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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Veteran singer Glen Washington recently issued a new album of soulful reggae tunes with backing band Zion I Kings (made up of members from I Grade, Lustre Kings and Zion High Productions) under the title Masterpiece. Following on the heels of “Fall On Me,” released this summer, “There is a Joy” is the second video from the LP.
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Words by DJ Theory—
As much as we rate dancehall in the summer, roots and foundation music surely compliment a blazing summer day like no other. This week at Mixtape Mondays we have theree tapes of primarily one drop and lover’s rock reggae, with a world premier from a seasoned artist, vinyl selections from New Delhi, and modern roots from Brooklyn. Grab a ting or an extra stout and cool off.
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Words by DJ Theory—
While some of the LargeUp team is doing just fine in Miami during the WMC festivities (hopefully some of you got to catch the LU x Rice & Peas jumpoff with Mr Vegas last Wednesday) we gotta keep the thing rolling over here as always. Mixtape Mondays this week comes out blazing with a bagga new roots and high grade selections, plus a soca and bashment party from Sweden’s top mixtape authority. Spring is definitely in full effect around here, start your downloads…
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Words by DJ Theory
DJ Child is the hardest-working man in the reggae biz that you’ve never heard of–if you rely on mainstream channels for your music discovery, that is. As the mind behind Oakland-based Project Groundation, he is a pioneer on several levels; of a new mixtape format that condenses two or three LPs worth of original material into a coherent product with a central theme, of a particular musical vision that combines rasta-inflected reggae (think Sizzla) and fight the power gangster rap (think Dead Prez), and a post-digital DIY indie approach to music that encompasses everything from designing your own graphics to growing your own food. Appropriately, when Child and LARGE UP correspondent and music dude DJ Theory sat down to chop it up, they covered everything from dwarf banana trees to prison documentaries and the reggae scene in Mali.
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via FADER
Jahdan Blakkamoore, easily the hottest artist making reggae outside Jamaica right now–and one of the hottest, period–just premiered his new video “All Comes Back to One” on the FADER blog. It’s a definitive return to his one drop roots that hardcore JD fans will remember fondly from songs he put down with his group Noble Society–not surprising since it’s produced by longtime brother Andrew “Moon” Bain of Lustre Kings production house, who’s been working with Blakkamoore since the Noble S days (the two also co-wrote the wicked “Cash Flow” joint for the Major Lazer project). As it happens both JD and Bain are good friends of LARGE UP and the video is also produced by a bredren of the blog; Amir Ebrahimi of Metric9 productions. Which just goes to show you that real bredren do real things! Watch after the jump:
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Posted by DJ Gravy
So we don’t wanna hold out any longer, CLICK HERE to download Jahdan Blakkamoore’s new mixtape, “Global Warning!” This is the prequel to Jahdan’s upcoming LP, “Babylon Nightmare” coming out soon on Lustre Kings…
