Need to know | Events calendar (Sept/Oct 2018) By Various Contributors | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) Essential info to help you make the most of September and October — from Labour Day Carnival in Brooklyn to Pure Grenada’s Dive Fest and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
Word of mouth (Jan/Feb 2018) By Various Contributors | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) It’s Carnival time! Come on a panyard lime with Barbara Jenkins, experience the thrilling, shape-shifting ritual of J’Ouvert in a poem by Shivanee Ramlochan, and discover Carriacou’s unique Shakespeare mas. Meanwhile, Jamaica celebrates its musical heritage at Reggae Month
Heartland album: Andrea de Silva & Alva Viarruel explore the landscape of Indo-Trinidadian culture By Various Contributors | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) For generations, the plains of Caroni in central Trinidad were the agricultual heart of the island. The busy town of Chaguanas and its vendor-lined streets now dominate the area, but across the surrounding countryside still sprawl small farms and villages. Photographer Andrea de Silva and writer Alva Viarruel explore this landscape of Indo-Trinidadian culture
25 Caribbean achievers under 25 By Various Contributors | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) Caribbean Beat celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2017. But this isn’t only an opportunity to look back at our quarter century of publication: it’s also a moment to look ahead to the new generation of talented, determined Caribbean people who will shape the decades ahead. In this special feature, we introduce 25 remarkable young people aged 25 and under. Athletes and entrepreneurs, artists and scientists — they and their contemporaries are the future of our region
Word of mouth (May/June 2017) By Various Contributors | Issue 145 (May/June 2017) The Pure Grenada Music Festival makes room for many genres, and traces of Bhojpuri, brought from India over a century ago, still liven Guyanese speech
The Beat goes on: Caribbean Beat turns 25 By Various Contributors | Issue 144 (March/April 2017) For 25 years, Caribbean Beat has celebrated the best and brightest of Caribbean culture and people — as you can see in the panorama of our 144 covers, and the stories behind them
Carnival is mine By Various Contributors | Issue 143 (January/February 2017) There’s no single, definitive version of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival — rather, there are as many versions as there are people who love the annual festival. For some, Carnival is mas. For others, it’s music. Some wait all year for J’Ouvert, others adore Panorama. There are thousands of different Carnival stories: here are just a few
Word of mouth (March/April 2016) By Various Contributors | Issue 138 (March/April 2016) Dry season is now literature season in the Caribbean, with half a dozen festivals bringing writers to readers, plus a new exhibition in London captures the heyday of lovers rock
Caribbean Bookshelf (January/February 2016) By Various Contributors | Issue 137 (January/February 2016) This month’s reading picks
Not your parents’ carnival By Various Contributors | Issue 137 (January/February 2016) Times change, and Carnival changes with it — for better or for worse? Mark Lyndersay, Laura Dowrich, and Tracy Assing talk to eight Carnival insiders about the state of the mas and the state of the music, where the festival is heading, and how it will get there
Word of mouth (November/December 2015) By Various Contributors | Issue 136 (November/December 2015) The fourth Ghetto Biennale opens in Haiti, Trinidad Carnival prep moves into high gear, and a family tradition puts wanderlust into Christmas
Caribbean Bookshelf (May/June 2001) By Various Contributors | Issue 49 (May/June 2001) New and recent books about the Caribbean
Upbeat (March/April 2002) By Various Contributors | Issue 54 (March/April 2002) New music from the Caribbean
New music from the Caribbean By Various Contributors | Issue 53 (January/February 2002) A roundup of new tunes in the Caribbean
Snapshots (July/August 2008) By Various Contributors | Issue 92 (July/August 2008) A brief look at Caribbean people doing extraordinary things
Word of mouth (September/October 2014) By Various Contributors | Issue 129 (September/October 2014) Celebrating Divali in Trinidad, St Lucia’s creole heritage, and the legacy of Jamaica’s Miss Lou
Word of mouth (July/August 2014) By Various Contributors | Issue 128 (July/August 2014) Dispatches from our correspondents around the Caribbean and further afield
Book Reviews (March/April 2011) By Various Contributors | Issue 108 (March/April 2011) The new books that are reflecting the region right now
Happenings – January/February 2011 By Various Contributors | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) A round-up of current and coming events on the Caribbean calendar
Book Reviews – January/February 2011 By Various Contributors | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) The new books that are reflecting the region right now
CD Reviews – January/February 2011 By Various Contributors | Issue 107 (January/February 2011) The new music that are reflecting the region right now
Reviews (November/December 2010) By Various Contributors | Issue 105 (September/October 2010) The new music and books that are reflecting the region right now
