Music buzz (July/August 2007)
Buddzing talent Bermudan singer Collie Buddz is the latest sensation to rock the reggae world. His fully-charged hit single, “Come...
Eco buzz (July/August 2007)
The Caribbean: sun, sea, and…whale-watching Whale-watching may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Caribbean,...
Ella Andall: earth music
It’s Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day in Trinidad, but instead of taking a day off, Ella Andall is doing what she always does—singing....
Passing of a king of carnival: Carlos Lezama
Last January 22, Carlos Lezama, the man known as “the Father of Brooklyn Carnival”, died at King’s County Hospital in his adopted...
Ocho Rios: jazzing up Jamaica
June is jazz month in Jamaica, with the 17th Ocho Rios Jazz Festival continuing this year as the main attraction, running June 9-17....
Michelle Kalamandeen: “It’s commitment that counts”
Shell Beach is amazing—ninety miles of mangrove and lowland swamp forests, seasonal palm savannahs, and nine beaches consisting entirely...
Michael Cherrie blossoms
If you’ve been to Trinidad, you might have shared a taxi with Michael Cherrie, or passed him on the streets of Port of Spain or Trincity...
Remembering abolition: 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade
On March 25, 1807, parliament in London passed a law formally abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire. The United States followed...
