Al Akong: drawing from memory
Artist Al Akong sketches his favourite images of a life spent in the Caribbean
Issue 111 (September/October 2011)
Jennifer Marshall follows in Hollywood star Errol Flynn’s footsteps to Jamaica’s northeast coast • Nigel Telesford traces the rapper’s meteoric career from her beginnings in Trinidad & Tobago • Jamaican director Chris Browne (Third World Cop) tells Araya Crosskill about the milestone he’s achieved with his second feature, Ghett’a Life • Ingrid Persaud is entranced by Kiran Akal’s Caribbean blended teas • T&T’s chutney soca fuses Indian music with African elements drawn from calypso. Kim Johnson unearths its intertwined roots • Barbados is now the habitat of a giant flightless bird – the Concorde. Ian Stalker went on board this iconic supersonic plane • October is Calypso History Month in T&T. Debbie Jacob explains why this indigenous folk music means so much to the region • September’s film festival marks a century of cinema in Port of Spain • Garry Steckles is bowled over by an inspiring documentary about the heyday of West Indies cricket • A hairdresser born in Haiti may become the first Caribbean saint. James Ferguson tells the story of the Venerable Pierre Toussaint • Everyone needs to master five basic dishes, says Franka Philip. But which ones should you choose? • and much more…
Pierre Toussaint: from slavery to sainthood
Born in Haiti, the Venerable Pierre Toussaint is on the way to becoming the first Caribbean saint. James Ferguson tells his story.
Great balls of Fire in Babylon
Through a rosy mist of nostalgia, Garry Steckles watches a new movie about West Indies cricket
T&T’s love affair with the silver screen
September’s film festival marks a century of cinema in Port of Spain
Ramleela: epic on a village stage
At this time of year, rural Trinidad communities stage an ancient theatrical ritual. Laura Dowrich-Phillips sets the scene
Celebrating Trinidad’s Calypso
October is Calypso History Month in Trinidad & Tobago. Debbie Jacob explains why this indigenous folk music means so much to the region
Nothing so sweet as Nevis String Band
You know you’re in Nevis when you hear that haunting bamboo fife. Simon Lee makes notes on the island’s native music
Where the jet set sat
Barbados is now the habitat of a giant flightless bird – the Concorde. Ian Stalker went on board this iconic supersonic plane
Tiphanie Yanique: “A sense of place and a sense of self”
Award-winning writer Tiphanie Yanique tells Lisa Allen-Agostini how literature can link the US Virgin Islands to the rest of the Caribbean
A day with Bertrand “Dr Birdy” Jno Baptiste
Dominica’s best-known birdwatcher can spot a plumbeous warbler or a rufous-throated solitaire a mile off
Happenings (September/October 2011)
A round-up of current and coming events on the Caribbean calendar
The beat of a different chutney soca drum
T&T’s chutney soca fuses Indian music with African elements drawn from calypso. Kim Johnson unearths its intertwined roots
Chris Browne: third world filmmaker
Jamaican director Chris Browne (Third World Cop) tells Araya Crosskill about the milestone he’s achieved with his second feature, Ghett’a Life
The Amazing Ms Nicki Minaj
Nigel Telesford traces the rapper’s meteoric career from her beginnings in Trinidad and Tobago
The pleasures of Port Antonio, Jamaica
Jennifer Marshall follows in hollywood star Errol Flynn’s footsteps to Jamaica’s northeast coast
