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Words by Jesse Serwer—
In the late 1970s, few musical acts in Europe were bigger than Boney M. While the brains behind the outfit was German producer Frank Farian, the group itself was 100% Caribbean, consisting of vocalists Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Bobby Farrell from Aruba and Maizie Williams from Montserrat.
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Jamaican-born, Sydney, Australia-based visual artist Robin Clare—check out our last piece with her here—has some fresh new works on the table, in which she continues to explore Jamaican pop culture with a series of large-scale, cinematic images. The unique original prints in her Badder Dan Dem Star series combine stylistic elements inspired by vintage comic books, with signature nods to dancehall culture, imagery and music.
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We’re betting you know by now that Jimmy Cliff has a new album produced by punk rock luminary Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy) on the way. Well, that record, a follow up to the Sacred Fire EP the duo hit us with last year, now has a name, a track listing and a release date. Rebirth, which includes 10 original tracks plus covers of The Clash’s “Guns of Brixton” and Rancid’s “Ruby Soho,” drops July 17 through Universal Music. And the man who told us The harder they come, the harder they fall and You can get if if you really want may yet have another song for the ages in his bag. “One More,” which he performed on David Letterman a few weeks back, is a TUNE, an anthem for music lovers and makers that captures the ecstasy and anticipation of closing time, when all everybody wants to hear is jus’ one more.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
It feels like it’s been years that we’ve been telling people about Better Mus’ Come, the directorial debut from Jamaica’s Storm Saulter. Actually, it has. On Thursday Feb. 16, at 7pm, Jamaica’s most talked-about movie in years will finally get its New York premiere at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theatre. LargeUp is the official media sponsor for the screening, which is co-presented by ImageNation Cinema Foundation and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and hosted by WBLS radio personality Dahved Levy. The event will also feature musical guests AN UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCE FROM MR. VEGAS (!) and a talkback with director Storm Saulter.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Reggae probably has the richest poster art tradition of any music culture. From the red, gold and green Bob Marley concert posters replicated on college students’ dorm rooms to the ubiquitous homemade dancehall signs which still abound in Jamaica’s public spaces, there is a colorful shadow history echoing that of the music it promotes. To celebrate and encourage the continuation of this folk art, Kingston-born poster designer Michael Thompson conceived of the First International Reggae Poster Contest. The call for submissions is open until March 30, after which the best posters will be collected into a book and, naturally, reproduced as posters. Designers are invited to design posters related to ska, rocksteady, roots reggae, dancehall, dub and sound systems. There are no cash prizes, but first place gets you a 16-gig iPad, Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music and Bob Marley and the Wailers: Live Forever boxed sets and The Harder They Come DVD/CD packages (And second gets you all of that but the iPad). Artists, get drawing and enter your work here.
