By David Katz ● Issue 143 (January/February 2017)
Word of mouth (January/February 2017)
House of Tosh Three decades after the violent death of Peter Tosh, a new Kingston museum remembers the legacy of the reggae superstar....
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 143 (January/February 2017)
Datebook | Caribbean Events Calendar (January/February 2017)
Don’t miss . . . Jamaica’s Reggae Month February In 2015, Kingston was recognised by UNESCO as a City of Music — no surprise, as the...
Arrive, Culture, Travel, Festivals and Events, Lifestyle
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 143 (January/February 2017)
Carnival planet
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil It’s the world’s biggest Carnival — with over two million revellers on the streets — and probably the most...
Immerse, Festivals and Events, Trinidad and Tobago
By Various Contributors ● Issue 143 (January/February 2017)
Carnival is mine
Family of steel During the Carnival season, large steel orchestras dominate the national Panorama competition, but year-round, the spirit...
Embark, Film and Television, Literature, Music, Festivals and Events
By Ray Funk ● Issue 142 (November/December 2016)
Word of mouth (November/December 2016)
Get the story Ray Funk explains how an annual storytelling festival captures the imaginations of Caymanians At the end of November each...
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 142 (November/December 2016)
Datebook | Caribbean Event Calendar (November/December 2016)
Don’t miss . . . Barbados Golden Jubilee 30 November Artistry, pageantry, sheer celebratory fun — all of these are on the programme as...
Culture, Festivals and Events, The Bahamas
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 142 (November/December 2016)
Junkanoo: the rush is on
Every 26 December, in the pre-dawn hours, the streets of downtown Nassau come alive with colour, motion, and music, as troupes of Junkanoo...
By Caribbean Beat and Shelly-Ann Inniss ● Issue 141 (September/October 2016)
Caribbean Datebook (September/October 2016)
Don’t miss . . . Ramleela October A folk theatre dramatisation of the ancient Ramayana, the Ramleela (or Ramlila) is a tradition brought...