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Blacka’s World: The First Dancehall Ragga Jam World Conference

Words by Blacka Di Danca— This past weekend was glorious for dancehall. The world's first dancehall dance convention, officially known as the Dancehall Ragga Jam World Conference, was held in Paris, Fran... Read More...

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Blacka’s World: Bringing Dancehall to Juste Debout

Words by Blacka Di Danca, Photos by Little Shao— New York City-based dancer and choreographer extraordinaire Blacka di Danca has been traveling the world spreading the gospel of dancehall through classes a... Read More...

World Dance: Tavia and Tamara’s Do Sumn’ Weekend Intensive

Words by Emily Shapiro Dancehall's unique dancing culture still breathes in clubs and bashments everywhere, with party steps being developed on what seems like a weekly basis. But some might argue that t... Read More...

Audio: Stream Meemee Nelzy’s “Ola-w té yé (Where Were You?)”

Words by Jesse Serwer and Nico Simino Meemee Nelzy, a French singer of Guadeloupian extraction, has just released her second album, Kréyòl Seasoning. The eight-track album mixes relaxed jazz and bossa no... Read More...

Seen: Naomi Campbell on the Cover of LURVE

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Life + Times Hello, wicked. UK Jamaican gal and patron goddess of style Naomi Campbell covers the fifth issue of swanky upstart fashion mag LURVE. As LURVE founder/edit... 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...

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...

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