Culture, Music, People, Jamaica
By Chris Salewicz ● Issue 49 (May/June 2001)
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...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 49 (May/June 2001)
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...
Culture, Music, Arts, People, Jamaica
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 49 (May/June 2001)
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...
Culture, Fashion and Jewellery, Arts
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 49 (May/June 2001)
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...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 42 (March/April 2000)
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...
Arts and Architecture, People, Jamaica
By Polly Pattullo ● Issue 48 (March/April 2001)
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...
By James Ferguson ● Issue 48 (March/April 2001)
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:...
Music, Reviews, Festivals and Events
By Various Contributors ● Issue 48 (March/April 2001)
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...