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Now Things: Arcade Fire’s Caribbean Journey

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Storm Saulter— Easily one of the most influential rock bands of the last decade, 2011 Grammy Album of the Year winners Arcade Fire have turned to the Caribbean for inspir... Read More...

Mixed Up: Poirier + Mr. OK’s “Jokma” Video Channels Solange + South Africa

Words by Jesse Serwer— Canadian do-it-all soca/dancehall/hip-hop producer Poirier recently dropped an electric new riddim EP called Kidnap (download it here for free), on which the anthemic "Jokma," from... Read More...

Retro Rules the Area: Face-T x Mikey Dangerous x Poirier

Words by Erin MacLeod — From the bass drop at the beginning of "We Rule the Area" with Face-T featuring Mikey Dangerous, it's clear that this Poirier production is playing with the sound of sleng teng. K... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Poirier, Triple Exe x Konshens, DJ Kitt x Munga, Rory T

Words by DJ Theory— As we cruise into June, Mixtape Mondays is there as always to keep your week and your iWhatever turned up for summer. From Jamaica to NYC to Montreal, the music and vibes are worldwid... Read More...

Audio: Stream Poirier’s ‘Soca Road’ EP

Words by Jesse Serwer— Over the years, Montreal's Poirier, originally known for his experimental hip-hop beats, has become increasingly influenced by—and proficient in making— soca. The aptly titled Soca R... Read More...

Haitian in Montréal: Stream Mr. OK’s “Wa Wont”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We'd been wondering recently what had become of Mr. OK. The Montréal-based Haitian MC's 2010 EP Ma Mwen had us thinking he could be the guy to bring kreyòl rap to the non-kreyòl sp... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Poirier, Favi x DJ Santero, Claire Darrow Mosier

Words by DJ Theory Big league business meets up-and-coming talent, East meets West, worlds and genres collide—it must be Mixtape Mondays. This week, Canada, NYC, the Bay and beyond find their way into the m... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Poirier’s Francophone Top 10 of 2010

Words by Erin MacLeod, as determined by Erin MacLeod and Ghislain Poirier. Mr. OK in Montreal The Toppa Top 10s on LARGE UP thus far have been wide ranging—pan-Caribbean, even—but there’s been one thing ... Read More...

Kreyol Connection: Mr. OK Raps from Haiti to Montreal

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton One of the (tiny) upsides to the earthquake in Haiti early this year has been an increased awareness of Haitian art and culture and doubly so in the Francophone world. It ma... Read More...

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