LargeUp TV Archives - Page 8 of 10

LargeUp TV: The Jolly Boys Cover Amy Winehouse in NY

Words by Jesse Serwer, Video and Photo by Georgia Blake We've been on one of our regular Amy Winehouse kicks ever since we first heard her reggae version of "Our Day Will Come" (Go here for our story, "A... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Obama Rockin’ with Ikon Tyquan

Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley I first met "Tyquan Di Girl Dem Ikon" when he was just a skinny youth hanging out at the Sandhurst Hotel in Kingston's Barbican neighborhood, Summer 2006. I pass... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Jimmy Cliff at Miss Lily’s Variety, Pt. 2

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Photo by Kevin Ornelas:::Video by Martei Korley and Kevin Ornelas In the second in our series of clips from Jimmy Cliff's performance inaugurating the "Radio Lily" series at Miss ... Read More...

Jimmy Cliff and Salman Rushdie at Miss Lily's Variety

LargeUp TV: Jimmy Cliff at Miss Lily’s Variety

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Photo by Kevin Ornelas:::Video by Martei Korley and Kevin Ornelas As we informed you earlier this week, our favorite downtown restaurant Miss Lily's held a little party Monday nig... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Jolly Boys’ New Wave Mento

Words and Direction by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Georgia Blake We were fascinated to learn the story of Jamaica's Jolly Boys after hearing of them through their cover of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" l... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Reggae Goes Country in JA

Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley On a hot, sticky day at the end of August, we traveled to Jamaica's Breezes Negril resort to witness a unique intermingling of the country and reggae music worlds... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Chris Blackwell Talks Rum

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton A'right. You remember when we told you about that bashy we went to for the New York launch of Blackwell rum? Perhaps not. Things can get a little haze after a few Black &... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mavado’s Gully Fashion Week

Words by Jesse Serwer::Photo by Kevin Ornelas::Interview by Sherman Escoffery Instead of heading back to Jamaica after last month's West Indian Day Parade, Mavado stuck around NYC for the fall edition of... Read More...

Fred Locks Presents the Toppa Top 10 Marcus Garvey Songs

Words by DJ Gravy, Photos and Video by Martei Korley As we mentioned the other day, we--along with a lot of other folks--are celebrating the birthday of Marcus Garvey (... 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...

LargeUp TV: Behind the Scenes at Miss Lily’s

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photo by Martei Korley Not that long ago, we talked a little smack about getting an exclusive look at the menu for downtown's best kept secre... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Now Things with Los Rakas

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS For our newest edition of Now Things series (see the features on Maluca and Kid Daytona here and here, respectively) we caught up with Panaman via Oakl... Read More...