Impressions: Photos From Rebel Salute’s 25th Anniversary
The People's Show celebrated 25 years with a muddy showcase of clean reggae
Impressions: Behind the Scenes at the 2017 Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Go backstage with Jr. Gong and friends in this photo series from Martei Korley
Watch the Jamaican Music Movie “Congo Beat the Drum” Exclusively on LargeUp
The documentary features the forgotten icons of reggae's Rub-A-Dub era.
The Birdheye View: High Times at the First Annual Jamaica Cannabis Cup
Behind the scenes at Jamaica's first fully open and legal ganja event.
Throwback Thursdays: Jools Holland in Jamaica in 1984
The British host meets Lee "Scratch" Perry, Black Uhuru, Sly and Robbie, Yellowman and Dennis Brown in this priceless document.
AUDIO: Kalbata & Mixmonster’s “Congo Beat The Drum”
Words by Saxon Baird— Jamaican music continues to spread far beyond the island’s shores and pop up in surprising places. Take the unlikely Tel Aviv-based duo of Kalbata & Mixmonster, who usually specialize... 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...
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...
Impressions: Fi Wi Sinting Culture Festival
Words and Photos by Martei Korley—
Impressions is a new regular photo series offering a quick visual snapshot of Caribbean life.
Sunday before last, the grounds of Likkle Porty, by beautiful Somerset ... Read More...