By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 135 (September/October 2015)
Caribbean Playlist (September/October 2015)
Spiritual Awakening — Reginald Cyntje Trombonist Reginald Cyntje (pronounced SIN-chee) — born in Dominica, raised in St Thomas, USVI,...
Immerse, Culture, Music, History, United Kingdom
By Joshua Surtees ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
The Queen’s kaiso
When British calypsonian Alexander D Great heard calypso for the first time, it wasn’t in Trinidad, where he was born in Belmont, the...
Embark, Music, Reviews, Festivals and Events
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 134 (July/August 2015)
Caribbean Playlist (July/August 2015)
St Thomas — Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band Drummer Dion Parson from St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands has gathered a cadre of...
Music, History, Trinidad and Tobago
By Pat Ganase ● Issue 47 (January/February 2001)
Invaders coming!
The story of Invaders Steel Orchestra One of the oldest steelbands in the world is BWIA Invaders. From their location on Tragarete Road in...
By Roxan Kinas ● Issue 47 (January/February 2001)
John King: standing for something
You can trace John King’s progress by his hair. In 1982, when he appeared as the young “Johnny Ma Boy” in Barbados’s Crop Over...
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 133 (May/June 2015)
Caribbean Playlist (May/June 2015)
Parallel Overtones — Garvin Blake Brooklyn-based steel pannist Garvin Blake at long last follows up his 1999 debut album Belle Eau Road...
Immerse, Culture, Music, Arts, Jamaica
By David Katz ● Issue 133 (May/June 2015)
Dubbing is a must
If you don’t have your own car, getting to the weekly Kingston Dub Club requires a significant commitment, since there is no public...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 53 (January/February 2002)
20+ questions with Kwame Ryan
Kwame Ryan is the music director of the Freiburg Opera and Orchestra in Germany. He was born in Toronto of Trinidadian parents who were...