Stuart Hall: “Culture is always a translation”
Jamaica-born, London-based cultural studies scholar Stuart Hall on his Jamaican background, Caribbean culture, and the conference held in his honour
Issue 71 (January/February 2005)
Dylan Kerrigan looks back to Carnival’s roots in the 18th and 19th centuries with its traditional characters; Michael Goodwin looks at “Indian Mas” in Trinidad and New Orleans; Tracy Assing and Sonja Sinaswee give you the A to Z of Trinidad & Tobago; Pat Ganase on Grenada’s commitment to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Ivan; Annie Paul chats with renowned cultural studies scholar, Stuart Hall; James Ferguson on Ian McDonald’s classic novel, “The Hummingbird Tree”; Garry Steckles goes back to the birth of calypso cricket and pays tribute to Lord Beginner’s classic “Victory Test Match”; Richard Costas reports on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME); Buzz from around the islands; Caribbean Cookup; and more!
Creatures of the mas
The January/February 2004 issue of Caribbean Beat paid tribute to the major designers of the “pretty mas” era of Trinidad Carnival. A year later, Dylan Kerrigan pays tribute to the creatures of the mas
Indian Carnival cousins
It’s common knowledge that wild Indians have been a part of Trinidad Carnival for more than a hundred years, but what not many Trinis know is that New Orleans' Mardis Gras Indians are close cousins
Trinidad from A to Z
Maybe you’re NOT in Trinidad for Carnival. If you can resist the music, the masquerade, and the mayhem, maybe you can be enticed to run through our A to Z...
Grenada: After the storm
Hurricane Ivan tore through the Caribbean in September 2004. Its first and hardest hit target was Grenada. But just four months later, the recovery is well underway
If it feels good, eat it
Why does the world believe tasty things must be bad for you? Anu Lakhan analyses the concept of guilty pleasure • Plus a guide to eating on the street
The end of innocence
James Ferguson on The Humming-Bird Tree, Ian McDonald’s novel about growing up in pre-Independence Trinidad
Calypso cricket: “Those little pals of mine”
Garry Steckles goes back to the birth of calypso cricket and explains why Lord Beginner’s Victory Test Match means so much to him — and thousands of other West Indies cricket fans
The CSME journey now start
Richard Costas reports on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, or CSME, which could bring about the most important economic and social changes in the Caribbean's economic history
