VIDEO: Burna Boy is Nigeria’s “Don Gorgon”
Burna Boy drops a video for "Don Gorgon," a fresh new pop tune that shows off the Nigerian deejay's dancehall influences.
LargeUp Premiere: Chedda’s “Pull It Up”
Up-and-coming dancehall deejay Chedda teams up with producer The Wizard for "Pull It Up," an update of Johnny Osbourne's classic "Buddy Bye."
Toppa Top 10: The Top Ten Summertime Festivals
Our annual look at the biggest and most notable Caribbean music-focused festivals happening around the world this summer.
Pray For a Soundboy: Dub-Stuy Meets Johnny Osbourne
Words by Saxon Baird—
Tour De Force is the production side of Brooklyn-based selectors Double Tiger and DJ Q-Mastah, better known as Dub-Stuy Records. The two joined forces in 2012 and built a gorgeous, ... Read More...
Impressions: Live at Rebel Salute
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by El Puru—
Rebel Salute started out in January 1994 as a birthday celebration for the artist Tony Rebel, attended that year by Lennox Lewis, Garnet Silk Malik Yoba, among... Read More...
Cliff Notes: Rockhouse Hotel’s Campfire Concert Series
Words by Jesse Serwer—
For a boutique resort catering to an upscale international clientele, the Rockhouse Hotel in Negril has always been in harmony with, and supportive of, local culture. Its... Read More...
EVENT: LargeUp x Rice and Peas x Johnny Osbourne x Miss Lily’s at Great Googa Mooga
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Great Googa Mooga, the music-meets-food festival where the chefs are bigger draws than the bands (last year's headliners included the Roots and Hall and Oates, while De La Soul, th... 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...
Impressions: LargeUp Miami Winter Music Massive
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos by Kevin Ornelas—
The weather was perfect, the vibes were just right and the jerk chicken was delicious at LargeUp's Winter Music Massive Thursday night at Blackbird Ordin... Read More...
LargeUp Interview: Talking Dubplates + Dancehall with Johnny Osbourne
Four decades into his career, the foundation singer is still making waves.
EVENT: LargeUp Miami Winter Music Massive with Johnny Osbourne (3/21)
Words by LargeUp Crew—
LargeUp is bringing some-much needed dancehall flavor to this year's Winter Music Conference, with our second annual Winter Music Massive on Thursday, March 21 at Blackbird Ordinar... Read More...
Impressions: Images From Rebel Salute
Photos by Martei Korley—
Rebel Salute is Jamaica's most significant annual reggae festival. While Sting bottles all of its hype into a single night, Sumfest splits its focus between pop and dancehall a... Read More...