Music

Embark, Music, Reviews

Playlist (September/October 2017) | Music Reviews

Pan Roots Culture Kareem Thompson (self-released) Brooklyn-born pannist Kareem Thompson revels in his Trinidadian heritage on his debut...

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Embark, Music, Reviews

Playlist (July/August 2017) | Music Reviews

Shades of Life — Marvin Dolly (self-released) New York–based Trinidadian guitarist Marvin Dolly surprises on this debut album, Shades...

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Immerse, Music, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Etienne Charles: a head for jazz and a creole soul | Closeup

There’s a photograph floating around the Internet from about a year ago, of a dapper Etienne Charles, Trinidadian jazz trumpeter, warming...

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Embark, Music, Reviews

Playlist (May/June 2017) | Music Reviews

R.E.D. — British Dependency VPAL Music Anguillan music trio British Dependency — Joyah (bass), Ishmael (guitar), and Jaiden (drums) —...

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Engage, Music, History, People, Jamaica

Harry Belafonte: calypso with a conscience

In 1956, the year in which Elvis Presley topped the US singles chart with “Heartbreak Hotel”, America’s bestselling album was neither...

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Embark, Music, Reviews

Caribbean Playlist (March/April 2017) | Music Reviews

Bright Eyes — Victor Provost (Paquito Records) Virgin Island steelpan jazz virtuoso Victor Provost sets an optimistic tone with his...

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Embark, Music, Reviews

Caribbean Playlist (January/February 2017) | Music Reviews

Double Take — Elan Trotman’s Tropicality (Island Muzik Productions) “First impressions are the most lasting” is a popular proverb...

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Immerse, Music, People, Jamaica

Leroy Sibbles: “You need conscious lyrics”

I was born in Trench Town, Kingston. Actually I was born on 13th Street or 12th Street . . . It’s a long time now, y’know. I always...

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