Jamaica Archives - Page 21 of 37

Fry Yiy!: Popcaan Reps LargeUp

Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos by Martei Korley— LargeUp recently spent the day with Popcaan in greater Portmore, playing football, dominoes and generally getting a look into the life of the Raving King. ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Jamaican Dancehall Signs From the Collection of Maxine Walters

Words by Jesse Serwer— For the last 12 plus years, Jamaican film and TV producer Maxine Walters—she's had her hand in most every major movie shot in JA over the last three decades, from The Mighty Quinn ... Read More...

Black, Gold and Green: LargeUp x RockersNYC Jamaica Tees

Words by LargeUp Crew— LargeUp has collaborated with one of our favorite apparel brands, the highly respected and influential Rockers NYC, for our first ever T-shirt design. Designed by Jamerican style d... Read More...

Zagga Zow: Happy Birthday, Beenie Man

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— Thirty-nine years ago today in Kingston, Anthony Moses Davis was born. To mark the occasion, we've dug out this never-before-seen image of Beenie, with his ... Read More...

Come Straight Way: Ninjaman’s Plan To Revive Dancehall

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley— "Wi a call it a Dancehall Round Robin. Every artiste a get a night, and every sound man a get a night, an wi a carry it to 14 parishes. Wi just a try get i... Read More...

Impressions: A St. Mary Mi Come From, Capleton’s Gift to Jamaica

Words and Photos by Martei Korley— Originally Capleton's annual A St. Mary Mi Come From concert was scheduled for August 5, the eve before Jamaica's 50th Independence Day. But that was before Hurricane A... Read More...

Homecoming King: Jamaica Honors Marcus Garvey On His 125th Birthday

Words by Jesse Serwer— Big tings a gwaan in the movement to recognize the accomplishments and life of Marcus Garvey. Jamaica will honor the father of the pan-Africanism movement, founder of the Universal... Read More...

CONTEST: Inner Circle x Central Park Summerstage VIP Prize Pack

Words by LargeUp Crew— This Sunday, Aug. 19, the mighty Inner Circle will celebrate Jamaica's 50th with a New York City show at Central Park Summerstage. The epic lineup also includes fellow JA music leg... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Half Way Tree, Kingston Reacts to Jamaica’s 4×100-meter World Record

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Martei Korley— The Jamaican team of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter ran the 4 x 100-meter sprint in 36.84 seconds, beating the previo... Read More...

Impressions: The Jamaica 50 Independence Grand Gala

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley— On Monday August 6, Jamaica celebrated 50 years of independence with a massive, entertainment-filled Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in K... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Usain Bolt 100 Meter

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Martei Korley— Usain Bolt claimed victory in the 100 meters on Sunday with an Olympic record-setting 9.63 second 100-meter run in London, but right now Jamaican... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Bunny Rugs Shares His Top Spots Backayard

Words by Bunny Rugs and Erin MacLeod— You have to have somewhere to go when it's 96° in the shade. Of course Jamaica is a coastal paradise, but the white sand of its beaches is but one aspect of the coun... Read More...

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