseball Players
Words by Jesse Serwer
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is set for tonight in Phoenix and--no shocker to anyone--the Dominican Republic is well-represented on both the American and National League ... Read More...