Mixtape Mondays: Rampage Sound Global, Mr. Leub, Silent Addy, DJ Filthy Rich
Marley classics, Haitian Carnival settings, gallis anthems + throwback remixes from a global cast.
LargeUp Recommends: World Creole Music Festival 2013
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Just about every island nation has an international music fest nowadays, but there aren't any others quite like Dominica's World Creole Music Festival.
Set against the Nature Is... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Murlo, DJ Sabo, DJ Satelite
Words by Deejay Theory —
Spring has officially sprung and we're ready to greet the warmer, longer days with a healthy selection of tropical mixtape heat. Digging into some deeper, darker and ultramodern ... Read More...
Impressions: Images From Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley—
The World Creole Music Festival is an international showcase for the homegrown music genres of the Creole-speaking world, and one of the most unique music ... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Kassav’s “Zouk la Sé Sél Médikaman Nou Ni”
Words by Scott Brown—
A sacred set of Caribbean songs have made it into the canon of Miami party music. Songs like "Get Involved," from the Bahamas' Dr. Off, and an assortment of dancehall hits, like Red... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: The Best Mixtapes of 2011
Words by DJ Theory—
Welcome to the first #MixtapeMondays of 2012! Large up to everyone who has shown love for the column throughout the year, and of course the artists, labels and brands responsible fo... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Tribe Of Kings, DJ Stakz Hi-Profyle, Zulu
Words by DJ Theory
Alright, I'm back on land and back to work here, ready to drop on you another breezy chapter of Mixtape Mondays. This week we have some big mixes and global heat from San Diego, London and... Read More...
French Kiss: World Creole Music Festival in Dominica
Words by Erin MacLeod
As you read this, the World Creole Music Festival is happening in Roseau, Dominica. This is the fifteenth annual staging of the event, which has drawn artists from across the Caribb... 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...
Mixtape Mondays: Midnight Rockers, Nguzunguzu Zouk + Safari Soca
Words by DJ Theory
And now for something completely different. Today, the weekly cruise (or, in this case, safari) that is Mixtape Mondays takes you into some more leftfield waters:
Midnight Rockers E... Read More...
Cari-Pop Worldwide
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
It's true you reap what you sow; a few months back I gave homie and AfroPop Worldwide producer Wills Glasspiegel some game on dub pioneers who were still amongst the living,... Read More...