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AUDIO: Download Patra’s New Single, “Sweet Reggae Music”
April 8, 2013
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Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Kevin Ornelas—
In the fall of 2011, long-MIA dancehall goddess Patra sat down with us for her first interview in years, sharing the details of her planned comeback while showing in her photo shoot that she’s in just as good shape as she was in the ’90s. (See an outtake from the shoot above). A few months later the Queen of the Pack joined us for the Dancehall All-Stars meet The Roots session at the Okayplayer Holiday Jam and released a single, “Come Ova” with Delus, but she’s kept mostly quiet since then.
LargeUp TV: Dancehall All-Stars Meet the Roots
January 3, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada—
The third and final video from the historic Dancehall All-Stars meet the Roots session at the 2011 Okayplayer Holiday Jam features Red Fox, Shaggy (who busts out some suave new moves you might want to take notes on), Patra, Mr. Easy and Rayvon, together with Master of Ceremony, Rahzel, and the Roots. The epic medley captured here includes “Down in Jamaica” (Red Fox), “Romantic Call” (Patra), “Angel” (Shaggy and Rayvon), “Nice and Lovely” (Shaggy and Rayvon). Be sure to catch part one and part two if you haven’t yet, and read the full recap of the Dec. 15 event here.
LargeUp TV: Patra + Friends Jam with the Roots
December 28, 2011
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Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photo by Anthony Andrada—
In our second video from the historic The-Roots-Meet-Dancehall-Allstars session at this year’s Okayplayer Holiday Jam, Mr. Easy starts things off with a quick snippet of his classic “Drive Me Crazy” before a shapely Patra, looking incredible in a camo Butch Diva spandex suit with high-heel boots (is it us or is she looking sexier than ever these days?), wines her way onstage, taking the spotlight with her classic “Romantic Call,” while Shaggy and Rahzel provide support. Watch Part 1 here, and look out for the third and final clip—with Rayvon and Red Fox joining Shaggy, Patra and Easy—soon.
LargeUp TV: The Roots + Shaggy Inna Dancehall Style
December 23, 2011
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Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada
This year’s Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl was truly one for the ages: among other highlights, it marked the first time the Roots Crew ever combined their forces with dancehall all-stars like Patra and Shaggy. Well, here we bring you official visual evidence of exactly how mad this truly unique night was. In the first of three videos from the party that we’ll be premiering here the next few days, Rahzel sets things up with a beatbox version of the Bam Bam riddim, leading the audience in a singalong of “Murder She Wrote,” before bringing a dapper, cocktail-toting Shaggy (“Mi under mi liquor and yuh know it have some ice”!) out for a siiickkk combination on the Stalag riddim.
Roots & Culture: The Roots Go Dancehall With Shaggy, Patra + More
December 16, 2011
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Words by DJ Gravy, Photos by Anthony Andrada and Kevin Ornelas
I’ve been seeing The Roots for a long time. The first time was in ’95 at The Knitting Factory. Since then they’ve become, well… The Roots. And just as I thought a dope Caribbean music and lifestyle channel would be great on Okayplayer, for years I’ve envisioned dancehall artists on stage with The Roots. I even hit up the music booker at the Fallon show about it. As many musical acts as the band backs up (just about everyone), few Jamaican or reggae artists have been among them, save for a handful like Jimmy Cliff and Toots. It may be extra ironic as almost half of the group have Jamaican, well, roots.
