From the hardcore to the high end - fashion from the streets of Kingston, Jamaica.
There is a symbiotic relationship between music and fashion that can be seen and experienced in multiple mediums but the runway soundtrack is a particularly special one. A soundtrack at a fashion show can set the entire mood of a collection before you even see the first design touch the runway. The songs or songs… Read more »
The effortlessly cool Kenzo label released a short film last week for their Spring/Summer 2014 collection of interchangeable separates and dresses in sea patterns, fish motifs and environmental slogans saying “No Fish.” While most likely ignorant to that term widely used in Jamaican culture, the reference is suggestive of the designer’s concerns for over fishing… Read more »
This week’s edition of “Dancin’ Digs” shovels its way through the latest Dancehall tracks and speculates their Summer anthem qualities. So sit back and enjoy the sounds and sights from the songs we sourced straight from the bloglines/Youtube pages we love and delivered to you for a little mid-week upliftment. As we always say, shake… Read more »
If there was ever any question about whether the Reggae Revival movement had a thing or two to teach us about stylish rude boy swagger, last Friday’s video release for Protoje’s rhythmic anthem “Who Knows” featuring Chronixx, obliterated it, cementing the movement as a definitive curator of new roots style. The video prompted music magazine… Read more »
This week’s edition of “Dancin’ Digs” is an eclectic mix. It usually is, but this week’s really is all over the map: from dancehall to reggae to swedish singers and “Sweet Novembers.” It’s also incredibly late in the week for us to be posting a column on “mid-week upliftment” because the weekend is peering at… Read more »
“Africa is just a special place and there is so much need and want and poverty and through all that, through everything that is just desolate about it, is this incredible magic.” Trinidadian songstress, Sezi (pronounced Sez-i) speaks with a contagious ramble and when she describes her recent four month teaching stint in the West… Read more »
This week’s edition of “Dancin’ Digs” is a mish-mash of dancehall, hip-hop, electronic music and R&B. We had a heavy influx of visually intriguing music videos this week and a catchy new track from Jillionaire’s new label Feel Up Records. So sit back and enjoy the sounds and sights from the songs we sourced straight… Read more »
This week’s edition of “Dancin’ Digs” is a mish-mash of reggae, hip -hop, electronic music and R&B. Each track contains a smoothness, a unique voice and sound that pushes the limits of their genre or may solidify their importance within a genre. So sit back and enjoy the sounds and sights from the songs we… Read more »
This week’s edition of “Dancin’ Digs” teeters on the visceral plane. Thematically the tracks all contain a languid beat but lyrically they couldn’t be more different. The fashion of all five artistes is intriguing, from the stylized Popcaan to the comfortable style of SZA. So sit back and enjoy the sounds and sights from the… Read more »
This week’s edition of “Dancin’ Digs” is pretty soulful. We picked some of the best new Hip Hop, Pop, Dancehall and R&B jams from the week for you to nod your head to. So sit back and enjoy the sounds and sights from the songs we sourced straight from the bloglines we love and delivered… Read more »
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