Embark, Music, Reviews, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 164 (May/June 2021)
Playlist (May/June 2021) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Anthony Joseph; Delgres; various artists on Project Spotlight; and Annicia Banks
Embark, Music, Reviews, United States, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 163 (March/April 2021)
Playlist (Mar/Apr 2021) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Kalpee; Payge Turner Music; Natiruts, Ziggy Marley & Yalitza Aparicio; and Will the Wolf & X.O. Drew
By Donna Yawching ● Issue 163 (March/April 2021)
Són city, Cuba | Destination
Near the eastern end of Cuba, Santiago is a regional capital, a treasure house of history — and, Donna Yawching writes, the island’s most musical city. The soundtrack is driven by the rhythms of són, she learns — and the soul of Santiago is in its musicians’ fervour for their heritage
By Nigel Campbell ● January/February 2021
Playlist (Jan/Feb 2021) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Jesse Ryan; Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola; and Teddyson John
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 174 (January/February 2023), January/February 2021
Music to your ears | Did you even know
Think you’re the ultimate music buff? How much do you really know about the Caribbean’s diverse musical traditions? Let our trivia column put you to the test
By Nigel Campbell ● November/December 2020 • Digital Issue
Playlist (Nov/Dec 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Nubya Garcia; Raise; Protoje; and Kes
By Nigel Campbell ● September/October 2020 • Digital Issue
Playlist (Sept/Oct 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Paul Beaubrun; Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Rai; and Robert “Dubwise” Brown
Immerse, Music, People, United States, Trinidad and Tobago
By Amanda Choo Quan ● September/October 2020 • Digital Issue
Anti-stoosh: Adam “DJ foreigner” Cooper | Snapshot
From live events mixing and mashing diverse musical genres to his online Carnival Tabanca series, Trinidadian DJ Adam Cooper — also known as foreigner, based in Los Angeles — is completely reinventing what Caribbean culture can be, writes Amanda Choo Quan