Kingston (Jamaica)

Inner Circle's Roger Lewis Talks Reggae, Legal Weed, and 4/20: "Marijuana Is A Good Herb"

"Like we say in Jamaica," Inner Circle founding guitarist Roger Lewis tells Crossfade, "it's a gladdy good thing for some smoke." This Saturday (AKA 4/20), Roger and his bruddas will be bringing the "Mary Mary" and "Boom Shaka Laka" to Sunset Cove Amphitheater with Steel Pulse. And it'll be a day t ... More >>

SoBeWFF: Guy Fieri Mingles While Ziggy Marley Rocks the Closing Party

If last night was any indication, SoBeWFF proud papa Lee Schrager might have to rename the festival the South Beach Wine, Food & Reggae Festival, because Ziggy Marley rocked the tents with a full-length concert that appealed to everyone of every age and degree of sobriety during Guy Fieri's ... More >>

Monty Alexander at Miami Jazz Fest 2012, November 17 and 18

Buju Banton: Five More Years in Jail

Pot Candy, Sleep Aids, and Anti-Energy Drinks

Happy 4/20! This holiday, once underground, has gone mainstream. MTV lists quite a few celebrations and legalization demonstrations in San Francisco, Seattle, and even Topeka, Kansas. (Willie Nelson is performing.)At 4:20 p.m., thousands of people are expected to "light up" in solidarity. Since we a ... More >>

Eat Like a Local: Jerk, Parrotfish and Rum in Jamaica

All photos by Laine DossMaking soup roadside. Jamaican men and women sell everything from fruit to steamed fish out of shacks and tents. ​Recently, Short Order was invited to sample the food and farms of Jamaica. In this three-part report, we shared a visit to several farms and the Bob Marley muse ... More >>

$7.6 Million Worth of Pot Seized at Port of Miami

​U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they haven't made a huge pot bust at the Port of Miami for months, but sometimes you just have to wait. Authorities report they discovered 3,837 pounds of marijuana, nearly two tons, stuffed inside shipping containers at the port last Friday.

Jamaican Bees, Fruit and Herbs

All photos by Laine DossBob Marley eternally give his "one love" salute at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston.​Short Order was recently invited to tour Jamaica, where we visited parts of the island not usually on the tourist radar. Yesterday, we shared our experience on a coffee plantation in the B ... More >>

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee: A Legal Buzz From the Land of Wood and Water

All photos by Laine Doss​Short Order was recently invited to join a diverse group of food bloggers to tour some of the more out of the way places in Jamaica. Today, we'll share a visit to a coffee plantation in part one of a three-part tour of the road less traveled in Jamaica.

Black Uhuru at Grand Central June 15

This Week in Cocaine, Castro, and LeBron

​TWCCL is a new weekly installment bringing you all the news you need on the three issues that matter most to Miamians. COCAINE: Big bust of the week: $217 million in cocaine, seized at a shipping port in Kingston. An eight-ball was found at the Kennedy Space Center. This is the second time i ... More >>

Gyptian

Shower Posse, the gang holding Jamaica hostage, has bloody Miami roots

Jamaica State of Emergency Explained; Best of the Best Concert Still On

Christopher "Dudus" Coke​As we posted yesterday, Kingston, Jamaica still remains under a state of siege by gang members, and both they and Jamaican officials have blockaded streets throughout the capital city. At the center of it all is Christopher "Dudus" Coke, a notorious drug lord with bloody l ... More >>

Music Newsletter: iLa Mawana at the Funky Buddha on Saturday

​Trusted scribe Alex Rendon puts out a rock-solid music e-mail newsletter for New Times Broward-Palm Beach every week, which you can sign up for right here. Here's one stimulating entry from this week's edition.Ace local booking source the Honeycomb brings massive, nationally-touted reggae ensembl ... More >>

Tonight! Julian Marley at Culture Room

It can be difficult to keep track of all the musical offspring of super-fertile reggae king Bob Marley. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, and Damian have each carved out their unique notches in their reggae family tree. Julian, elder only to Damian, creates music true to the traditional roots reggae legac ... More >>

More SunFest Additions: Iyaz and Sean Kingston Give the Lineup Some Pop

Although we already discussed SunFest's New Music Night offerings, it would be poor form to let the day's other additions go unmentioned. For the youth contingent, 20-year-old Sean Kingston already has a wealth of Caribbean-flavored catchy melodies in his arsenal. "Fire Burning" is the one that rais ... More >>

Top picks for the 17th annual Marley Fest

Top Chef 7 Miami Casting, In Pictures

Jacob KatelProspective Top Chef contestants shoot the shit while they wait their turn to see the casting director.​Top Chef 7 is officially on its way to your signal box, and Magical Elves, the production company behind the hit Bravo series, was in Miami on Sunday looking for talent. Prospective c ... More >>

Jamaican Me Hungry, Part 2: Jack Sprat and Treasure Beach

Treasure Beach​Located on the southern shore of Jamaica, about 4 hours west of Kingston, Treasure Beach remains a sleepy, relatively undiscovered fishing village. If you relish a quiet getaway that, in July and August at least, is barely tainted by tourists, this is where you want to be. And ... More >>

Don Carlos

Lively Up Yourself

Etana's The Strong One is on the Shortlist for a Grammy Award

I just got an email this past Friday, announcing the current shortlist of reggae albums under consideration to be nominated for a Grammy. Surprisingly, one-time Fort Lauderdale resident, Etana, made the list due to her debut album, The Strong One, which was released earlier this year. Etana spent ... More >>

For the only witness to a cop murder, Jamaica sucks

Cheryl Chin of Jamaica Kitchen

Miami Movement

Our guide to the 15th annual Caribbean Festival.

What Would a Jew Do?

The Miami Jewish Film Festival grapples with eternal questions.

Various artists

Strictly the Best 35/36 (VP)

Yellowman

Joyful Jamaican

Dub from the Roots

Looking for Leslie Ruddock, brother to King Tubby and the unsung hero of dub

Lord of the Dancehall

You may not have heard of Tony Kelly, but you have probably heard him

Irie Marley Party

Back to Life

With "Earth A Run Red," Jamaican crooner Richie Spice rises again

Coolie Dance

Thanks to Pitbull and Nina Sky, Scatta Burrell's beat was the riddim of choice this summer

Survival Dude

With the success of "Dude," Beenie Man and Ms. Thing prove they are the wickedest duo

Field Marshall

Jamaican upstart loves the scent of that purple skunk

Elephant Man

Good 2 Go (VP)

Dancehall Rasta

With King Man, Everton Blender mixes up lovers rock with roots reggae soul

Winding and Long

If Babylon isn't ready to embrace Buju Banton yet, give it time

Chin Music

How one little record shop climbed to the top of the reggae world

City Slackers

Poverty, dancehall, and sound systems in modern-day Kingston, Jamaica

Papa Bear

Don't worry, kid; reggae legend Freddie McGregor's gonna make it all better

Many Blessings

Capleton finds success in righteousness

Everything Irie

Watcha gonna do, Inner Circle, make one of the hottest recording studios in the nation?

Best Reggae Radio Program

Sounds of the Caribbean

Yard Sale

Kingston duo: Black Rat and Max Wayne

Cars That Go Boom

Bass Mekanik breaks beats and windows

The Outsiders

Dread Reckoning

Dub architect, crossover dreamer, music exec, and all-around nice guy, Mikey Dread has kept the reggae fires burning for almost twenty years