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Visual Culture: Art in the Dancehall x Clarks in Jamaica in NYC
December 5, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
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.
Punanny Vision: Four Years of NYC’s Electric Punanny Party
July 31, 2012
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Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo by Brock Fetch, Video by Vinny & Tone—
After a brief hiatus, Jasmine Solano and Melo-X‘s Electric Punanny returns on Sat. Aug 4, at The Loft/Public Assembly in Brooklyn, with guest selectors Max Glazer, Jillionaire and Smutlee—and a fresh, Limonious-inspired flyer. The event also marks the fourth anniversary of the eclectic, dancehall-meets-Downtown party, and Jasmine, Melo and visual collaborators Vinny and TONE have given us the fly new video they’ve put together to celebrate that milestone. If you haven’t yet had your first taste of Electric Punanny, you’re definitely gonna want some after watching this clip, which captures the party in all its raunchy, colorful splendor. (Wicked soundtrack, too, in Schlacthofbronx’s “Touch Your Toes,” featuring vocals from our own Punanny-ologist Natalie Storm). Lock down that Punanny access for Saturday night with advance tickets here.
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.
Fashion Fridays: New Shimmy Shimmy Tees
May 20, 2011
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
The dancehall blog/zine/t-shirt kings (& queens) over at Shimmy Shimmy unveiled their new line this week. That includes new color-ways of the crucial Shabba tees we previewed back when but also a whole new set with fresh wearable designs based on the throwback work of our favorite illustrator Limonious and the up-to-the-time lyrics of young gun Khago. Our favorite (above) makes use of a graphic two-color blend which transports your eyes back in time with the look of classic dancehall poster–probably because it incorporates an actual vintage dancehall poster. More views After the jump.
Visual Culture: Classic Limonious and Jamaal Pete Cover Art
March 1, 2011
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Our doops Scratch Famous (or is it Selector JD?) over at Deadly Dragon Sound recently went deep with an art historical reasoning on the significance of artists Jamaal Pete and the man called Limonious, drawing just a few from the huge catalogue of reggae LP covers designed by either illustrator and taking us (well DJ Gravy) back to the days when we would see Jamaal frequently on the NY subways (usually jumping the turnstile with a painting under one arm). We’ve had Limonious on the brain lately and in fact, we’re not sure if we should read this as a visual answer record to our recent post on Kevin Lyons’ Red Gold & Green exhibit in Paris or a sneak peek into super-secret Jamaican-style soho eatery Miss Lily’s. Unlike NY Eater we have been inside and we can tell you with our own eyes that the backroom is decorated with quite a few LP covers from both artists–but we can’t tell you any more because the first rule of Miss Lily’s is you don’t talk about Miss Lily’s.
