CURRENT STATUS
Available for commission.
BEATS
Music / Culture / Race
Jamaican and Caribbean Cultural Production
Pop Culture Criticism
(Mis)representations of Black and Afro-Caribbean culture
Diaspora
EDITORIAL ACCOLADES
2017 Summer Editorial Intern, Noisey
2018 Allied Media Conference’s Movement Journalism mentee
2019 Magazines Canada Fellowship award recipient
2019 ByBlacks People’s Choice Award recipient for Best Online Journalist
Recognized on Complex UK’s Highlights From The World Of Music Journalism list (2020, 2019)
Recognized on Invisible Publishing’s Best Canadian Music Writing list (2020, 2019)
Bylines have appeared in
What Is Missed When Carnival Is Canceled: Sun, Joy, Freedom
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WEPRESENT
Jump Up, Turn Up, Dress Up: The Men Playing Mas at Carnival
LEVEL
Instagram Apologizes For Blocking Caribbean Carnival Content
MOTHERBOARD
The Essential Guide to Dancehall
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY
Dancehall Should Be Recognised By The Grammys
DAZED
Kingston’s Coaster Buses Rule Music On The Road
THE FADER
I Want to Celebrate Freedom for All Bodies at Carnival
VICE
To the Producers of Marvel’s Luke Cage: Enough with the Ja'Faikans
VICE
The Noisey Guide To Getting Into Vybz Kartel
NOISEY
Visual Culture: The Caribbean Creative Renaissance Is Coming To A Screen Near You
LARGEUP
Bashment Soca Is The Rebel Genre the Bajan Government Is Reluctant To Embrace
NOISEY
Dancehall Is Pop Now, but We Can’t Let Pop Stars Steal Dancehall
NOISEY
+ select essays on caribbean cultural production and pop culture criticism
+ select profiles and interviews
A rare interview with Popcaan, dancehall’s past, present, and future
THE FADER
Buju Baton Isn’t Interested In Legacy
OKAYPLAYER
NOISEY
Nicole Dennis-Benn, Writing & Silver Linings
BASHY MAGAZINE
Jimmy October Is Adding His Own Spin To Calypso
THE FADER
THE FADER
Nailah Blackman Carries The Legacy Of Original Sokah Music In Her Blood
NOISEY
Protoje, Music And A Fearless Generation
BASHY MAGAZINE
Sevana Wants You to Shut Up and Make the Planet Better in "Justice"
NOISEY
Amindi K. Fro$t Will Surpass Whatever Expectations You Put on Her
NOISEY
Friyie Is Envisioning Greatness for Himself and For His Neighbourhood
NOISEY
Pressa Has Lived a Hard Life, Now He Wants Peace
NOISEY
Big Lean's Open-Hearted Music Is Here for a Good Time and A Long Time
NOISEY