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Interview: Dylan Powe Talks the Past and Future of Passa Passa in West Kingston
Since 2003, Jamaica’s biggest weekly street dance, Passa Passa, has lured a surge of people every Wednesday night to Spanish Town Road, the heart of the Tivoli Gardens community in downtown Kingston. Last week, Jamaica’s … read more »
Exclusive: T’Nez, Turn Mi Life Around Mixtape
Just as summer jams were starting to repeat themselves on Jamaican radio stations last fall, singjay T’Nez stepped into the arena with two instant hits in tow, “Turn Mi Life Around” and “What’s Up Money,” … read more »
Aidonia, “Jehova” MP3
Initially, much of Aidonia‘s lyricism was girl and gun-centric, but this last year he directed his focus towards a more international audience, catching our ear and keeping it obsessively focused on any YouTube leaks or … read more »
Diplo Invades Kingston
When word spread that Diplo was paying a visit to Jamaica for a DJ gig at Kingston’s Fiction Nightclub, we had to wonder what form he take in front of the discerning locals: the dagger-friendly … read more »
Ding Dong & Ricky Blaze, “You’re So Fly” MP3
While Ricky Blaze may keep to Brooklyn, his sound is no stranger to Kingston dances, and even when it seems like “I Feel Free” can’t take one more rotation on the turntables, it holds on … read more »
Busy Signal, “Sound of Siren (f. MIA),” “Bare Gal” & “Jafrican Ting”
Last Thursday the EME awards—Jamaican music’s answer to the Grammys—took place in Kingston, and while Vybz Kartel strolled away to the ching-ching-ching sound of gold-plated metal statues in his pocket (including one for Recording Artist … read more »
Vybz Kartel f. Gaza Indu, “Know Bout Me”
When Vybz Kartel dropped his raunchy “Virginity” track with Gaza Indu last spring, we thought it was the end of Kartel’s “Romping Shop”-style mini-series… that is until they got on the “Completely (Come Breed Mi)” … read more »
Video: Flexxx, “Fresh”
There are lots of things in Flexxx‘s new “Fresh” video that seem vaguely familiar. At parts it resembles the opening titles to a James Bond movie or Atari’s Missle Command, and at one point a … read more »
Mavado, “War is in the Air (Israel Riddim)” MP3
If you don’t know dancehall, naming a riddim “Israel” to spite your arch nemesis and his “Gaza” empire might be so politically mind-boggling that you disregard it as a minor slap on the wrist. For … read more »
Staff Affections
Every Wednesday, FADER style assistant Erin Hansen asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with … read more »
