Trinidad & Tobago Archives - Page 7 of 8

The LargeUp Sessions Mixtape Vol. 1: D-Life’s T&T 50 Mix

Words by LargeUp Crew— 2012 is a huge year for the Caribbean as many of its nations are celebrating 50 years of independence. This milestone ties into the anti colonial struggle which Rastafari is largely ba... Read More...

Rum Wars, Pt. 2: The World’s Most Expensive Rum

Words by Jesse Serwer— A couple weeks ago we brought you word of Appleton Estate's Jamaica Independence Reserve, a 50-year, $5,000 bottle of rum produced to commemorate next month's 50th anniversary of J... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Kalibandulu, SNSBLDNCHL, J Lava

Words by DJ Theory - Hopefully you had a solid weekend in your respective corners everyone?! Back to work over here at Mixtape Mondays with a commemorative release from Italy via Miami, a flavorful mix ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Summer Coolers + Cocktails

Words by LargeUp Crew— Summer never really ends in the Caribbean but, in the rest of the Northern hemisphere, the season officially begins today. Here's 10 refreshing drinks from the islands to keep yo... Read More...

Modern Dance…Hall Queen: Tobago’s Lindsay Hall Wines Di Best

Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos and Video by Terence Thomas— While we've found lots of reasons to explore Trinidad, we haven’t had as many opportunities to spotlight it’s smaller sister island, Tobago. So... Read More...

Video: DJ Power feat. Kardinal Offishall + Machel Montano, “Fly So High”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Trini-Canadian selector DJ Power recently traveled down to Trinidad and St. Maarten to film the visuals for his soca-house-hip-hop gumbo "Fly So High," featuring Machel Montano and... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Best Caribbean Street Foods

Words by Jesse Serwer and Jillionaire— Street food has received a trendy makeover over the last few years thanks to the proliferation of boutique food trucks in major US cities, but any seasoned travel... Read More...

Trini Puppets Take Manhattan: “I’m Santana” Set for US Debut

Words by LargeUp— We've been huge fans and supporters of Roger Alexis' "Santana" shorts so as soon as we found out the badbwoy Trini puppet and viral video sensation was getting his own full-on feature f... Read More...

Found Footage: Hitler Finds Out About Machel Montano’s Clean Sweep

Words by Jesse Serwer— By now you've probably seen at least a few YouTube videos of Hitler losing his shit for various improbable reasons. The footage is from the climactic scene in a German movie called... 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 2012 Road March Contenders

Words by Jillionaire— Trinidad & Tobago Carnival is just two weeks away, and, needless to say, we're already feeling the itch to get down to Port of Spain. To get you primed for the coming festivit... Read More...

Soca Non-arch: Ten Wikked Soca Tunes That Didn’t Win In 2011

Words by Rishi Bonneville— The steady march of Trinidadian and Bajan soca music has, over the course of the last decade, had an unexpected consequence. Jamaican dancehall reggae has become more uptempo... Read More...

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