Dancehall

A Dispatch From Kingston: The Big Bunx Riddim, Bob Marley's House, And One Love

Casey Taylor reports live from Kingston, Jamaica – diving into the dancehall and reggae scenes of past and present, the Marley legacy, and the legends…

Sep 7, 2023 • Casey Taylor

Son Raw's Song of the Summer: Alkaline's "Block & Delete"

Son Raw breaks down his song of the summer, Alkaline's "Block & Delete."

Sep 22, 2016 • Son Raw

Equiknoxx Make The Best Dancehall Album of 2016

Son Raw takes a look at the excellent new album from Jamaican dancehall staples, Equiknoxx.

Aug 3, 2016 • Son Raw

Love Di Duppy: LA's Dancehall Label that Drake (Probably) Won't Appropriate

M. Geddes Gengras and Cameron Stallones team up to form the Duppy Gun label.

Apr 28, 2016 • Peter Holslin

Miss Red comes to Murder

Gonna go out on a limb and say that this is the best album by an Israel-based female dancehall MC ever made.

Dec 4, 2015 • Son Raw

Passion of the Weiss Mix XVIII - Vilify (Dancehall Special)

New Dancehall mix by Berlin-Via-Montreal rudegyal Vilify for the Passion of the Weiss mix series. Do the dutty wine to it.

Mar 16, 2015 • Son Raw

The Wrath of Kahn, Neek and Gorgon Sound

Kahn and his partner in crime Neek have unleashed a torrent of tracks operating in hyper-specific genre confines, thriving in the process. While both…

Feb 13, 2015 • Son Raw

She's Drunk reworks Jungle and Dancehall, confuses our sentence structure

She's Drunk's Physical EP is one of the more interestingly experimental dance releases that's landed in my inbox recently, one that avoids easy…

Oct 17, 2014 • Son Raw

Zuse: The Human Wrecking Machine

The Jafakin patois is an age-old tactic in rap.

Jul 29, 2014 • Jeff Weiss

Murlo's digital landscapes

Son Raw's physical is back in North America but you can't trap his mind.

Jun 26, 2014 • Son Raw

The Heatwave: Jamaica Settings

Son Raw bus up di dance

Jul 3, 2013 • Son Raw

Son Raw: The Bluffer's Guide to Rinse.FM (Part 2)

Part 2 of Son Raw's continuing look at London's best radio station.

Feb 12, 2013 • Son Raw

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