Martei Korley Archives - Page 12 of 15

Across the Border: Kingston Bids a Hero Farewell

Words and photos by Martei Korley Among the many activities surrounding the memorial services for Gregory Isaacs, who recently succumbed to lung cancer, perhaps none highlighted the adoration of The Cool... Read More...

Coronation Day: 80 Years of Haile Selassie I

Words by Martei Korley— On November 2nd, 1930, the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen ushered in a new wave of pride in the black world. Haile Selassie, whose name means 'Power of t... Read More...

Just For Fun: Trevor Off-Key’s Dancehall Parodies

Words by Martei Korley In the often gritty, serious AND cartoonish dancehall world, Trevor Off-Key takes a somewhat different approach--no less cartoonish, though. Seemingly honing an ambition to become ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Better Mus Come Director Storm Saulter

Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley I first met Storm while on assignment in Kingston for Trace Magazine's Jamaica issue, by the pool of the Hilton Hotel. Surrounded by cool creative people, the su... Read More...

Rock is cool: Miike Snow goes to Jamaica

Words by Martei Korley Swedish rockers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends and grew up playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout Göteborg (that’s Goth... Read More...

A culinary renaissance: JuicyChef remixes the classics for a modern palate…

Words by Martei Korley Juicy! The most succulent of adjectives (think juicy stories, Juici Beef, Juicy Fruit from Wrigley’s or perhaps Mtume) has been added to the title “Chef” recently. And that seems ... Read More...

Organic Coffee: The Marley Brand Expands…

Words by: Martei Korley Coffee connoisseurs, and foodies may be hip to the fact that Rohan Marley, a son of the legend himself, has undertaken one of his fathers dreams: A return to sustainable farming. ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: A Day In The Life with Mr. Lexx

Words by DJ Gravy Photos by Martei Korley Take a ride with LargeUp as we tag along with dancehall crossover star, Mr. Lexx. Of Jamaican artists, Lexx has achieved a feat rarely pulled off with such styl... Read More...

Caribbean Roots: Malcolm X

Posted by Martei Korley May 19th marks the 85th birthday of Malcolm X or El-Haj Malik El-Shabazz. In years bygone that meant that all of the mom and pops stores on 125th Street in Harlem would close up sho... Read More...

The Odyssey : Sean Paul Blazes Through @ Re-Opened Santos Partyhouse

Words and photos by: Martei Korley EEEEEIIIIIYOW ! It's hot at Santos as per usual; DJ Gravy is on the decks, Micro Don on the mic It's Good Friday today, but most Fridays could be labeled that way ... Read More...

Soul Rebel – New Coffee Table Book by Photographer David Burnett

Words by: Martei Korley Ten years into the new millennium it would baffle many that "new" material from the golden age of Reggae should surface and still be relevant. It would seem that 70's Kingston has... Read More...

Brown Sugar for Black History Month

Words by Martei Korley Do you remember Caron Wheeler? Waaaaaaayyyy before her luminous stint as one of the front women in Soul II Soul (the London sound system which evolved into the avant-pop of Brit So... Read More...