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Ready For Di Road: Watch Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— The video for Bunji Garlin's "Differentology" is one of the most anticipated ever from a soca artist. "Differentology" was the breakout tune of Trinidad's carnival season, a season... Read More...

Touch Di Road with Mamachel: Bacchanal Jamaica

Words by Mamachel— The 2013 edition of Bacchanal Jamaica—Jamaica's ever more popular version of carnival—reached its climax on Sunday, with the road march in Kingston, and the season-ending Big Wall pa... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Jillionaire, Walshy Fire, King Ivier x Chronixx + Max Glazer x Chronixx

Words by DJ Theory — BIG week here at Mixtape Mondays. From the farm to the streets, we're keeping it 100 and holding a meds (at the same damn time) while leaving room to reason with one of our favorite ... Read More...

Audio: Stream Bunji Garlin’s “Savage”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Bunji Garlin isn't one of these uptown soca artists who rides in to Carnival on a high horse. No, on his new groovy tune "Savage," Trinidad's most rugged-voiced soca warrior emphat... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mas Band Jump Up at Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival

Words and Photo by Jesse Serwer, Video by Martei Korley— The World Creole Music Festival is one of the major annual events on Dominica's cultural calendar, bringing acts from across the Caribbean (and so... Read More...

Carnival Business: West Indian American Labor Day Parade Grind

Words and Photo by Sherman Escoffery, via Billboard.Biz— Celebrating its 45th year in existence, the annual West Indian American Day Carnival is one of the biggest festivals in North America, bringing ou... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: LargeUp x D-Life, Safari Sound, Tommy Lee x DJ Gaza Priince

Words by DJ Theory — With Notting Hill Carnival behind us and Labor Day Weekend celebrations climaxing with the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn today, it's a pretty decent time of year for Caribbean m... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Eccentrix, The Large, Mad Mike x Fras Twinz, Toddla T

Words by DJ Theory — With Notting Hill Carnival coming to a close and NYC's West Indian Day Parade on the horizon, there's no shortage of mixes and vibes to be had this time of year. Here's a few of our... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays, 2012 Carnival Edition: DJ Gravity, Private Ryan, Alonzo Horning, Soca Rebel

Words by DJ Theory— It's carnival time in Trinidad (not to mention Dominica and a few other islands, too) so it's only right that this week's Mixtape Mondays be geared toward all things soca. Whether you... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Jillionaire’s Top Groovy Soca Tunes for 2012

Words by Jillionaire— Tonight, the biggest event in the run-up to Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival and the biggest event of the year for soca music, the International Soca Monarch competition, goes down ... Read More...

Below the Brain: Exclusive Q&A w/ Directors Tony Lowe & Wills Glasspiegel

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton On Labor Day 2010, four filmmakers--Sam Flesichner (Wah Do Dem), Tony Lowe (Cool Places Soundsystem), Wills Glasspiegel (Afropop Worldwide) and Olivia Wyatt (Swinging Addis)... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: DJ Theory, Lud Dub, Green B, Dans One, DJ Arson

Words by DJ Theory Bay Areaaaaa! This week we've got a roundup of some big mixes and talents from The Bay. Northern California is rich with fans and purveyors of fine reggae and dancehall music, as evide... Read More...

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