Dance Archives - Page 7 of 13

Prince Bust It: Harry Races Bolt, Rocks Desert Clarks, Bigs Up Bob Marley

Words by Jesse Serwer— Fresh off of his recent ventures into dancing calypso and the Lighting Bolt, Prince Harry continued his whirlwind trip through the Caribbean by "dancing reggae" (as the BBC put it)... Read More...

Real Mas: Costume and Culture at Mas Dominik

Words and Photos by Erin MacLeod— Over the past week, the Eastern Caribbean spent quite a bit of time out in the streets partying. Trinidad and Tobago has, by far, the most famous Carnival, but the islan... Read More...

Giant Steps: Victor Cruz Takes “Silk City Salsa” Talents To Times Square

Words by Jesse Serwer, via NY Daily News:::Photo by Craig Warga— If you watch (American) football or just live in the New York area, you've probably seen the salsa dance that New York Giants wide receive... 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...

Seen: The Large, Why Delila & Kazabon in Time Out London

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Shimmy Shimmy blogger, No Ice Cream Sound editor and Selectress extraordinaire (not to mention LargeUp homegirl) Suze Webb was featured in Time Out London this week, along w... Read More...

Good Morning, Barbados: Alison Hinds Shows Matt Lauer How to Wuk Up

Words by Jesse Serwer Matt Lauer from NBC's Today Show recently traveled down to Barbados for the final stop on his annual journey around the globe. In a video currently floating around online, the host ... Read More...

The Lion’s Master: Q+A with Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn

Words and Interview by Sherman Escoffery, Photos by Alex Solmssen In her book Rock it Come Over, Dr. Olive Lewin describes the critical role of the Kumina Master Drummer: "The cyas drummer is crucial to ... 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...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, Fall 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave Heatwave-affiliated artist Serocee Hello again. Sorry, we had to take a break from Cockney & Yardie last month as it's been a bit of a busy summer. In between a bunch of fe... Read More...

Panabay: Los Rakas Release Party Destroys Oakland

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Los Rakas just sent us this footage of their Oakland, CA release party for the Chancletas y Camisetas Bordadas EP which as you would expect was so heavy with Raka-representa... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Rihanna x Vita Coco x Crop Over

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton A mysterious wooden box turned up in the LargeUp/Okayplayer office today, cargo cult style, with a single bottle of coconut water in it. That's because this is the week Vita... Read More...

Ground Provisions: Finding Jamaica in Paris at Hustler Corner

Words by Rishi Bonneville "Ground provisions" is a term ascribed throughout the Caribbean to starchy, ground-grown fruits and vegetables—yams, cassava, potatoes, breadfruit. Everyday staples that make up... Read More...