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Video: Watch the Jolly Boys Cover Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”

Words by Kieran K. Meadows Lou Reed, the iconic singer, songwriter, guitarist and leader of the late 1960s New York rock n' roll band the Velvet Underground, passed away on Sunday from complications with l... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Albums of 2011

Words by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley Now that Christmas is over and 2012 is nearly upon us, we've finally gotten around to taking stock of all that's happened this year. For the rest of this week an... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Jolly Boys’ New Wave Mento

Words and Direction by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Georgia Blake We were fascinated to learn the story of Jamaica's Jolly Boys after hearing of them through their cover of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" l... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Mento Tunes

Words by Daniel Neely When the kings of mento music (and the longest-running band in Jamaican history)--The Jolly Boys--started making some serious noise again, we knew we had to get with our friend of... Read More...

Mento Deluxe: Sade x The Jolly Boys

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The Queen of Quiet Storm's torrid love affair with Jamaica has been well-documented. But even though she named her sixth LP Lover's Rock, the island's sonic influence on Sad... Read More...

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