Going Ramayn in Trinidad
“Survival is the triumph of stubbornness, and spiritual stubbornness, a sublime stupidity, is what makes the occupation of poetry...
Upbeat (November/December 1997)
Unbounded Marcia Miranda (JMC, distributed by Crosby’s) This nine-track CD runs the gamut of contemporary Trinidadian music: chutney...
Upbeat (September/October 1997)
The Best of Johnny King (King Charles Productions) It took a while, but finally calypsonian Johnny King found the time to release his...
Dancing To A Single “Dub” Beat
I have this theory that the islands and territories of the West Indian archipelago were once all joined together. Without any sea between...
SuperBlue: the Pied Piper of Soca
Rip the shirt off SuperBlue’s back. Take the sequined cap off his head. Strip him to the bone if you have to. But don’t you...
Upbeat
CHRISTMAS Wrap It Up Panazz (BBLN 1999) If the title of Panazz Players’ latest CD seems unsubtle (wrap this CD up and give it as a gift...
Island Jazz
There are more than 30 jazz festivals every year in the Caribbean and most Caribbean people have never been to one. Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy...
Sunsplash: Reggae to Go
Sunsplash. Mention the word today and there’s an automatic prefix: reggae. The two go together like saltfish and ackee, Ramadhin and...
