Impressions: A Carnival Warm-Up in Martinique
A weekend of dancing, sailing and celebration in the French Antilles.
Ten Caribbean Footballers At This Year’s World Cup
There's no Caribbean teams in this year's competition, but the islands are represented by proxy through players with Caribbean roots.
Carnival At Sea: Martinique’s Tour Des Yoles
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Yesterday, we told you about the prominent role boat racing plays at Anguilla's Carnival. While unique among Caribbean carnivals, Anguilla Summer Festival is not the only culturall... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Carnivals
Words by Steve Bennett, Erin MacLeod, Jesse Serwer and Jillionaire—
It's officially, unequivocally carnival season. Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Dominica, Martinique and Rio de Janeiro are just a few ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Poirier + Erin MacLeod’s Francophone Top Ten of 2012
Words by Erin MacLeod, as determined by Ghislain Poirier and Erin MacLeod—
Thinking back over big, tropical tunes from the Francophone side of things requires a pretty wide scope. Parties in Guadeloupe... Read More...
Visual Culture: Caribbean Art x Art Basel Miami
Words by Jesse Serwer—
If you're headed down to Art Basel Miami this week, you can count on seeing work by artists from around the world. But, despite its close proximity to and obvious influence on MIA ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Summer Coolers + Cocktails
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Summer never really ends in the Caribbean but, in the rest of the Northern hemisphere, the season officially begins today. Here's 10 refreshing drinks from the islands to keep yo... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten NBA Ballers From The Caribbean
Words by Jesse Serwer
Finally... it's basketball season. After nearly two months of cancelled games, the NBA lockout is over. The end couldn't have come soon enough—this winter was starting to look l... Read More...
Cinema Antilles: The Flatbush Film Fest Goes Francophone
Words by Jesse Serwer
CariBBeing's Fl@tbush Film Festival, a month-long series of weekend screenings which launched last Friday at MoCADA in Brooklyn (in Fort Greene, however, not Flatbush), switches loc... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Gibson Brothers, “Cuba”
Words by Simone Serwer
My sole reason for loving the Gibson Brothers, a trio of Martinican siblings from Paris who had a string of disco hits in the late 1970s, is rather simple. In their video for 1978... Read More...
French Kiss: Jupiter x Kassav’ “Kass Limon” + Exclusive Interview!
Words by Erin MacLeod
Care for a little zouk? It’s always tough for tunes that aren’t English or Spanish to take off in North America (outside Quebec), but we’ve enlisted French duo Jupiter to help with ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Poirier’s Francophone Top 10 of 2010
Words by Erin MacLeod, as determined by Erin MacLeod and Ghislain Poirier.
Mr. OK in Montreal
The Toppa Top 10s on LARGE UP thus far have been wide ranging—pan-Caribbean, even—but there’s been one thing ... Read More...