Caribbean Bookshelf (May/June 2007)
Dubwise: Reasoning From the Reggae Underground by Klive Walker (Insomniac Press) An engaging collection of essays by Toronto-based writer...
Caribbean Bookshelf (January/February 2007)
Horizons: The Life and Times of Edric Connor, 1913–1968: An Autobiography, with a foreword by George Lamming, and an introduction by...
Rhythm roundup (January/February 2007)
Soné Ka-La Jacques Schwarz-Bart (Emarcy, B000FG5PYK) Two of the most exciting and flavourful Caribbean jazz releases I’ve heard in...
Music buzz (January/February 2007)
Soca HD You may have heard of high-definition television, or even high-definition sound, but Machel Montano High Definition is going to...
Caribbean Bookshelf (November/December 2006)
Unburnable: A Novel Marie-Elena John (Amistad, ISBN 0-06-083757-8, 292 pp) Unburnable is the first novel by young Antiguan writer...
Rhythm roundup (November/December 2006)
Queen-Sugar Jazzique (DanceBEAT Records) Jazzique Chiverton, generally regarded as the ranking king of keyboards on the vibrant St Kitts...
Music buzz (November/December 2006)
What could the Matter be? Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji are the musical duo better know as Mattafix. Their work is what record...
Nasio Fontaine: hear his cry
At the end of a crackling telephone line, Nasio Fontaine is in high spirits. “We just coming from Africa,” he says with obvious mirth....
