Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Caribbean Films
With Caribbean film on the rise, a look back at the must-see movies that paved the way.
The Harder They Come: 40th Anniversary
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the legendary film The Harder They Come, and to celebrate, it will be re-released in a restored & remastered version for one night only on September 5th in theate... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Boney M’s “Rivers of Babylon”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
In the late 1970s, few musical acts in Europe were bigger than Boney M. While the brains behind the outfit was German producer Frank Farian, the group itself was 100% Caribbean, co... Read More...
Toppa Top 15: Edward Seaga Selects 15 Jamaican Music Classics
Words by Edward Seaga, Daddy Lion Chandell, Donald Clive Davidson and Roy Black—
Whatever your views of Edward Seaga's politics, his contributions to Jamaica's dynamic music industry are indisputable. ... Read More...
Riding West: Robin Clare’s Dancehall-Inspired Western Movie Posters
Words by DJ Theory —
Jamaican-born, Sydney, Australia-based visual artist Robin Clare—check out our last piece with her here—has some fresh new works on the table, in which she continues to explore Jamai... Read More...
Come Back Around: Download Jimmy Cliff’s “One More” + “Rebirth” Album Details
Words by Jesse Serwer—
We're betting you know by now that Jimmy Cliff has a new album produced by punk rock luminary Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy) on the way. Well, that record, a follow up to th... Read More...
Better Is Coming: ‘Better Mus’ Come’ NY Premiere at Lincoln Center
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It feels like it's been years that we've been telling people about Better Mus' Come, the directorial debut from Jamaica's Storm Saulter. Actually, it has. On Thursday Feb. 16, at 7... Read More...
Call For Submissions: First International Reggae Poster Contest
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Reggae probably has the richest poster art tradition of any music culture. From the red, gold and green Bob Marley concert posters replicated on college students' dorm rooms to the... Read More...
Wonderful World, Beautiful People: Jimmy Cliff Inaugurates Miss Lily’s Variety
Words by DJ Gravy, Photos by Kevin Ornelas
New York always has a million things happening on any given night but when you get invited to see a real-life legend like singer/ actor/Jamaican icon Jimmy Clif... Read More...
Visual Culture: Jamaica Reggae Film Festival
Words by Jesse Serwer
It's been a big year for the intersection of Caribbean music and movies, from the smart reggae-and-calypso soundtrack in British director Stevan Riley's outstanding West Indies cric... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top Gunslinger-Inspired Deejays
Words by Jesse Serwer
The Wild West has been a major influence on reggae music since its beginnings in the late '60s, when Spaghetti Westerns like The Good, The Bad and the Ugly were all the rage in Ja... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Better Mus Come Director Storm Saulter
Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley
I first met Storm while on assignment in Kingston for Trace Magazine's Jamaica issue, by the pool of the Hilton Hotel. Surrounded by cool creative people, the su... Read More...