Curated Video
Roots and Characteristics of Reggae Music
Reggae is a distinctive genre of music that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s. Influenced by Blues, R&B, and Afro Jamaican roots, reggae has its own unmistakable sound characterized by groovy basslines, bouncy beats, and the use of...
Langfocus
Jamaican Patois (NOT English!)
This video is all about Jamaican Patois, aka Jamaican Creole, the English-based creole language of Jamaica. Special thanks to Irina Bruce and Derrick Ricketts for their feedback and help with the Patois samples in this video! Video...
Curated Video
Why Drake uses a Jamaican accent
Drake employs a Jamaican accent when it's convenient for him. So we investigated the origin of his patois. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: An earlier version of this video incorrectly stated that Boi-1da produced One...
Curated Video
Dread Beat and Blood (1979) - extract
Watch the complete film on BFI Player (UK only): http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-dread-beat-and-blood-1979/ This vibrant portrait of dub poet and political activist Linton Kwesi Johnson transports us back to the turbulent streets of...
National Theatre
The Making of the Music for a Play: Exploring Jamaican Folk Music and Cinematic Soundscapes
Composer Benjamin Kwasi Burrell describes the process of composing for theatre, by explaining his process of writing the gorgeous music for the National Theatre's production of Small Island.
Curated Video
DJ Kool Herc's Turntables: Hip Hop Extraordinaire
In 1970s New York, 16-year-old Jamaican immigrant Clive Campbell (aka DJ Kool Herc) used his trusty turntables to loop funk records and bring the beat. In the process he helped create one of America's true art forms: hip hop.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Orlando Patterson - Jamaica The Confounding Island
Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of the West Indies, his alma mater, and the London School of...
The Histocrat
Anansi the Trickster - Mythillogical
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Curated Video
Where Sicko Mode's weirdest moments came from
Tracing the roots of Jamaican dub music. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott was an unexpected chart-topper. It sounds more like three songs than one. Its disjointed, other-worldly effects,...
Curated Video
Earworm is back with Season 2
Earworm is back with Season 2. Watch the first episode here: https://youtu.be/v9gLmBgUTV4 Join the Video Lab! http://bit.ly/video-lab Vox’s Earworm, a video series that dives deep into the origin stories of sounds in pop music, is back...