Category: Culture
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Eight Questions with Jahmeel Thwaites
Award-winning Jamaican cinematographer Jahmeel Thwaites reflects on making his first feature film, Benji Black, the work that shapes him and the realities of creating from the Caribbean.
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STILL US – Still We Gather
Jamaica changes fast. New phones. New music. New roads. But some things don’t move. They stay right where our grandparents left them. And that’s why coming home still feels like home. It’s Sunday morning and the whole house already knows what time…
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THE HEARTBEAT ON A PLATE” Jamaica’s Illustrious Culinary Background
In Jamaica, food is always at the center of it all. Whether you’re heading to visit family in rural Jamaica, or inviting a friend over in the city, the pot is what brings us together. From the days of the…
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“GREATNESS COST THEM THEIR LIVES”.. The Men’s Health Crisis in Reggae & Dancehall
Men’s health in dancehall and entertainment is a mark. A scar we don’t like to look at. We celebrate the greatness, but we don’t talk about what it cost. Because a lot of our most successful kings didn’t live to…
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Jhagroo’s New Groove
Engineer Tandra “DJ Lytes” Jhagroo has worked with Drake, Sean Paul and Coldplay. Now she’s building an art studio where Jamaica’s music and visual art meet.
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Writing Or Dunce?
Let’s be honest about what’s happening to music. The beats slap. The mixing is clean. AI can write you a hook in 10 seconds. You can drop a song tonight and be in 50 countries by morning. But the writing?…
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Art & Art: Stealing Hearts
Urban Vine Media and Push A Yute Inc. launched the inaugural staging of Art & Art with an intimate evening of poetry, reggae, storytelling, and soulful performances at Café Rosa. Featuring a vibrant mix of established and emerging artistes, the…
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Vulgarity or Vibes?
When Jamaican media mogul Fae Ellington came to social media last week to express her disdain for the lyrics attached to Steven ‘Di Genius’ McGregor’s newest production, the Hill and Gully Ride Riddim, it attracted both agreement and backlash. On…
