Listen to The Heatwave’s 2017 Notting Hill Hitlist on Apple Music
Here's the tunes set to run things in London this weekend.
Impressions: Photos from Notting Hill Carnival 2016
A vibrant set of images from this year's edition of Europe's largest street parade.
Visual Culture: Ish Sahotay’s Images of Notting Hill
A raw and gritty view of London's big street party.
You Rate It: The Skints’ “This Town” Video Feat. Tippa Irie + Horseman
London Stand Up! The Skints remind us home is where the heart is on this reggae tribute to the UK's capital city.
Toppa Top 10: Ten Caribbean Jazz Greats
Explore the history of Caribbean jazz, with ten of our favorite West Indian musicians.
Fashion Fridays: Return of the Rude Boy
Rude boy style, as seen in today's England, is the subject of a new photography exhibition at London's Somerset House.
AUDIO: Soca Meets Techno on Mr. One Hundred’s “Palm Tree Destruction”
Words by Large Up Crew–
With soca steadily gaining momentum on the international music scene, and its following growing steadily, sub-genres and other interpretations of the culture are inevitably emergi... Read More...
Worldwide Punanny: Electric Punanny Tours the Globe
Words by LargeUp Crew, Video by Vincent Picone—
Last fall, our friends Jasmine Solano and Melo-X took their celebrated, super-fun, dancehall/electro/anything-goes dance party Electric Punanny on a 360-de... Read More...
NEW AUDIO: Gappy Ranks x P-Money Are The “Baddest”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It's been a week for new and unexpected destinations here on LargeUp. First we had our own Blacka Di Danca bringing dancehall to Siberia. Now we've got a fresh-sounding merger of h... Read More...
Reel Up: Watch Stylo G + Sister Nancy’s “Badd” Video
Words by Deejay Theory —
This one GONE. Lyrical badman Stylo G has another hit on his hands, this time teaming up with legendary female deejay Sister Nancy (pree our new LargeUp TV webisode with her shot a... Read More...
Fashion Fridays: Grind London
Grind London has just unveiled its first drop for Autumn/Winter 2013 - Jah Bless - featuring tees, hats, button down shirts and jackets. The collection draws heavily from dub and reggae, in a London traditi... Read More...
Notting Hill Carnival 2013: Round-Up & Photos
Words by Suze Webb, Photos by Suze Webb, Inie Banigo, Karen Cazabon and Zane Cunningham—
For most reggae, dancehall and soca fans in Europe, Notting Hill Carnival is the event of the year. While big ... Read More...