Blacka’s World: Bringing Dancehall to the Siberian Dance Vertex
In sub-zero Siberia, a dance workshop with an unlikely dancehall twist.
LargeUp Premiere: Ding Dong’s “Syvah” Video Feat. Ricky Blaze
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Dancer-turned-deejay Ding Dong and producer/artist Ricky Blaze have been joined since the beginning of the careers. For both, their music debut came with "Bad Man Forward, Bad Man ... Read More...
The LargeUp Interview: A Q+A with Ricky Blaze
Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos by Martei Korley—
At age 17, Ricky Blaze, produced Ding Dong's "Bad Man Forward, Bad Man Pull Up," a dancehall track that, eight years later, is still in rotation at club... Read More...
Ding Dong Dubstep: The Bug Remixes “Bad Man Forward”
Words by Jesse Serwer
Greensleeves Records recently launched a series of 12"s featuring dubstep remixes of classic and new dancehall tunes, which it is collecting on a CD, Greensleeves Dubstep: Chapter 1... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Dances of the Decade
Words by Jesse Serwer, as determined by Kendell "H1st0ry" Hinds
The 2000s was the decade when the dancers took over dancehall, and dance steps became, arguably, just as important as the music. Hit after hi... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Pan-Caribbean Anthems of 2010
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER
This started out as a list of the biggest Caribbean jams of the year--like the top dancehall, soca, merengue, et cetera songs all thrown in a bag together.... Read More...