Music

Embark, Music, Reviews

Caribbean Playlist (September/October 2015)

Spiritual Awakening — Reginald Cyntje Trombonist Reginald Cyntje (pronounced SIN-chee) — born in Dominica, raised in St Thomas, USVI,...

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Immerse, Culture, Music, History, United Kingdom

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...

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Embark, Music, Reviews, Festivals and Events

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...

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Music, History, Trinidad and Tobago

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...

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Music, People, Barbados

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...

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Embark, Music, Reviews

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...

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Immerse, Culture, Music, Arts, Jamaica

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...

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Music, People

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...

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