May 23, 2013
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LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox’s “Soulja” Video

May 21, 2013

Red-Fox-Soulja-Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Red Fox is one of the pillars of dancehall music in New York City. Sure, he originally hails from St. Catherine, Jamaica and came to fame with the classic “Down in Jamaica” (alongside singer Naturalee) but the rough-voiced deejay has called NYC home for decades. Back in the ’80s, Red was ... Read more

GIVEAWAY: Win Tix, Be Photographer For A Day At UCLA JazzReggae Fest

May 20, 2013

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Words by LargeUp Crew— LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win tickets for the 27th Annual UCLA JazzReggae Festival, happening this Memorial Day Weekend on May 26th and 27th. The lucky winner will receive one pair of tickets and a photo pass to photograph the two-day event. If  you knock your gig as a music photo-journalist ... Read more

Ready For Di Road: Watch Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology” Video

May 18, 2013

Bunji Garlin Differentology

Words by Jesse Serwer— The video for Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology” is one of the most anticipated ever from a soca artist. “Differentology” was the breakout tune of Trinidad’s carnival season, a season which has already produced some memorable, high-concept videos that have stepped up the game for soca visuals. Months have passed since Carnival hype ... Read more

LargeUp Premiere: Damian + Stephen Marley Remix Eric Clapton

May 17, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer— The connection between Eric Clapton and Bob Marley runs deep. “Slowhand”‘s 1974 version of  “I Shot the Sheriff” is perhaps the most famed reggae cover of all-time, and the song that gave Marley’s music some of its earliest mainstream exposure in the U.S. To this day, it’s the only Clapton single ... Read more

AUDIO: Stream Mykal Rose’s “Dutty Road” + “Bloody Town”

May 16, 2013

Mykal Rose Showdown Inna Bloody Town

Words by Jesse Serwer— We’ve always got an open ear to lend new music from Mykal Rose. Anyone who tells you Rose isn’t one of reggae’s greatest vocalists is buggin’, and his voice hasn’t lost any of its power since his peak with Black Uhuru 30 years ago. Rose’s new LP, Show Down Inna Bloody ... Read more

AUDIO: Jus Now Remix Machel Montano + Kes the Band

May 16, 2013

Jus-Now

Words by Jesse Serwer— Jus Now, the international production combo consisting of Bristol, England’s Interface and T&T-based LAZAbeam, are making some of the freshest soca  right now. (They also made one of the coolest videos we’ve seen all year, for the soca-inspired-but not-exactly-soca title track from their One Time EP)  “Differentology” excepted, they’re responsible for a currently ... Read more
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