Travel Archives - Page 19 of 23

From Haiti to the Universe: Sarodj Bertin

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Caribbean Fever Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin is shaping up to be a bit of a crowd favorite for the Miss Universe contest tonight but there are at least 6 Caribbean stunners... Read More...

Meta & The Cornerstones: “Somewhere In Africa” Music Video

Words by DJ Gravy ::: Photo by Abby Ross For some years we had heard about a New York based Reggae band, Meta And The Cornerstones, fronted by a tall dread from Senegal named Meta Dia. There was a point ... Read More...

Sweden’s own Junior Natural and The Uppsala Reggae Festival

Words by j-RockaZ Yes, yes... it's true that Scandinavia is known for that double horned metal hat that Flava Flav won't stop rocking along with some pretty harsh winters. But, the ice-cold peninsula is... Read More...

Caribana Queens Part 2: Exclusive Tasha Rozez Interview

Words by Erin MacLeod As promised, we bring you part few in our Caribana Queens series, looking at the leading lights of Canada’s most famous Caribbean culture festival--which descended on Toronto this p... Read More...

Caribana Queens, Part 1: Exclusive Nurse Karen Interview

Words by Erin MacLeod When Caribana time came around, we sent out the call northward for a Canada-based correspondent who could get us the inside junglejuice. The universe came back to us with Ethiopia-s... Read More...

Surf Muzik: Ian Walsh x Red Bull x Jamaica

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via New Caribbean Cinema Our homies over at NCC just posted this web-umentary they did on big wave surfer Ian Walsh's Jamaican sojourn, part of a Red Bull-sponsored series ... Read More...

Crop Over: Win a Trip to Barbados!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Caribbean Fever You have read the headline correctly. Caribbean music Icon (and my Brooklyn neighbor) Davhed Levy is offering you the chance at a free trip to Barbados ... Read More...

Reggae Rajahs: Future Sound of India

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton When I interviewed Beenie Man for the first time around 2004 I asked him about where he’d traveled to do shows on his recent tours and he answered “to the world an... Read More...

Deadly Dragon x Oi Polloi

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Deadly Dragon More evidence of the 2000Tone vibes in the air this summer, FADER just reviewed the Rudeboy Selections mix our doopses at Deadly Dragon Sound put down for... Read More...

LargeUp TV: A Day In The Life with Mr. Lexx

Words by DJ Gravy Photos by Martei Korley Take a ride with LargeUp as we tag along with dancehall crossover star, Mr. Lexx. Of Jamaican artists, Lexx has achieved a feat rarely pulled off with such styl... Read More...

Sam Fleischner Preps for “Wah Do Dem” NYC Screening at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Posted by DJ Gravy Make it here, you make it anywhere is what Frank said, and it still rings true as ever. For Sam Fleischner, writer and director of the award winning indie film, "Wah Do Dem", his mome... Read More...

Wah Do Dem: The Film, The Screening and the Brooklyn Block Party

Words by DJ Gravy This coming Tuesday, June 15th is the premier screening of "Wah Do Dem", a film that follows a Williamsburg hipster on a wild misadventure traveling across Jamaica. The main character'... Read More...