When we would cook cornmeal porridge
A new biography of Bob Marley, who died on May 11, 1981, by Caribbean Beat columnist Garry Steckles, is receiving glowing reviews....
African herbsmen: the top 10 African reggae tracks
The tragic death of Lucky Dube last October was one of the most devastating losses ever for the world of reggae—and we’re talking about...
Passing on the culture
As I was listening the other day to a fine CD by Kenyatta “Culture” Hill, son of the late and sadly missed Joseph Hill, it struck me...
Toots Hibbert: still doing the reggay
On the surface, Frederick “Toots” Hibbert and Robert Nesta Marley have only a few things in common — mainly that they’re both...
Seven days in St Kitts
This, I have to tell you, isn’t the easiest of writing assignments. It’s not that the idea of seven days in this off-the-beaten-track...
Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare: Rhythm Twins of reggae
The last place I expected to catch up with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, reggae’s legendary Rhythm Twins, was at a music festival at...
Lady Saw: she came, she saw
Two things dawned on me the other day as I soaked up the music and the vibes at the 11th annual St Kitts Music Festival. First, and perhaps...
Judgement time: Tempo TV
It’s been 18 months since I had some less than complimentary things to say in this space about Tempo, the television channel that had...
