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Culture, Music, People, Jamaica

Bob Marley: the legend lives on

Twenty years after his death, reggae music has spread across and around the world. It is part of the very fabric of global culture. It was...

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Culture, Literature, Arts

Ganna’s Burden

I wanted to speak to her again. At Christmas she’d appeared to be so much older; her face deeply wrinkled, her voice low and halting, and...

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Culture, Music, Arts, People, Jamaica

Buju Banton: son of Bob

The two most important words in reggae — Bob Marley — will be on everyone’s lips this year. For those of us who were privileged to...

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Culture, Fashion and Jewellery, Arts

Jewels of the Caribbean

Meet some of the Caribbean’s finest “private jewellers”, who take pride in producing one-of-a-kind hand-crafted pieces. Using...

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Culture, Music

Island Beat (March/April 2000) | Music, Film and Art

Music: SOCA FROM ST MAARTEN Eighteen years ago his Forkin’ was the talk of St Maarten. Today he’s looking for a hit in the form of a...

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Arts and Architecture, People, Jamaica

Gloria Escoffery — Miss G

Gloria Escoffery calls herself “a crazy old lady” and a “country bumpkin.” Nothing could be further from the truth. She is not only...

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Literature, History, Jamaica

Tragedy in the Dungle

When a hefty dose of existential angst collides with the dangerous ghettos of inner-city West Kingston, it can mean only one thing:...

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Music, Reviews, Festivals and Events

Upbeat (April/May 2001)

PICK OF THE MONTH Remember Me Sheldon Blackman and The Love Circle (Jamoo Goodnews Ltd) The Love Circle were wearing chic Afrocentric robes...

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