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Impressions: The Styles of Miami Broward Carnival
October 9, 2012
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Le Quartier Francais: Shake Your BB From the Left to the Right
August 9, 2012
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Words by Erin MacLeod—
The Caribbean is a full-on Blackberry zone. Whether it’s because the phones are durable or BBM simply irresistable, the Blackberry is a must have here in the tropics. Underlining this fact is Haiti’s emcee MC and his tune “Sou BBM”. MC and a heap of other Haitian hip hop talents showcsae their skills (and their Blackberries) on this track, demonstrating the power of BBM and the fact that we all should be listening to more hip hop coming out of Haiti.
Cadence Weapon: Download Rare Cadence-Lypso From the Midnight Groovers of Dominica
July 24, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
You might recall a couple months ago we told you about Sofrito: International Soundclash, Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis of London-based “tropical” DJ collective Sofrito’s compilation connecting the dots between African, Caribbean and South America rhythms with rediscovered rarities from Trinidad’s Lord Shorty, Haiti’s Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville, Guadeloupe’s Mas Ka Klé and more. To celebrate the release of the comp today, Strut Records has given us an exclusive download of one of the most brilliant tracks on the set, “O Ti Yo,” from the kings of cadence-lypso, the Midnight Groovers.
Visual Culture: Caribbean Art Takes Over NYC
June 26, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
New York City is the biggest melting pot for Caribbean culture there is, so it’s affirming to see the city’s cultural institutions finally put together an event that’s reflective of this. Spread out between three venues—El Museo del Barrio (through Jan. 6); Queens Museum of Art (through Jan. 6); and the Studio Museum in Harlem (through Oct. 21)— “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” is “the big art event of the summer season in New York,” The New York Times wrote, and “likely the most expansive art event of the summer,” according to ArtInfo.
Video: Stacy Barthe Wants to “Keep It Like It Is”
June 13, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Big week over here for tunes about being over it. First Tarrus Riley told his ex-flame he’s “Not Missing You” with an exclusive LargeUp premiere of his song by that name, and now we have the video for “Keep It Like It Is” from Stacy Barthe, the Haitian/Dominican songwriter for Rihanna/Britney Spears/Katy Perry turned John Legend-affiliated artist. The Supa Dups-produced reggae joint from Barthe’s In the InBetween EP, which we featured in purely audio form back in February, is an ice-cold sayonara to an ex who just won’t take the hint. Barthe, on the other hand, shows just how past him (note singer Luke James‘ image in the burning photo) she is by tooling around the islands on a motorboat and liming with her band. Stacy looks like she’s having the time of her life—no wonder dude is trying to creep back into it.
Throwback Thursdays x Sofrito: Lord Shorty, “Vibrations Groove”
May 10, 2012
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“I want to introduce you to a brand new musical sound called soca…it starts with di bass drum.” That’s the late Lord Shorty (later known as Ras Shorty I), father of soca music, getting his James Brown on, with an instrument-by-instrument breakdown of his then-new creation.
