
Ripley & MPeach at the CareForce1 Launch: Brooklyn Museum March 17
I’m so glad that I and fellow Dutty Artz colleague MPeach will be on deck as part of this event – the CareForce Travelogues... Continue Reading

Ripley on UK pirate radio, public housing and illegal culture March 10 at Fordham Law
In my capacity both as Dj Ripley and as Dr. Larisa Kingston Mann, I’m speaking at Fordham Law School next week, sponsored by the... Continue Reading

DJ Ripley on the Elevate Festival, wrapping up Europe
Ripley here, just returned from a few days in Graz, Austria, where I was a guest at the 11th Elevate Festival. Continue Reading

Dutty Artz presents: BRUNCH GOZÓN round two
This October BRUNCH GOZÓN returns to TBA Brooklyn to reprise last month’s brunch party success with another multi-sensory experience celebrating cultures and flavors not... Continue Reading

Dutty Artz presents: Brunch Gozón – a new series
Dutty Artz has always been into multisensory experiences, especially ones that help us link across and through borders, making conscious links across the globe... Continue Reading

Jamaica projects a gwan: benefit party July 25
Fresh off my European tour, I’m please to play a benefit for The Jamaica Project, a small project furthering education, cultural exchange and sharing... Continue Reading

Ripley in Europe & beyond, Summer 2015
Summer time means I can change gears a bit, step away from the classroom and head out into the world to DJ and connect with... Continue Reading

Dutty Artz Keeps Changing The Mood Lineup: Ushka
We present someone who at this point really needs no introduction since she exploded into the NY DJ scene a couple of years ago:... Continue Reading

Dutty Artz Keeps Changing The Mood Lineup: Riobamba
We are pleased to present another stellar player on the Dutty Artz Keeps Changing The mood lineup! Recently relocated to NY from Boston, Riobamba... Continue Reading

Dutty Artz Keeps Changing The Mood Lineup: Atropolis
Dutty Artz lineup for tomorrow night (Wednesday April 29) includes a special live set from Atropolis, which you definitely won’t want to miss! Building... Continue Reading

Inside the Dutty Pool: Rumba and War
I have a friend whose father collects and sells records. As in, vinyl. This he does by mail, as an auction. No internet, no... Continue Reading

Pidgins, margins, crossings experiments in Bushwick, Tuesday Oct 28
This year has been a year of expansion & experimentation for me (DJ Ripley), from the chance to play Lincoln Center with Ushka, Dutty... Continue Reading

Ralph Ellison’s record collection and when to stay underground (with guest appearances by Maya Angelou & Stuart Hall)
The Jazz Museum of Harlem has an exhibit up on Ralph Ellison’s record collection, and a few weeks ago Scheme and I went by to... Continue Reading

womens’ blues stories lived, heard and told
The NYTimes published the Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie about a little over a week ago and it made its way across my laptop... Continue Reading