The first 50
With this July/August 2001 edition, Caribbean Beat reaches its 50th issue. So please forgive us if we celebrate a little. When the magazine...
Upbeat | Music Reviews (September/October 2000)
Pick of the Month Bring Down the Power by Ella Andall Ella Andall’s music is closer in spirit to the African protest sound of singers...
CXC stars
Some of the brightest teenagers in the Caribbean gathered in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, last December. They came from schools...
Grenada grace
Up here, on the ramparts of Fort George, you can see everything. The little town of St George’s spreads up the hill above the harbour,...
Gateway to liberty
It’s the Statue of Liberty that everyone thinks of first, rearing out of New York harbour, a sightless grey-green apparition flourishing...
Caracas, Venezuela: Bolivar’s proud city
“In Venezuela is best of everything,” said Luis. We were sitting on a bench in a corner of Plaza Bolivar, the heart of old...
Guerrilla: V.S. Naipaul
In rural England, where he lives, Naipaul responded graciously to the news of his award. He acknowledged England (his “home”), India...
Chaguaramas: welcome to Yacht City
West of the Trinidad and Tobago capital Port of Spain, a long peninsula reaches out towards Venezuela. Once occupied by American forces...
