Jamaica Archives - Page 19 of 37

Video: Protoje “Kingston Be Wise”

Words by DJ Theory— A very large and undeniably inspired roots and culture tune from JA singer Protoje surfaced in inboxes recently, with a quick and solid response from some of the industy's elite. The song... Read More...

Riding West: Robin Clare’s Dancehall-Inspired Western Movie Posters

Words by DJ Theory — Jamaican-born, Sydney, Australia-based visual artist Robin Clare—check out our last piece with her here—has some fresh new works on the table, in which she continues to explore Jamai... Read More...

LargeUp TV: MissLikkleBit’s Hilltop Bounce

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo and Video by Martei Korley— If you've been to dancehall parties in New York, or ever tried to learn how to Bruk It Down, you may have come across our friend, MissLikkleBit. ... Read More...

Modern Lovers: Two New Singles From Beres Hammond

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Cover Photo by Martei Korley— There is no need to wonder why Beres Hammond is the King of Jamaican Lover Rock. It is because Beres’s music deals with reality: the reality of l... Read More...

Impressions: Jamaica by Bike

Photos and Words by Varun Baker— Jamaica By Bike is an annual event that takes participants on a scenic, 250-km (156-mile) bicycle ride across the island, from the capital city of Kingston to the beaut... Read More...

Yahdie Conscious mint eyelet cut-out romper

Fashion Fridays: Yahdie Conscious

Words by Jesse Serwer— We're always looking for local Caribbean fashion labels with the potential to make an impact on an international level. Our friends at Kingston Style just put us on to a great one ... Read More...

Equal Rights: Jamaica Honors Peter Tosh with Order of Merit

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Lee Jaffe— Jamaica today honored the late Peter Tosh—a controversial figure in his lifetime—with a posthumous Order of Merit, as part of the Heroes Day award ceremony. The... Read More...

Found Footage: Watch Captain Barkey “Clash” Ninjaman + Deejay on NYC TV

Words by Jesse Serwer— Here at LargeUp we always try to keep things positive, and leave the sensationalism to everybody else. So we'd rather spare you the gory details on the death of comedic dancehall... Read More...

Clash in Overtime: Stream Cham’s “Lawless” + “Portmore Anthem”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Last month, Cham voiced JA Productions' (very Dave Kelly-esque) Overtime riddim and pretty much knocked it out of the park, shouting out Jamaica's most lawless quarters, from Tivol... Read More...

Natalie Storm/Punany Monologues. Photo: Martei Korley/LargeUp

Gold Punany: A-Trak + Natalie Storm Connect on “Like the Dancefloor”

Words by Jesse Serwer— It seems that A-Trak, Fool's Gold Records and Pitchfork Media have caught on to what we've known for oh, about five years now... that Natalie Storm is the shit. The indie rock webs... 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...

Viral Video Watch: Mega Banton Returns with “Badman Style”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We're used to Asia jocking Jamaican music trends and not the other way around but Psy's "Gangnam Style" is obviously a gamechanger. Syllable-wise, "Gangnam Style" lends itself prett... Read More...

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