Culture, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Mark Lyndersay, Nicholas Laughlin and Simon Lee ● Issue 83 (January/February 2007)
Carnival captured
Carnival is colour, the old cliché goes. Carnival is music. Carnival is bacchanal. Movement. Energy. Art. Excitement. “The greatest show...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 82 (November/December 2006)
Island hopper (November/December 2006)
It’s Christmas time in the islands, but forget about old St Nick to spice things up. From Trinidad and Tobago to Cuba, the Caribbean has...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 81 (September/October 2006)
Island hopper (September/October 2006)
The biggest cultural event in the Caribbean in September and October — in fact, for the whole year — is the ninth Caribbean Festival of...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Attillah Springer ● Issue 81 (September/October 2006)
Carifesta IX: celebrating ourselves
“You going Carifesta?” Not to be left out of the excitement, the corn soup vendor on Independence Square is getting into the spirit of...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 80 (July/August 2006)
Gallery roundup (July/August 2006)
Stanley Greaves: Shadows Move Among Them Zemicon Gallery, Barbados Dedicated to the late writer Edgar Mittelholzer, this new series of...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 80 (July/August 2006)
Island hopper (July/August 2006)
In July and August, most of the Caribbean’s schoolchildren are on their long vacation, and it’s the height of the rainy season —...
Culture, Music, Festivals and Events, Jamaica
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 80 (July/August 2006)
Splashback: the return of Reggae Sunsplash
The imminent revival of Reggae Sunsplash, a genuine, 24-carat Caribbean cultural icon, is cause for rejoicing among fans of genuine roots...
Culture, Festivals and Events, Sports, Trinidad and Tobago
By Tracy Assing ● Issue 79 (May/June 2006)
Cool breeze, high seas
Sailing has been a means of transport forever, it seems, and this call of the sea has endured the passage of time, as man has sailed for...