Music, Culture, Arts, Trinidad and Tobago
By David Katz ● Issue 94 (November/December 2008)
Du dup and djun-djuns: the Laventille Rhythm Section
My first encounter with the Laventille Rhythm Section was a jaw-dropping moment. It was three o’clock on J’Ouvert morning, when...
Literature, Culture, People, Guyana
By David Katz ● Issue 93 (September/October 2008)
Roy Heath: a man goes home
Roy AK Heath, who has died aged 81, was a writer whose work vividly explored the complex situation of contemporary Guyana. Heath’s...
Travel, Culture, Lifestyle, Grenada
By David Katz ● Issue 92 (July/August 2008)
Top 10 things to do in Grenada
Grenada is an unspoilt gem. Known as the Spice Isle for the nutmeg and cinnamon, clove, ginger, vanilla, lemongrass, bay leaf, thyme, and...
Culture, Music, People, Jamaica
By David Katz ● Issue 92 (July/August 2008)
Love the Mikey Dread
Mikey Dread was one of those unusual artists that Jamaica produces every so often. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly...
Culture, Business, Trinidad and Tobago
By David Katz ● Issue 91 (May/June 2008)
Shadon Beni and Spanish Thyme
At last summer’s Notting Hill Carnival in London, a new pepper sauce was doing the rounds. Dispensed from small glass jars decorated with...
By David Katz ● Issue 90 (March/April 2008)
Top 10 reggae CDs
After the explosion of ska during the early 1960s and then the development of rocksteady, reggae burst onto the Jamaican music scene in...
Music, Culture, People, Jamaica
By David Katz ● Issue 89 (January/February 2008)
Burning Spear: do you remember?
Burning Spear holds a very special place in the rich history of reggae. He’s been a recording and performing artist for the better part...
Music, Culture, Arts, Antigua and Barbuda
By David Katz ● Issue 87 (September/October 2007)
Wadadli style
For many people, Antiguan popular music means the longstanding soca band Burning Flames. Older heads may recall when King Short Shirt’s...