Via Man Recordings, I learned about another Jamaica-related documentary of Danish film-maker Andreas Johnsen, the director of »Natasja«. It is called »Man Ooman« and looks at gender relations in JA through dancehall dancing culture.
The film investigates the culture behind dancehall dancing and tries to find out how this dance became as absurd as it is today. It gives a glimpse at what kind of people the dancers are, how they live and why dancing is important to them.
I find this song and video madly inspiring. It’s beautifully shot and contains stunning footage of Kingston – the message in the song is amazing as well. (via The Heatwave)
For the final outdoor scene Kartel was rolling deep with his crew Also, note the fans watching the shoot from the roof. There were literally hundreds of people who came to get a glimpse of Kartel. (via Dre Skull)
The single cover, a photograph of a bullet ahead of the wave, is a creation of Schlieren photography, a technique that allows the visualization of density changes, and therefore shock waves, in fluid flow. Schlieren techniques have been used in laboratory wind tunnels to visualize the supersonic flow of model aircraft, making airflow visible, or to view the reaction of FIRE on its environment. (via Sainted PR)
Jamaica Project explores modern Jamaica through it’s dancehall and party scene. The result being a combination of purely text based work alongside some pretty sexy graphics depicting the dichotomy of the Jamaican woman’s place within society. It has been a means of understanding and coming to grips with modern Jamaican culture while connecting it with elements of the past that inspired me as a child.
(via Shimmy Shimmy)
Today, sdag sent me a link to a new video for a tune he did together with Raw & Free (of I-Fire fame): it’s called »Überfall« and even though it lacks the lyrical ease the current German king of the dancehall – Ronny Trettmann – has, I definitely like the catchy hook and the energy of the whole production. Looking forward to hear more!
