Impressions Archives - Page 8 of 10

Impressions: Images From Rebel Salute

Photos by Martei Korley— Rebel Salute is Jamaica's most significant annual reggae festival. While Sting bottles all of its hype into a single night, Sumfest splits its focus between pop and dancehall a... Read More...

Impressions: Sounds of Reggae at the Barclays Center

Photos by Jason Zucker— This past Wednesday night, audiences in Brooklyn were treated to the first ever reggae/Caribbean music concert at the borough's newest venue, the Barclays Center. In the two mon... Read More...

Impressions: Backstage with Damian Marley and Tarrus Riley in Dominica

Photos by Martei Korley— In between hiking to boiling lakes and swimming in hot sulfur springs (more on all that soon), LargeUp caught the 16th annual World Creole Music Festival on our trip to Dominic... Read More...

Impressions: Astro Saulter’s Rising Star

Words by Erin MacLeod, Photos by Martei Korley— "I have no voice but I am not silent. I use tools beyond my physical body to communicate. Across the years my voice has been expressed mostly through the wri... Read More...

Impressions: Images From Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley— The World Creole Music Festival is an international showcase for the homegrown music genres of the Creole-speaking world, and one of the most unique music ... Read More...

Ophelia Marie at the World Creole Music Festival

Beautiful Dominica: Dominican Music + Culture at the World Creole Music Festival

This annual festival puts a spotlight on the local sounds of the Nature Island, from kadans to bouyon.

Impressions: Live From the Dark ‘N Stormy Tour With Collie Buddz

Photos by Bousa Tatpaporn— Named for the cocktail of choice on Collie Buddz' native Bermuda, the Dark 'N Stormy Tour is currently making its way through the western U.S., with Los Rakas and New Kingsto... Read More...

Impressions: Jamaica by Bike

Photos and Words by Varun Baker— Jamaica By Bike is an annual event that takes participants on a scenic, 250-km (156-mile) bicycle ride across the island, from the capital city of Kingston to the beaut... Read More...

Impressions: The Styles of Miami Broward Carnival

Photos by Jesse Serwer and Simone Serwer— Visitors from New York are a huge contingent at Miami Carnival weekend but the October event (or the Miami Broward One Carnival, as it's known in full) is a whol... Read More...

Impressions: Lee “Scratch” Perry in NYC

Photos by Richard Rose— Lee "Scratch" Perry performed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday night, as part of the five-day long Dub Champions Festival in NYC. Photographer Richard Rose was there ... Read More...

Impressions: Truck Stop, The Party “On The Edge of Civilization”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Daison Osbourne— Head north from Miami and make your way all the way west on Griffin Road until you can't go further without driving into the great swampy expanse that ... Read More...

Impressions: The Styles of NYC’s West Indian Parade

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Reid Van Renesse— Photographer Reid Van Renesse—check out his excellent photo series of Ramajay Mas Band preparing for carnival—was out on Eastern Parkway on Labor Day ... Read More...