By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 147 (September/October 2017)
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...
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 146 (July/August 2017)
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...
Immerse, Music, People, Trinidad and Tobago
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 146 (July/August 2017)
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...
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 145 (May/June 2017)
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) —...
Engage, Music, History, People, Jamaica
By James Ferguson ● Issue 144 (March/April 2017)
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...
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 144 (March/April 2017)
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...
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 143 (January/February 2017)
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...
Immerse, Music, People, Jamaica
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 142 (November/December 2016)
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...