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9:54
Make This Jamaican Breakfast: Ackee and Saltfish
Andre Fowles of Miss Lily’s in NYC is in the Munchies Test Kitchen making an ideal Jamaican breakfast: ackee and saltfish, paired steamed callaloo, crispy Johnnycakes, and fried plantain.
VICE Specials

24:14
J'ouvert: Brooklyn's Dirty Masquerade
J’ouvert is a pre-dawn street masquerade that marks the beginning of Caribbean Carnival but, in recent years, has become a subject of controversy.
SUB.Culture / Clip

9:05
Celebrating MANANA in the City of Music
We head to present-day Santiago de Cuba, where MANANA festival took place back in May, to see how dance music’s path through the decades has resulted in the scene’s most vibrant moment.
SUB.Culture / Clip

10:03
The DJ's Who Turned Cuba's Economic Turmoil Into a Movement
In the economically devastated early 90s, DJs like D'Joy de Cuba, Wichy de Vedado, and DJ Jigüe, found catharsis in a new community of parties, clubs, and sounds.
SUB.Culture / Clip

1:40
SUB.Culture: Cuba
We delve into how a group of pioneering musicians in the early 1960s created an electroacoustic movement that coupled modern equipment with more traditional Cuban styles.
Haiti's Power Struggle

5:18
The 120-Day President
Haiti's National Assembly selected Jocelerme Privert as the country's interim president just a week after the departure of Michel Martelly.
Haiti's Power Struggle

6:26
Who's in Charge?
Simon Ostrovsky reports from Haiti's capital to see who is in charge of the country, after President Michel Martelly stepped down without a clear successor.