Embark, Music, Reviews, United States, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 163 (March/April 2021)
Playlist (Mar/Apr 2021) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Kalpee; Payge Turner Music; Natiruts, Ziggy Marley & Yalitza Aparicio; and Will the Wolf & X.O. Drew
By Nigel Campbell ● January/February 2021
Playlist (Jan/Feb 2021) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Jesse Ryan; Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola; and Teddyson John
By Nigel Campbell ● November/December 2020 • Digital Issue
Playlist (Nov/Dec 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Nubya Garcia; Raise; Protoje; and Kes
By Nigel Campbell ● September/October 2020 • Digital Issue
Playlist (Sept/Oct 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Paul Beaubrun; Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Rai; and Robert “Dubwise” Brown
By Nigel Campbell ● July/August 2020 • Digital Issue
Playlist (Jul/Aug 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Freetown Collective; Jany McPherson; Jah9; and Rexy*
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 162 (March/April 2020)
Playlist (Mar/Apr 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Yasser Tejeda & Palotré; Kalpee; Pressure Busspipe; and Grégory Privat
Immerse, Music, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 162 (March/April 2020)
All that jazz | Closeup
Musically, Trinidad and Tobago are best known for calypso and soca, but a thriving jazz scene proves there’s an avid audience for other genres. Nigel A. Campbell profiles Charmaine Forde, Vaughnette Bigford, and LeAndra — three jazz vocalists of different generations whose separate stories make a bigger narrative about paths to musical success
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 161 (January/February 2020)
Playlist (Jan/Feb 2020) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by David Kirton; Bunji Garlin; and other various artists