LargeUp Playlist: Listen to “Now Things” on Apple Music
LargeUp yuhself with this continuously-updated playlist featuring our favorite new tunes from across the Caribbean + the Diaspora.
LargeUp Premiere: Jasmine Solano x Melo-X, Electric Punanny Vol. 4
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Just in time for South by Southwest, Winter Music Conference and, most importantly, springtime, Electric Punanny's Jasmine Solano and MeLo-X are back with their annual mixtape. Combi... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Reggae Tunes of 2013
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo by Martei Korley—
Reggae returned in a big way in 2013, dominating the musical conversation out of Jamaica right from the first week of the year. That was when we named Chr... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: The Large On Shy FX’s “Original Nuttah”
Words by The Large—
Jungle legend Shy FX recently returned in surprising fashion, hitting us with some vintage reggae flavor on the sublime single "Soon Come" with singer Liam Bailey. Of course, that got... Read More...
Rewind & Come Again: Shy FX + Liam Bailey’s “Soon Come” Video
We've been raving about jungle kingpin Shy FX's Studio One reggae-inspired "Soon Come" to anyone who'll listen recently. The delightfully vintage-styled single, featuring vocalist Liam Bailey, is right up t... Read More...
Instant Vintage: Shy FX + Liam Bailey Conjure Dennis Brown on “Soon Come”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
We beseech thee for a late pass.
We slept on the news a few months back that U.K. drum and bass/jungle don (and "Original Nuttah") Shy FX would be returning with a straight-up r... Read More...
Piece of Heat: Notting Hill Carnival Kit
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Heatwave
Jetsetting Carnival-hoppers have mostly recovered from Caribana and Jamaican Independence enough to turn their attention towards London, where Europe's largest... Read More...