Jamaica Archives - Page 16 of 37

PHOTOS + VIDEO: LargeUp x Rice and Peas at Great Googa Mooga

Words by Kieran Meadows, Video by Taylor Viera, Photos by Lucio Bracamontes and Mark Dixon— The rain and clouds may have canceled Day 2 of the GoogaMooga Music & Food Festival in Brooklyn's Prospec... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Are Vellies the Original Clarks?

Words by Mikaila Brown, Photos by Jason Eric Hardwick for Brother Vellies— "Everybody haffi ask weh mi get mi Clarks" In his 2010 hit song "Clarks," Vybz Kartel outlines the official outfit for an or... Read More...

Impressions: Live From Kingston with Protoje + Friends

Words by Tami Tsansai, Photos by el Puru and Martei Korley There’s a reggae revival rocking Jamaica, with a flurry of up-and-coming artists determined to bring the music back to its roots, and free the... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Freddie McGregor’s “Bagga Hype” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Freddie McGregor celebrated the start of his 50th year in the music business (Yes, he's only 57; he got started at 7!) in January with the release of a new album, Di Captain. "Bagg... Read More...

PHOTO GALLERY: LargeUp on Instagram

Words and Photos by LargeUp Crew— Are you following LargeUp on Instagram? We update our content daily, but there's plenty more we want to show you. For the last year, we've been documenting our running... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Alpha Boys School, the Birthplace of Ska, Gets Its Own T-Shirts

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley— The Alpha Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica is generally acknowledged as the birthplace of ska music. The four original members of the Skatalites—Tommy McCo... Read More...

Bumaye!: Major Lazer’s “Watch Out For This Video” + Behind The Scenes Pics

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Damien "LoOkYah" Baddy— Fresh off last night's Fallon appearance, Major Lazer just dropped their video for "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" featuring Busy Signal, somethin... Read More...

Touch Di Road with Mamachel: Bacchanal Jamaica

Words by Mamachel— The 2013 edition of Bacchanal Jamaica—Jamaica's ever more popular version of carnival—reached its climax on Sunday, with the road march in Kingston, and the season-ending Big Wall pa... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The 10 Best Caribbean Beers

From the Bahamas to Barbados, here's the best island-made brews.

Welcome to Jamroc: Meet Jamaica’s EDM All-Star Squad

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley— Alric and Boyd are the godfathers of Jamaica's rave/EDM scene. Through their long running show on radio station FAME FM and residencies at top Kingston nig... Read More...

Impressions: Reggae Month in Jamaica

Photos by Ricardo "El Puru" Bailey— Reggae Month in Jamaica came to a close last week after 28 days of free live music performances and other events celebrating Jamaican in Kingston, organized by the J... Read More...

Visual Culture: Peter Simon’s “Reggae Bloodlines” Show

Words by Jesse Serwer— Peter Simon is one of few photographers who have documented reggae from its early days all the way through the present. His photos of people like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots and ... Read More...

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