Music

Embark, Music, Reviews, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

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

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Embark, Music, Reviews, United States, Trinidad and Tobago

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

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Arrive, Music, Travel, Cuba

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

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Embark, Music, Reviews

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

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Engage, Music

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

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Embark, Music, Reviews

Playlist (Nov/Dec 2020) | Music reviews

This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Nubya Garcia; Raise; Protoje; and Kes

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Embark, Music, Reviews

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

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Immerse, Music, People, United States, Trinidad and Tobago

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

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