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Fashion Fridays: Toddla T & DJ Q’s “Dibby Dibby Sound” Tees (+ Mixtape)

May 18, 2012

Words by DJ Theory — The big homie from London Toddla T just got us up to the time with the newest audible and wearable goods from his own Girls Music camp. In support of the newest release by his BBC Radio 1 mate DJ Q‘s Cocoa Tea-inspired Dibby Dibby Sound EP, as well as the ... Read more

Unconditional Love: When Donna Summer Met Musical Youth

May 17, 2012

Words by Simone Serwer— Last week I was approached to write about my affinity for the Donna Summer and Musical Youth tune “Unconditional Love.” I’d resigned myself to tackle it this weekend, only to learn this morning that Ms. Summer had succumbed to cancer. I immediately thought about the first time I was introduced to ... Read more

Throwback Thursdays: King Sporty’s “Do U Wanna Dance”

May 17, 2012

Words by Scott Brown— One-time Studio One studio sideman Noel Williams started out his music career under the tutelage of prolific producer Coxsone Dodd, but he’s probably better known for co-writing Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier.” You can probably thank Miami, though, for the stark difference between his reggae background and “Do U Wanna Dance.” Reggae ... Read more

Visual Culture: A Q+A with Atlantic Records Creative Director Greg Burke

May 16, 2012

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton:::Photos by Martei Korley:::Artwork by Greg Burke— Jamaica-born, Long Island-raised Greg Burke has designed covers for some of the most notable albums of the last two decades, from Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly to Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3—and a whole slew of ’90s underground rap classics, too, like Group Home’s Livin’ ... Read more

Toppa Top 10: Top Ten Summertime Festivals

May 15, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer— With temperatures rising and Memorial Day less than two weeks away, it’s time for a look at some of the biggest reggae/dancehall/Caribbean music-focused festivals happening around the world this summer, from MoBay to Humboldt County. Click through below to get the lineups, details and whereabouts of the season’s biggest outdoor reggae ... Read more

Field Trips with Spliffington: Cutty Ranks Meets the Gambian Cassette Vendors

May 15, 2012

Words by Herbert Spliffington, Illustration by Victor Kerlow— In the latest installment of his storytelling-n-illustrations column Field Trips with Spliffington, Herbert Spliffington tells the story (with an assist from his Field Trip World colleague, Victor Kerlow) of how he discovered the music of Cutty Ranks while crossing into the Gambia from Senegal in the ’90s. ... Read more

Outa (Rocky) Road: The Jamaican Ice Cream Shops of Washington D.C.

May 18, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer, via the Washington Post From Tuesday’s Washington Post comes this great article spotlighting Jamaican ice-cream shops in the Washington D.C. area. Apparently, there are quite a few yardie-operated ice creameries serving island specialties like grape nut, ginger, guava, Guinness and rum raisin in D.C.’s Maryland suburbs. Who knew? (Unless you’re lucky ... Read more

Pum Pum to Di World: Natalie Storm Talks ‘Punany Monologues’

May 18, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer, via MTV Iggy— Natalie Storm has kept a low profile this year but our Punany Monologues columnist recently sat down with MTV Iggy and gave her first interview in some time. Among other topics, writer Beverly Bryan asked her about her punanilogue hustle. Here’s what she had to say: I’ve always been ... Read more

LargeUp Premiere: Machel Montano x Dre Skull = “Go Down”

May 17, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer— For his new Loudspeaker riddim, Dre Skull of Mixpak Records and Vybz Kartel’s Kingston Story fame has connected with none other than the reigning Groovy and Power Soca monarch, Machel Montano. While Machel has been known to step out of his high-BPM soca comfort zone on occasion, you’ve never heard him ... Read more

Audio: Leftside feat. Sean Paul, “Want Yuh Body” (Flip)

May 15, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer— Leftside’s “Want Yuh Body” has been a necessary tool in any dancehall DJ’s arsenal for what seems like years. Left’s even had a video for the remix featuring Mystic out since last September. Yet nearly two years after its release, we now have Sean Paul jumping on a house-meets-dancehall flip (cause ... Read more

Ticket Giveaway: Lee “Scratch” Perry in NYC, Thurs. May 17

May 15, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer— Even during his Beastie Boys-assisted revival in the mid ’90s, who would have imagined that in 2012, at age 76, Lee “Scratch” Perry would still be regularly touring the world? Scratch, who performed in NYC as recently as last September, returns to New York for a show at the Gramercy Theatre ... Read more

Deeply Rooted: Dance Workshops with Juan de Dios + Raices Profundas

May 11, 2012

Words by Petra Valoma— Afro-Cuban dance master-of-masters Juan de Dios is highly revered as a performer, teacher and historian, a major influence in conserving, documenting and maintaining Cuban cultural traditions. In 1962, he became one of the founding members of the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, where he was a principal dancer, percussionist, singer and ... Read more

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Who Seh He Dun: Cutty Ranks Returns with “Full Blast”

Toppa Top 10: Ten ‘Mama’ Tunes For Mother’s Day

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Heds and Dreds: The Beastie Boys’ Reggae Jones

LargeUp Interview: Q+A with Actress/Model Sky Nicole Grey

Run Tune, Successor: Prince Harry’s Reggae DJ Aspirations

LargeUp Interview: A Q+A with Busy Signal

Fashion Fridays: Toddla T & DJ Q’s “Dibby Dibby Sound” Tees (+ Mixtape)

Unconditional Love: When Donna Summer Met Musical Youth

Throwback Thursdays: King Sporty’s “Do U Wanna Dance”

Visual Culture: A Q+A with Atlantic Records Creative Director Greg Burke

Toppa Top 10: Top Ten Summertime Festivals

Field Trips with Spliffington: Cutty Ranks Meets the Gambian Cassette Vendors

Outa (Rocky) Road: The Jamaican Ice Cream Shops of Washington D.C.

Pum Pum to Di World: Natalie Storm Talks ‘Punany Monologues’

LargeUp Premiere: Machel Montano x Dre Skull = “Go Down”

Audio: Leftside feat. Sean Paul, “Want Yuh Body” (Flip)

Ticket Giveaway: Lee “Scratch” Perry in NYC, Thurs. May 17

Deeply Rooted: Dance Workshops with Juan de Dios + Raices Profundas

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