Read the September/October 2020 digital issue! By Caribbean Beat | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Read or download the second digital-only issue of Caribbean Beat magazine! All new for September/October 2020
Shark Hole, Barbados | Wish you were here (Sep/Oct 2020) By Caribbean Beat | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Need to know | Event calendar (Sept/Oct 2020) By Shelly-Ann Inniss and Caribbean Beat | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Make the most of September and October, even during the time of COVID-19
Bookshelf (Sept/Oct 2020) | Book reviews By Shivanee Ramlochan | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue This month’s reading picks, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of Epiphaneia by Richard Georges; Black Rain Falling by Jacob Ross; and Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
Playlist (Sept/Oct 2020) | Music reviews By Nigel Campbell | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by Paul Beaubrun; Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Rai; and Robert “Dubwise” Brown
Q&A with Esery Mondesir | Screenshots By Jonathan Ali | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Haitian filmmaker Esery Mondesir discusses his documentary triptych exploring the lives of his compatriots in the diaspora
Go wild | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Soaring mountains, rushing rivers and waterfalls, rainforests teeming with life, and savannahs stretching to the horizon — the Caribbean has so many amazing natural landscapes to explore. What better time to experience the life-giving adventures of the great outdoors?
Anti-stoosh: Adam “DJ foreigner” Cooper | Snapshot By Amanda Choo Quan | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue From live events mixing and mashing diverse musical genres to his online Carnival Tabanca series, Trinidadian DJ Adam Cooper — also known as foreigner, based in Los Angeles — is completely reinventing what Caribbean culture can be, writes Amanda Choo Quan
The COVID strategy | The Deal By Natalie Dookie | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue The COVID-19 pandemic has already taken a heavy toll on Caribbean economies, and small businesses have been hardest hit. What can they do to survive the crisis? Natalie Dookie talks to experts in Jamaica, T&T, and Suriname for advice on how to grapple with both risks and opportunities
Call of the wild | Did you even know By Caribbean Beat | September/October 2020 • Digital Issue Our trivia column tests your knowledge of the Caribbean’s rare and diverse wildlife