Tag: Photos

  • Notting Hill Carnival, Post Riots Edition

    Bobby Babylon Flexes Muscle, But Europe’s Biggest Street Jam Raves On

    Naysayers be damned, London showed its true colors at the 2011 Notting Hill Carnival. Scheduled for August 28 and 29th, the date came just three weeks after a firestorm of rioting that spread across Britain following the death of Mark Duggan, an Anglo-Jamaican youth who was shot by police in North London. The wounds from that traumatic spasm of “Anarchy in the UK“—which resulted in 5 deaths, 16 injuries, and over 3000 arrests—will not heal overnight. Nor will we soon forget the ugly divisive rhetoric unleashed by the flareup of violence. But nothing brings people together like a good rave. (more…)

  • Reggae Sumfest 2011: International Reggae Night

    How Cocoa, Beres, and Bunny Made The Sumfest Crowd Forget R.Kelly

    A funny thing happened on the way Sumfest Night #2. After a last-minute cancellation by headliner R.Kelly, who was reportedly suffering from a throat ailment, Reggae Sumfest promoters had 48 hours to scramble and find a replacement for the Pied Piper of R&B. (more…)

  • Reggae Sumfest 2011: Dancehall Night

    Words And Images From The Greatest Reggae Show On Earth, Night #1
    Dateline: Montego Bay, Jamaica. Whether your musical taste runs
    more to Bunny Wailer, Mavado or Nicki Minaj—the 19th annual staging of
    the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth had a little bit of something for
    everybody. As usual, the festivities kicked off on Thursday with
    Dancehall Night, and all the hottest artists on the streets of
    Kingston were in attendance… (more…)