Issue 108 (March/April 2011)

The headline act at this year’s Tobago Jazz is one of many treats in store. Nazma Muller sampled the musical menu

After strolling through the charming city of Paramaribo, Jonathan Ali takes on the Suriname River as it flows through the rainforest

Trinidad-born Roger Mooking is in demand in Canada as a chef, TV host, singer-songwriter…Donna Yawching tries to count his talents

Each year, with drums and fire, Trinidad re-enacts a struggle for emancipation. Ray Funk and Jeffrey Chock witness this renewed tradition

Essiba Small surveys the soca scene for possible winners in the Road March race and on the party circuit for Trinidad & Tobago Carnival...

Invented in the streets of Port of Spain, the steelband now has a photo archive recognised in Unesco’s Memory of the World register

Patrick Parson brought Afro-Caribbean dance to Toronto two decades ago. He told Donna Yawching how he made history

Melody Wren took the plunge and visited the world’s first underwater sculpture park, in Grenada

One of Garry Steckles’ favourite singers, Tanya Stephens tells it like it is

He spent many years living quietly in Jamaica, and his passion was birdwatching. James Ferguson explains how this innocuous gent became Agent 007

It’s a way of life for the anonymous Saucy Diva, whose blog at Trinidad Carnival Diary is wildly popular