Author: Vivian T
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Sound System Culture
The Sound System Convo: A Eulogy For What We Didn’t Register We had more talent than brain. That’s the first hard truth we never said out loud. As a Jamaican I’ve seen the come up where some go get the…
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What It Really Takes to Build a Festival: From Barefoot to Backline
Whether it’s “Rototom” in Spain, “Reggae on the Lake”, “Jamaica Jazz & Blues”, “Sumfest” in Catherine Hall, “Sunsplash” dust in Jarrett Park, “Lost In Time’s LED temples, or “Jamit” in an Italian courtyard — the marquee name changes. The complexities…
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Are Selectors & DJs Still Relevant in the Streamin
From King Jammy’s to Stone Love, Bass Odyssey to Renaissance, sound system culture was built on selectors. Matterhorn, Fire Links, DJ Wayne, Sky Juice. They weren’t just playing tunes. They were gatekeepers. Historians. The filter between the street and the…
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We All Need Guidance: Lanton- Queen Ifrica
How can someone embody so many different profiles but can still be true to oneself. Call her Fyah Mumma. Call her a Regal Queen. Call her Black Woman. Call her mother. Call her sexy, call her what you will. What…
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Romantic Monsta – NHANCE
Life is about love. Music is about love. So life is love and so is music. Romantic Monsta is all about that. Here is a young Dancehall act penning his way forward through the maze of love and romance. Yes…
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876 Women Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sheryl Lee Ralph: A Jamaican-American Icon Paying Homage to “Her Roots”. Sheryl Lee Ralph, the acclaimed actress, singer, and activist, has been making waves with her bold stance on Jamaica’s decision to discontinue its longstanding medical partnership with Cuba. In…
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Medium/Outlets/Reggae & Dancehall
As a youth growing up in Jamaica the 1980s & 1990s had a soundscape and presence that was hard to ignore. We had Third World, Bob Marley, Sophia George, Sugar Minot as for Bands we had Chalice, Home T4. Events…
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Carry Her Burden a book worth reading
The aim at Urbanvine Media is remind the world that our culture is more than Reggae & Dancehall. Some of the best literature that has ever written was also written right here in Jamaica. Today we examine a book that…
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