Toppa Top 10: Reggae/Dancehall’s Greatest Lady Deejays
Dancehall has always been a male-dominated sport but there have been many worthy ladies in the ranks over the years, too. Here's a look at the best of the best.
Toppa Top 10: Ten Classic Clashes at Sting
Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy—
Founded by "Jamaican bad man police" Isaiah Laing 30 years ago, Sting is Jamaica's longest-running annual stage show. While the island's other marquee festivals, Reg... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ragga Garage
Words by Suze Webb—
In the UK you can pretty much get into a club around the age of 13, depending on how spotty and baby-faced you are. It's probably a part of the reason that club music has become s... Read More...
Audio: Bounty Killer’s “No Long Talking” + Jah Snowcone’s Antibiotic Riddim
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley—
Bounty Killer's new one "No Long Talking" is one of our favorite tunes of the past month, and our pick for best Bounty song in at least a few years—it's the... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Natalie Storm on Lady G’s “Nuff Respect”
Words by Natalie Storm—
Not only is our Punany Monologues columnist Natalie Storm one of the shining lights for females in the dancehall, she's a great writer, too. For this week's Throwback Thursdays, w... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Classic Reggae Break-Up Tunes
Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Gravy and Sherman Escoffery
Valentine's Day is a time for love, but, for many of us, it's also a time for noting the absence of love. With this in mind, we're taking a different... Read More...
Young, Fresh and Green: Jamaica’s First Eco Music Festival
By Jesse Serwer, via Jamaica Gleaner
In the US, attending a music festival more often than not means heading to the middle of nowhere and camping in a tent. Not so in the Caribbean, where they are genera... Read More...