Words by Deejay Theory —
We’ve got a solid roundup of vibes this week at Mixtape Mondays: Classic dancehall for the cookout, bad-gal Brooklyn bass, roots and culture and murderous dubplates cruise us into June. Get your week right below.
Words by Deejay Theory —
We’ve got a solid roundup of vibes this week at Mixtape Mondays: Classic dancehall for the cookout, bad-gal Brooklyn bass, roots and culture and murderous dubplates cruise us into June. Get your week right below.
Words by DJ Theory —
Welcome back to another edition of your weekly Caribbean mixtape fix. We’re covering some solid ground this week, with three European sounds all bringing something different to the plate. Catch some downloads below.
Words by DJ Theory—

Halfway through the scorching month of July, we’re simultaneously heating up and cooling off here at Mixtape Mondays. Trotting some relatively new ground this week, we have three unique and different tapes covering ground from London, Africa, South America, and even South Asia. Take a sip below.
Words by Wayne Marshall—
While Panama is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of dancehall reggae en español, Puerto Rico gets credit for eating up the faithful versions of Panamanian artists like Nando Boom and El General and spitting out something more hip-hop laced and sample-based, as heard on the Noisy collages that made dembow loops the centerpiece of maratón mixtapes. But Panamanian producers deserve props of their own for developing and popularizing an equally distinctive and irreverent, sample-based approach to Spanish dancehall (though faithful approaches persist under the plena banner, sin duda).