Tr888 From Tokyo: Bose Spotlights Japan’s Dancehall Scene In New Film
A new mini-documentary explores the history of Japan's love affair with dancehall culture.
Frass in France: Blacka Di Danca at Dancehall & Ragga Jam World Conference
Words By LargeUp Crew—
It's been a busy year for our dance ambassador and columnist Blacka Di Danca. His fourth European tour has brought him to workshops and events in 32 cities and 18 countries. For th... Read More...
EVENT: Learn Dancehall Choreography with Blacka Di Danca + Mela Murder (Major Lazer)
Words by Blacka Di Blanca—
If you've been following me through my column "Blacka's World," then you know that I recently choreographed Major Lazer's latest music video (for "Lose Themselves" featuring RD... Read More...
Visual Culture: Latonya Style + Robin Clare’s “Stylish Moves” Dance Zine
Words by Natalie Weiner—
If you've never lived in the Caribbean, it can be difficult to fully grasp certain parts of the culture. There's a lot of potential for embarrassment when your favorite dancehall song ... Read More...
Tundra Tun Up: Blacka Di Danca Brings Dancehall to Siberia
Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos by Dmitriy Shtifonov and Denis Rossiev—
If you're a regular Large Up reader, you already know all about our friend Blacka di Danca. We've been following this super-talented... 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...
We Dance Reggae: Get To Know Blacka Di Danca
Words by Emily Shapiro—
If you don't know Blacka di Danca, it's about time you did. Not only is he a touring dancer with New Kingston and Collie Buddz, but a young, talented and incredibly positive dude ... Read More...
Interpretive Dancehall: Puma Dance Dictionary x Dre Skull x Popcaan
In dancehall, there is a dance for pretty much every word, action and emotion in existence. You've got "difficult," "sufferer," "confused," even "shovel." One could probably speak in full sentences using on... Read More...
Rolling Stone Showcases Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary Party
Words by Erin MacLeod, Photos by Martei Korley, via Rolling Stone—
There had been some worries about whether or not there had been enough organization. There were some arguments about the suppose... Read More...
Audio: Ricky Blaze Goes Raving With “Jump On 4”
Words by DJ Theory—
A dude of many roles, Brooklyn-based Jamerican artist and producer Ricky Blaze returns with a four-on-the-floor club tune teetering somewhere between dancehall, UK garage, Ibiza anthe... Read More...
Rock is cool: Miike Snow goes to Jamaica
Words by Martei Korley
Swedish rockers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends and grew up playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout Göteborg (that’s Goth... Read More...
Bring a mattress to the party! Skerrit Bwoy gets his spot blown up on Jimmy Kimmel Live…
Words by DJ Gravy
So about a year ago (January 09), I ran into Diplo at Santos Party House, he told me about his project, Major Lazer, that was almost complete. but they still needed a few more songs for... Read More...