Old Time Something: Evie of the No-Maddz on Keeping The Rhumba Box Alive
A stylish symbol of Jamaica's musical past comes back around.
SpongeBob Skank: N.E.R.D. Dip in the Caribbean with “Squeeze Me”
The theme song from the upcoming SpongeBob movie is inspired by ska and early soca .
In Memoriam: Ten Iconic Caribbean Entertainers We Lost in 2014
A last goodbye to some dearly departed legends.
The Chicken Gunman: Jamaica Makes Art From An Epidemic
Chikingunya, a mosquito-borne virus that's spread through the Caribbean at a high rate recently, has inspired a series of songs and dance moves in Jamaica.
Video: Watch the Jolly Boys Cover Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”
Words by Kieran K. Meadows
Lou Reed, the iconic singer, songwriter, guitarist and leader of the late 1960s New York rock n' roll band the Velvet Underground, passed away on Sunday from complications with l... Read More...
Sparks Fly: OMI Sets Off “Fireworks”
Words by Tasha Brown—
After Omar “OMI” Pasley released his smooth, do-right, do-good single "Cheerleader" last year, we warned you to be on the lookout for the Jamaican crooner in the coming months. We e... Read More...
Audio: Hear Ernest Ranglin’s New Ska/Jazz Project
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Now 80 years old, Ernest Ranglin (or Ernest Ranglin O.D. fi di yardies dem) is one of the giants of Jamaican music. His name may not be as recognizable as some of the musicians and... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Albums of 2011
Words by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley
Now that Christmas is over and 2012 is nearly upon us, we've finally gotten around to taking stock of all that's happened this year. For the rest of this week an... Read More...
LargeUp TV: The Jolly Boys Cover Amy Winehouse in NY
Words by Jesse Serwer, Video and Photo by Georgia Blake
We've been on one of our regular Amy Winehouse kicks ever since we first heard her reggae version of "Our Day Will Come" (Go here for our story, "A... Read More...
LargeUp TV: The Jolly Boys’ New Wave Mento
Words and Direction by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Georgia Blake
We were fascinated to learn the story of Jamaica's Jolly Boys after hearing of them through their cover of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" l... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Mento Tunes
Words by Daniel Neely
When the kings of mento music (and the longest-running band in Jamaican history)--The Jolly Boys--started making some serious noise again, we knew we had to get with our friend of... Read More...
Mento Deluxe: Sade x The Jolly Boys
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
The Queen of Quiet Storm's torrid love affair with Jamaica has been well-documented. But even though she named her sixth LP Lover's Rock, the island's sonic influence on Sad... Read More...