A One Par 2 - Tessellated
A One Par 2 - Tessellated

This episode Kangwa and Yannick chop it up with Recording artiste and Producer Tessellated. Tessellated has experienced viral and commercial success since is debut as a recording artiste, and we dive into what it has been like on his journey thus far from Pine and Ginger to Learned some Jazz today. He offers his unique perspective on his experience navigating through the jamaican music industry and the american music industry as a young jamaican living in Florida and LA, He get's pretty honest and real about his experiences and what it took for him to get where is now, and where he's looking to go moving forward.

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S06E03 - Brushstrokes & Buttcheeks ft. Su
S06E03 - Brushstrokes & Buttcheeks ft. Su

This episode of The Late Night Par our guest is the enigmatic Su aka @_BanBlackBird the talented muralist creative. During this par we get heated speaking about Leachim Semaj’s comments on Catcalling being Jamaican culture. We dive into the double standard of Lisa Hanna’s comments on women in Carnival with a segue into uptown politics. As we talk about the mass deportation of criminals from Uk to Jamaica we go over Xenophobia in foreign countries and to close out we get really personal talking about male friendship dynamics in comparison to female ones

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S06E02 - Quakes & Shakes ft. Nickii Kane
S06E02 - Quakes & Shakes ft. Nickii Kane

Our guest this episode is the amazing multitalented creative- Nickii Kane, known for her Photography, Videos and Visual design. She sits with the Late Night Par to tell us her story of her beginnings, what she’s up to now and projects for the future and philanthropic ventures. Nickii also spent time to do what the par does as we shot the breeze over the recent earthquake, corona virus and other buzzworthy topics

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S05E06 - Litmas Par (Season Finale)
S05E06 - Litmas Par (Season Finale)

The Last Par for the year! for our season finale wrap up, we kept it litty for this episode. It’s just us the par, no guests so we could gwaan the worst way, and we brought lots and lots of alcohol! So we drinking in the par, so who knows what kinda things were said in this Litmas Par. Join us as we close out the year strong. This episode we talk about-

Lizzo’s Laker’s game fit, was it really trash, or is it fatphobia? Konshens public break up, and reuniting with his wife all over social media. Miss Jamaica Universe’s Annie Palmer costume controversy, spent a lot of time talking about Bolt vs Yohan Blake, and in the lightning round we talked about Brother Nature getting washed!

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S05E05 - Our Ting Different ft. Annaixe
S05E05 - Our Ting Different ft. Annaixe

Season 5 Episode 5 features the multi-talented creative, Annaixe (Pronounced Anna-i-x-e) joining the par, Known for Photography, Modeling, Influencing, but today she joins us as a Fashion/Costume Designer. She shares with us what her experience designing for carnival has been like thus far , shares some stories, where her inspiration comes from and challenges.

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A One Par 01 ft. Alex Rivas
A One Par 01 ft. Alex Rivas

Introducing a new sub-series under The Late Night Par banner - A One Par!

How is it different from our regular episode? A One Par features guests that we focus more about their journeys and stories through their careers, focusing less about pop culture topics, but more offering insights from different minds and talents. It can feature any range or combination of the Late Night Par cast;

The first of the series features - Alex Rivas! Professional Tour manager for Artistes such as Chronixx, Ella Mai, & Chloe & Halle.she breaks down for us, how she got her start tour managing, her most memorable tour experiences, what it’s like being a female tour manager and earning respect from others, and her thoughts on what it takes to succeed as a creative, as well as advice for those interested in tour managing.

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S05E04 - Bad Vibes Baby ft. Lindsey Lodenquai
S05E04 - Bad Vibes Baby ft. Lindsey Lodenquai

This episode we have the New Wave Boss! Lindsey Lodenquai in the par with us to chop it up! We speak about how New Wave started, and what it’s like for her running the brand, some of the ups and downs as well as advice for others looking to build their brand. In the current affairs category - we spoke about Kanye’s Sunday service in Jamaica, The Most Hon. BroGad (and the mixed feedback), we spoke about Tank’s very interesting perspective of fellatio and sexuality, and Wale having to deal with Bad Vibes babies

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S05E02 - Island Energy ft. Alexia James
S05E02 - Island Energy ft. Alexia James

Today we have our Guest, Alexia James - GirlBoss from Trinidad, living in Jamaica. The host of her own Podcast; Diary of a 20 Somethin’, our first guest with a podcast!

We sit down and talk about Island comparisons between Jamaica and Trinidad plus a bit about the common “Island wars” debate that happens on Twitter. Muse about the “Ghost Tweets” account that came about trying to out accounts who previously made problematic tweets, The image standards with hair between countries, a bit on the vape ban controversy - A quick chat about podcasting and our creative processes, and suddenly our grievances with Therapy and the church.

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S05E01 - Who's Qualified?
S05E01 - Who's Qualified?

The Premiere of Season 5! After our summer series at Marianna’s Kitchen, we are now at Cowork Ja for Season 5! we now also have a video podcast on Youtube on the very culture channel so subscribe there for updates- this week we are here with Multitalented Visual Creative - Randy Richards, we talk about the disorganized road work in Kingston, if Passengers are to blame for unruly public transportation, The Responsibilities and consequences we share on SM, #FinanceTwitter, and What makes someone “Qualified” in this day and age, and we top it off with some relationship dealbreakers

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/6RcuAkHRMRo

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