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Fashion Fridays: Kingston Style x Caribbean Fashion Week 2012

Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos by Biggy Bigz— Caribbean Fashion Week went down a few weeks ago and, while we weren't able to make the trip, we can always count on Biggy Bigz's Kingston Style blog to keep... Read More...

Lock, Stock + Smoking Dancehall: Watch Leftside’s “Do You Know Who I Am?” Video

Words by Emily Shapiro— Last week, our Mixtape Mondays column featured The Transporter, the new, action movie-inspired, full-length mixtape from diabolical dancehall genius and LargeUp favorite Leftside,... Read More...

Modern Dance…Hall Queen: Tobago’s Lindsay Hall Wines Di Best

Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos and Video by Terence Thomas— While we've found lots of reasons to explore Trinidad, we haven’t had as many opportunities to spotlight it’s smaller sister island, Tobago. So... Read More...

‘Quiet Anger’: The Bajan Teen Angst of Haleek Maul

Words by Emily Shapiro, via The Fader— Based on his recent interview with The Fader, it appears Haleek Maul has the kind of melodramatic view of the world you can only find in a post-pubescent teen. He t... Read More...

A Dancing Ting: Jae Blaze’s New Short Film

Words by Emily Shapiro-- If you don't already know Jae Blaze, it's definitely time to get familiar. This super innovative Toronto-based choreographer has worked with everyone from Rihanna to The Black Ey... Read More...

Swamp Ting: Watch Rihanna’s Video for “Where Have You Been”

Words by Emily Shapiro-- Over the years, Rihanna has done a stellar job of repping her Bajan roots while maintaining her worldwide pop appeal. All of her albums have at least one Caribbean-inspired song,... Read More...

Messages for Marley: Ireland Honors the Legend

Words by Emily Shapiro-- The April 20 premiere of Marley, the documentary of Bob Marley's life, was a highly anticipated event for reggae enthusiasts and music lovers worldwide, one we celebrated by intervie... Read More...

Kiwi-Hall: Check Out Daniel Bedingfield’s New Sound

Words by Emily Shapiro— New Zealand native Daniel Bedingfield first made a name for himself in the UK garage scene a decade ago with three UK No. 1 singles and a hit 2002 album, Gotta Get Thru This. The br... Read More...

Punany Art: Toorel Asher’s Pum Pum Sculpture

Words by Emily Shapiro, via Pree Jamaica The Mutual Gallery in Kingston, Jamaica is currently running it’s annual “Art Fresh” exhibit, showcasing the works of self-trained local artists and recent art sc... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Rudeboy’s Style

Words by Emily Shapiro— Two years ago, Large Up caught up with Hubert Neal Jr., a talented Belizean visual artist who at the time was exhibiting a series of paintings that chronicled police brutality in ... Read More...

Viral Gyal: Watch Dancehall Queen Miss Likkle Bit’s ‘Bruk It Down’ Video

Words by Emily Shapiro Photo by Martei Korley Looking up dancer Miss Likkle Bit’s YouTube page, you might be underwhelmed by the number of videos posted. However, she proves with a singular up... Read More...

Bajan in the Deep: Meet Adele’s Musical Director, Miles Robertson

Words by Emily Shapiro, via News Americas— Among the many mediocre pop performances at the Grammys, the soulful and truly talented Adele stood out with her performance of "Rolling In The Deep." Her first ... Read More...