Caribbean Cleo — the Amazing Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine was 26 when she learnt that she had been born to unmarried parents. She’d never had a passport, suddenly needed one for a...
The Little Donkey
Jojo, the little donkey, was happy. The sun was lovely and warm on his back, and the tiny wildflowers danced in the breeze. It was the...
Upbeat (Spring 1995)
Troddin Shinehead (Elektra) Shinehead, a prime mover in the fusion of dance hall and hip-hop, has come full circle in his latest release....
Miss Lou’s Love Letter
Me darlin love, me lickle dove, Me dumplin, me gizada, Me sweetie Sue, I goes fa you Like how flies goes fa sugar. As ah puts me pen to...
Caribbean Poets: “After One Year”
After today how shall I speak with you? Those miseries I know you cultivate are mine as well as yours, or do you think the impartial...
Island Beat (Summer 1995)
A ST LUCIA FRIDAY NIGHT Ten pm On Dauphin Street, the first fragrant plumes of smoke float starward from Mrs Hector’s wood-fired...
Caribbean Bookshelf (Summer 1995)
A Small Gathering of Bones Patricia Powell (Heinemann Caribbean Writers Series 1994) Spirits in the Dark H. Nigel Thomas (Heinemann...
Upbeat (Summer 1995)
Kings Of The Dance Hall Charlie Chaplain & Josey Wales (VP Records) A change is taking place in dancehall. A wider consciousness is...
