Music for the mas By Essiba Small | Issue 108 (March/April 2011) Essiba Small surveys the soca scene for possible winners in the Road March race and on the party circuit for Trinidad & Tobago Carnival...
The magic of mehndi By Essiba Small | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) It’s like a temporary tattoo, but mehndi predates that trend by thousands of years. Essiba Small tries out this ancient art of decorating the body
CD reviews (September/October 2008) By Essiba Small | Issue 93 (September/October 2008) Reviews of some new Caribbean CDs
CD reviews (May/June 2008) By Essiba Small | Issue 91 (May/June 2008) Reviews of Caribbean related CDs
De Red Boyz: red hot and happening By Essiba Small | Issue 90 (March/April 2008) One is Trinidadian, the other Bajan. Together, they are the newest, hottest producers in the Caribbean. Up close and personal with De Red Boyz
Rihanna: “I try to remain true to who I am” By Essiba Small | Issue 87 (September/October 2007) Barbados’s singing sensation Rihanna speaks to Essiba Small about her rise to fame, her changing image, and rumours of romance between her and Def Jam
Chutney Soca Succession By Essiba Small | Issue 123 (September/October 2013) Mark Lyndersay’s images capture two generations of chutney soca stars, while writer Essiba Small explains how the sound has evolved over the decades
Caribbean Playlist (May/June 2013) By Essiba Small | Issue 121 (May/June 2013) Recent albums and singles to get you in your groove