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Ground Provisions: Kingston Kitchen Spotlights Jamaican Flavor

Words and Photos by Erin MacLeod Tropical climate, lush, green mountains, and access to the ocean make Jamaica a paradise for tourists, but also a tasty destination for folks who love food. Jacqui Sin... Read More...

She A Yardie: Q+A with Jamaican-Canadian Rap Pioneer Michie Mee

Words by Erin MacLeod Michie Mee, with Kabaka Pyramid, at Manifesto Jamaica Since 2009, Manifesto Jamaica has been educating, exposing and empowering the arts through workshops, reasonings, town hall ... Read More...

Now Things: Talking Global Caribbean Sounds with Chicago’s MC Zulu

Words by Erin MacLeod Photo by Jessica Flavin Chicago is not really known as a hotbed of Caribbean music, but the Windy City’s MC Zulu has been pumping out some of the most interesting tropical tunes fo... Read More...

French Kiss: World Creole Music Festival in Dominica

Words by Erin MacLeod As you read this, the World Creole Music Festival is happening in Roseau, Dominica. This is the fifteenth annual staging of the event, which has drawn artists from across the Caribb... Read More...

Scalp Dem: A Tribe Called Red x Super Cat, “NDNs From All Directions”

Words by Erin MacLeod A Tribe Called Red make some of the heaviest music out there--taking traditional Native American pow wow music and combining it with what seems like the baddest bass around. Listeni... Read More...

Visual Culture: Q+A with Suze Webb of Shimmy Shimmy & No Ice Cream Sound

Words by Erin MacLeod To the internet, Shimmy Shimmy is a thoroughly interesting, dancehall-minded blog of the same name. To the real world, they’re producers of events, a range of equally dancehall-mind... Read More...

So, Canada Can Dance: SYTYCD x Dancehall

Words by Erin MacLeod So You Think You Can Dance is not a TV show. It's a global phenomenon. With twenty versions of the contest airing worldwide, the program has showcased a huge range of different styl... Read More...

French Kiss: Jupiter x Kassav’ “Kass Limon” + Exclusive Interview!

Words by Erin MacLeod Care for a little zouk? It’s always tough for tunes that aren’t English or Spanish to take off in North America (outside Quebec), but we’ve enlisted French duo Jupiter to help with ... Read More...

Tout de Sweet: Meet Haitian President Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly

Words by Ned Sublette, as told to Erin MacLeod After Michael Martelly’s victory as Haitian president was announced on Monday, news media struggled to understand the konpa-king-turned-head-of-state otherw... Read More...

Post-Game: The Sights & Sounds of Haiti Kanaval

Words by Erin MacLeod and Etienne Côté-Paluck It’s Mardi Gras, but Haiti’s been partying for quite sometime. From mid-January, every Sunday there have been pre-Carnival—or Kanaval—parades. Marching bands... Read More...

French Kiss: Poirier x Imposs for Haiti Kanaval 2011

Words by Erin MacLeod Last year's was shut down for obvious reasons but for 2011 it looks like not only is Haiti carnival going to happen but it'll be happening. You know what we mean. Gearing up for the... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Poirier’s Francophone Top 10 of 2010

Words by Erin MacLeod, as determined by Erin MacLeod and Ghislain Poirier. Mr. OK in Montreal The Toppa Top 10s on LARGE UP thus far have been wide ranging—pan-Caribbean, even—but there’s been one thing ... Read More...