LargeUp TV: Johnny Osbourne, Red Fox + Screechy Dan Meet The Roots

LargeUp TV: Johnny Osbourne, Red Fox + Screechy Dan Meet The Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by N. Corren Conway Coming into December's Okayplayer Holiday Jam, we had quite the task before us. Last year we brought out Shaggy and Patra, among others, for an all-star s... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Beres Hammond + the Roots at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Words by Jesse Serwer, Video by Jason Zucker— Yesterday, LargeUp got the unique opportunity to roll with Beres Hammond to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, for his first-ever U.S. talk show appearance on Late Night ... Read More...

Incredible Bongo Man: King Errisson, the Percussionist Behind “Apache”

Words by Jesse Serwer— An epic clash of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and Western movie bombast, the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" is the grand poobah of breakbeats, a record so integral to the development o... Read More...

OKP x LargeUp TV: Diplo, Walshy Fire + Jillionaire Get Mad + Talk Major Lazer

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Terrence Jennings— Amidst all the rappity rap and R&B madness at this summer’s Roots Picnic, the electro-dancehall carnival known as Major Lazer turned what would come... Read More...

Win Tix, Be Photographer For A Day At UCLA JazzReggae Fest

Words by LargeUp Crew— LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 26th annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 9 on our Toppa Top 10 li... Read More...

Audio: Major Lazer + Amber Coffman “Get Free”

Words by Jesse Serwer— After teasing it for weeks, Major Lazer today released the second single from its upcoming sophomore LP, the name of which we still don't know. "Get Free" features Amber Coffman of... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Dancehall All-Stars Meet the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada— The third and final video from the historic Dancehall All-Stars meet the Roots session at the 2011 Okayplayer Holi... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Patra + Friends Jam with the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photo by Anthony Andrada— In our second video from the historic The-Roots-Meet-Dancehall-Allstars session at this year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam, Mr. Easy ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Roots + Shaggy Inna Dancehall Style

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada This year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl was truly one for the ages: among other highlights, it marked t... Read More...

Roots & Culture: The Roots Go Dancehall With Shaggy, Patra + More

Words by DJ Gravy, Photos by Anthony Andrada and Kevin Ornelas I've been seeing The Roots for a long time. The first time was in '95 at The Knitting Factory. Since then they've become, well... The Roots.... Read More...

Roots Reggae: Jimmy Cliff X The Roots Live at Highline Ballroom

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you enjoyed Jimmy Cliff's appearance with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, then your head would surely have exploded had you been in the house... Read More...

Post-Game: Dantana Does Notting Hill Carnival

Words by Dantana When one door closes, another opens. Our usual source for all things Cockney & Yardie, Gabe Heatwave of the Heatwave crew had logged on to provide us a breakdown of the runnings at L... Read More...

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