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Posts tagged: Base Kingston
Future Vibes: Jamaica’s “Live from Kingston” Music Showcase
December 21, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Established by Protoje and Jason Panton of clothing brand I&I and Jamaican streetwear shop Base Kingston with the goal of initiating a live reggae revival in JA, Live from Kingston is a new, free music showcase spotlighting young and emerging Jamaican music talent. “It’s not a hype thing, it’s a music thing,” Jason tells us of the series, which launched in November with performances from Chronixx, Iba Mahr, Keida and Blu Kid. Performances are largely acoustic, with musicians such as Zinc Fence backing up performers.
Drum + Base: Official Base Kingston Mix
July 7, 2010
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
The sole controllers of the menswear game in Kingston, up & coming boutique Base KGN just dropped their first official mixtape. Titled Riddim + Base Vol. 1, the mix features dread Rory of Yaadcore productions (not to be confused with baldhead Rory from Stone Love) at the controls. A perfect complement to the mix of conscious I&I tees and nowadays jeans and accessories that defines the Base KGN look, the mix blends the latest one drop selections from the likes of Jah Cure and Tarrus Riley with yard-friendly crossover selections from Plies, Sade and Travis McCoy. Listen below or download it here.
Visual Culture: Base Kingston
April 19, 2010
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words by Eddie STATS Houghton
To our knowledge, the new-brand Base Kingston–located at #11 Upper Park Manor Plaza, Kingston 8– is the only premium street-style menswear boutique in Kingston (possibly in Jamaica?) and certainly the only one of it’s kind. To get the inside straight we hit up co-owner Jason Panton–who is also the backbone of reggaefied hipster clothing label I&I–about his vision for the shop:
