Posts tagged: Al Fingers

Visual Culture: Art in the Dancehall x Clarks in Jamaica in NYC

December 5, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer—

Art in the Dancehall Miss Lily's

Back in June, we told you about the Art in the Dancehall show put together by our friends at Shimmy Shimmy and DJ Al Fingers over in England as part of the Jamaica 50 celebrations there this summer. Now the show, which features the work of classic album illustrators Limonious, Jamaal Peete and Tony McDermott and Jamaican poster designer Sassafras along with recent work inspired by vintage dancehall aesthetics from contemporary artists such as Robin Clare and Ellen G, has made it to U.S. shores, via Miss Lily’s Variety.

Tags:Al Fingers, Art in the Dancehall, Clarks in Jamaica, Clarks Originals, Clarks shoes, Jamal Peete, Limonious, Miss Lily's, Miss Lily's Variety, Sassafras, The Large, Tony McDermott

Visual Culture: Art in the Dancehall

June 27, 2012

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Words by Emily Shapiro—

When dancehall music bust in the 1980′s, with it came a new style of art and design. Album covers reflected the music’s raw sensibilities with over-the-top cartoons and imagery, while sound systems spread the word about their parties with bright, unique posters. These works, which were often hand-painted and generally one of a kind, continue to be peppered all around Jamaica. The intimate relationship between dancehall music and art has rarely been highlighted (though we do our part to give it its due) but our homies Shimmy Shimmy and Al Fingers have taken care of that with their exhibit, “Art in the Dancehall,” which opens today, June 27, at the BASS Festival in Birmingham, England.

Tags:Al Fingers, BASS Festival, Birmingham, Cover Art, Dancehall, Dancehall Posters, Ever Red, Greensleeves Records, Jamaian art, Jamaica, Jamaican folk art, Jamal Peete, Josey Wales, Limonious, London, Reggae, Robin Clare, Sassafras, Shimmy Shimmy, Tony McDermott, Toyan, Yellowman

Beer Sound Nice: A Sound System Made From Recycled Red Stripe Bottles

November 16, 2011

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Words by Jesse Serwer

Red Stripe recently contracted artist Yuri Suzuki to create a unique, 8-foot-plus-tall sound sculpture made from thousands of recycled Red Stripe beer cans, many of which were collected at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival. The project, the first in a series of “Make Something From Nothing” cultural projects that the beer brand has commissioned celebrating Jamaica’s DIY culture and music, features audio contributions from DJ Al Fingers and one of our favorite reggae singers at the moment, Gappy Ranks. The sculpture will be unveiled tonight at a launch party at the Village Underground in London. For those who can’t make it, watch this video documenting Suzuki’s creative process—and Gappy singing into one of the most novel-looking microphones you can ever expect to see:

Tags:Al Fingers, Gappy Ranks, Jamaica, Make Something From Nothing, Red Stripe. sound system culture, Yuri Suzuki