Martei Korley, Author at LargeUp

Throwback Thursdays: Maxi Priest, “Should I”

Words by Martei Korley "Should I"—isn’t that a Dennis Brown song? It is. Maxi Priest borrowed a couple of lines from it too, but that’s about it. Maxi’s “Should I,” from his ’85 breakout album You’re Saf... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: The Styles of NYC’s West Indian Day Parade

Words and Photos by Alex Solmssen The LargeUp crew was out on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn in full force on Monday, with several photographers documenting the explosion of color that is the annual West Ind... Read More...

Makka Pro 2011: Pro Surfing, Yard-Style

Words and Photos by Martei Korley The Makka Pro surf tournament has, for the past five years, invigorated the surfing scene in the Caribbean. Held by the Jamaican Surfing Association on beautiful Southha... Read More...

Chicken Can Cross: Portland Jerk Fest 2011

Words and Photos by Martei Korley Portland, Jamaica is the home of jerk cooking, site of the world-famous Boston Jerk Centre and the island's top annual food festival. This year's Portland Jerk Fest was... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Boundless Skate Team

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos and Video by Martei Korley You might recall the piece we did last year on the Nurdz Republic skate crew, who have been putting in work as amba... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Omar, “There’s Nothing Like This”

Words by Martei Korley Hearing Omar sing over the staccato yet laid-back bass lines of 'There's Nothing Like This" for the first time circa 1990, "This cat's got style" was the only thing that came to mi... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: UB40 “If It Happens Again”

Words by Martei Korley Hahahaha, UB40??? You mean the guys who did "Red Red Wine"? Yes, absolutely! UB40 was literally the biggest pop group in Europe in the '80s. VH1 will tell ya: They had more top ten... Read More...

Impressions: Boxing Takes Over Kingston

Jamaican boxers Devon Moncrieffe and Tsetsi Davis square off in the ring--and Martei Korley's photo series.

Throwback Thursdays: Buju Banton “Wanna Be Loved” / “Murderer”

Words and photo by Martei Korley Buju Banton and 'Til Shiloh Band holds court at The Madison Square Garden's Theatre in '95 Buju Banton blazed onto the scene in '92, completely obliterating the compet... Read More...

LargeUp TV: At Home in St. Elizabeth with Noddy Virtue

Words, photos and video by Martei Korley I first met Noddy Virtue in Vineyard Town at Mikey Bennett's Grafton Studio, but had heard of him long before on various compilations and Alborosie productions… ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: At Home with Tarrus Riley & The Blak Soil Family

"Singy Singy" introduces us to the next generation of Jamaican youths out of St. Thomas parish.

New Video: Tarrus Riley is ‘Shaka Zulu Pickney’

Words and photos by Martei Korley, video by Storm Saulter/New Caribbean Cinema TOK's Bay-C launched his Nyabinghi riddim this Sunday gone, providing an antidote to the cookie-cutter releases of the d... Read More...

Author Martei Korley