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Travel
fromConde Nast Traveler
3 days ago

The Best Villas in Jamaica for Island Vibes and High Design

Jamaica's best villas offer luxury, privacy, and personalized hospitality, embodying the island's spirit with beautiful design and curated comforts.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 weeks ago

BV Interviews: dub producer Adrian Sherwood talks Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mark E Smith, Panda Bear/Sonic Boom, postponed tour & more

I'm not really a musician. I'm more a sound man. I was once described derogatorily as a fan who'd got his hands on a mixing desk, and I think I'm more that than a musician.
Music production
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fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago
Berlin music

Shabaka: Of the Earth

Shabaka Hutchings abandoned the saxophone to escape commodification and explore new musical directions, ultimately creating a solo album where he writes, produces, plays, and mixes everything independently.
fromSPIN
3 weeks ago
Music production

Shabaka Picks Up the Sax and Drops Some Beats - SPIN

Shabaka Hutchings returns to saxophone on his solo album Of the Earth while expanding into production, rapping, and hip-hop rhythms, marking another unpredictable departure in his artistic evolution.
Berlin music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Shabaka: Of the Earth

Shabaka Hutchings abandoned the saxophone to escape commodification and explore new musical directions, ultimately creating a solo album where he writes, produces, plays, and mixes everything independently.
Music production
fromSPIN
3 weeks ago

Shabaka Picks Up the Sax and Drops Some Beats - SPIN

Shabaka Hutchings returns to saxophone on his solo album Of the Earth while expanding into production, rapping, and hip-hop rhythms, marking another unpredictable departure in his artistic evolution.
more#shabaka-hutchings
Music production
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa

Contemporary African music blends traditional heritage with urban sounds, creating globally resonant songs about love, resilience, and cultural identity that cross borders and digital platforms.
Film
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Asked Jamaicans About Cool Runnings. They Have ... Mixed Feelings.

Cool Runnings remains a nostalgic, culturally influential but inaccurate portrayal of Jamaicans and the Jamaican bobsled team.
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Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
1 month ago

Is This Love? The Jamaica Bob Marley-inspired World Cup kits will have you jamming this summer

Jamaica unveiled Bob Marley–inspired home and away kits by Adidas while the team proceeds to play-offs needing consecutive wins to reach World Cup 2026.
Brooklyn
fromCaribbean Life
2 months ago

PM Holness says Jamaicans must develop the island - Caribbean Life

Caribbean governments respond calmly to U.S. pause on permanent visa processing, urging domestic development and diplomatic engagement amid rising anti-immigration sentiment.
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London music
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

I've Been to Nearly Every Caribbean Carnival-and These Are My Favorite Celebrations

Caribbean Carnival originates in Black resistance and remains a cultural celebration of freedom, music, vibrant costumes, and diasporic connection despite commercialization.
Food & drink
fromBon Appetit
2 months ago

Devonn Francis's Caribbean Roots Taught Him How to Curate Perfect Events

Devonn Francis uses Jamaican-American family culinary traditions to create welcoming, artful events that showcase Caribbean flavors and complement spirits like Glenlivet Jamaica Edition.
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Jamaica unveil snazzy kits ahead of World Cup playoffs

The home shirt has a yellow-gold base overlaid with a weave pattern that makes it look like the crocheted garments and Rasta headwear Marley wore in the 1970s. There are also horizontal bands in black, red and green that span the shirt and feature a pattern intended to resemble vinyl records. The away shirt is arguably even livelier, with the Jamaican national colors once again used to create a black alternative design that pays homage to the rocksteady rhythm of the island's music.
Soccer (FIFA)
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Bob Marley & the Wailers: Legend

Legend is an incomplete but immensely influential 1984 Bob Marley compilation that became globally ubiquitous despite omitting significant facets of his music and career.
Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

UB40 Announce 2026 North American Tour

UB40 will tour North America in fall 2026 for 40 cities on "The Unstoppable Tour," supporting a new album planned for release this summer.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Tour news: Disclosure, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tune-Yards / Kassa Overall, Providence Popfest, more

Multiple artists announced extensive 2026 North American tours, including Disclosure, WU LYF, Aldous Harding, Tune-Yards, Flea, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Lila Ike learned what "self-love" means with her Grammy-nominated album

Lila Ike, a Jamaican reggae artist, released Treasure Self Love and earned a Grammy nomination as the sole female nominee in the best reggae album category.
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