A Season of Steel Pan
Two of the premier events in the world of pan are the Trinidad and Tobago Pan Jazz Festival and the Steelband Music Festival. These events...
No Eclipse for the Mighty Gabby
Gabby sat beside a swimming pool under an eclipsing moon on Bayley’s plantation, remembering the first day he met the owner, the...
Jill Gomez: You Should Be in Opera
It takes a certain kind of guts to go topless on stage at the Royal Opera House In London’s Covent Garden especially when you are the...
Caribbean Music Around the Clock
Like other Caribbean islanders living in North America, businessman Delroy Cowan found himself switching from station to station in a vain...
Kassav: Doctor Zouk
Drums roll. A powerful voice shouts through the microphone: “Zzet veni pou” What did you come for? And the whole place seems to...
Upbeat (Winter 1993)
Joy and Blues Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Virgin Records) Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, sons and daughters of reggae legends,...
Upbeat (Spring 1994)
CARNIVAL ROUNDUP Here Comes the West Indies is the title of David Rudder‘s 1994 album. The music is uptempo, but the themes are...
David Rudder: The Breakthrough
No doubt about it. David Rudder has booked his place in the history of Caribbean music since his dramatic debut in 1986. “Almost...
