Why do Jamaicans run so fast?
On August 16, 2008, in precisely 9.69 seconds, planet earth changed for ever. Usain Bolt flashed across our television screens, and before...
Seretse Small: Take it live
Seretse Small was bound to be a great musician. He could hardly avoid it. His Guyanese-born, French-speaking mother Jean was a theatre...
Pat Bishop: She belonged to the house of music
“It is as if you walked around the Savannah every day and looked up at the Northern Range, admiring its beauty. And then one day, it just...
Akilah Jaramogi: green days by the river
“I always start my day with bush tea,” says Akilah Jaramogi. This is her time to meditate, to prepare herself mentally for a long...
Sonjah Stanley Niaah’s Dancehall Chronicles
The only problem with reading Dancehall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto is resisting the urge to put on some Beenie Man and just bruk out....
Wendell McShine: a shaman called Shine
Rumour has it that Wendell McShine is an obeahman. And without prompting he confirms it in an e-mail: “I’m into shamanism and stuff...
Gourmet Rastafari: Eat. Pray. Love your Veggies
In the kitchen of a lovely old house on Maeven Avenue, off Hope Road in Kingston, a young chef called Ben Tsedek is preparing a few dishes...
When Perry met Sally Henzell
It was 1960, and Jamaica was hopping: everyone could smell the sea breeze of great change blowing in the air. A dashing young filmmaker...
