It’s Playback Time
My compact disc player had become something of a snob. It had suddenly stopped recognising certain CDs. I would put in a disc, and it would...
By Any Other Name
“Tooth Pick”, “Groover”, “Fruit-T”, “Tangles”, “Iron Gloves”, “Dog”, “Little Master” may sound like horses...
Karl Broodhagen: Hands of Clay
Karl Broodhagen sat calmly in his studio, by the window, surrounded by his sculpture, records and documents. I, by contrast, was anxious:...
Orisha Trinidad: Drums and Colours
It is time for the invisible to reveal themselves. The drums are speaking to the ancient ancestors of Africa. Tonight in a rural garden in...
Our Homes, Our Castles
One of the most visible expressions of the diverse and complex culture and history of the Caribbean is its architecture. In the 1980s...
Where Nature Lives
Eerie, pinpoint flashes of light lanced the all-embracing darkness as driver-cum-tourist guide Mark Blanset brought the large, open-sided...
Island Beat (November/December 1998)
Caring for the Caribbean A new environmental initiative called The Caribbean Cares has been launched to conserve the water used in hotels...
Upbeat (November/December 1998)
CALYPSO/SOCA Dancing Time Mac Fingall (Bayfield Records Ltd) Twelve spunky tunes grace this, Mac’s tenth album. Again his versatility...
