Mixtape Mondays: Jus Now, I-Shence Sound, Kalibandulu, DJ Dümi
Download exclusive soca heat from Jus Now plus up-to-the-time dancehall, reggae, compas and more from Kalibandulu, I-Shence Sound and DJ Dümi
Impressions: Our Best Photos From the West Indian American Day Carnival
With Labor Day weekend upon us, went into our archives and dug up our best West Indian American Day Carnival photos from Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
LargeUp TV: Wyclef Talks Sting, Dancehall + Dubplates
Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video Shot by Allison Swank:::Edited by Kieran Meadows
If you've followed Wyclef since his start with the Fugees, you know 'Clef isn't just a fan of dancehall, he's a proper stude... Read More...
Haitian Christmas, 101: Drinking Cremas with Wyclef
Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video shot by Allison Swank:::Edited by Kieran K. Meadows—
A few nights back the LargeUp + Okayplayer crew were invited to meet with Wyclef in NYC to talk 'Clef's just announced appe... Read More...
Now Things: Arcade Fire’s Caribbean Journey
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Storm Saulter—
Easily one of the most influential rock bands of the last decade, 2011 Grammy Album of the Year winners Arcade Fire have turned to the Caribbean for inspir... Read More...
Sak Kafe: Haiti’s Kafe Kreyol is the Best Coffee You Never Tasted
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Chances are, if you have never been to Haiti, you have never tried Haitian coffee. Unlike other coffee-producing regions such as Colombia, Jamaica and Indonesia, coffee growers in ... Read More...
You Rate It: Wyclef Jean’s “Bagay Nef”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
"Bagay Nef," an early leak off of Wyclef's upcoming The Carnival Returns mixtape, might be the most creative tune the Refugee Camp leader has given us in years. Delivered in kreyol... Read More...
Friday Night Fetes: Big Night in Little Haiti
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Luis Olazabal—
Visit Northeast 2nd Avenue in Miami's Little Haiti on any Friday, and you're bound to hear the sounds of kompas hanging in the air. If it happens to be... Read More...
Impressions: Images From Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley—
The World Creole Music Festival is an international showcase for the homegrown music genres of the Creole-speaking world, and one of the most unique music ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Haitian MCs Besides Wyclef
Words by Jesse Serwer—
As many Haitians who've grown up in the United States will tell you, there was life BTF and ATF—before the Fugees and after the Fugees. Prior to The Score and Wyclef dropping Kre... Read More...
Impressions: The Styles of Miami Broward Carnival
Photos by Jesse Serwer and Simone Serwer—
Visitors from New York are a huge contingent at Miami Carnival weekend but the October event (or the Miami Broward One Carnival, as it's known in full) is a whol... Read More...
Clefstravaganza: Wyclef Drops New Video, Book, Explains Fugees Breakup
Words by Jesse Serwer—
His political aspirations and the Yele controversy behind him (for the time being), Wyclef Jean is back to focusing on music, and the personal. A suddenly ubiquitous Clef has spoke... Read More...