Luther François: Hearing The Music
Jazz is in the hearts of Caribbean musicians. Luther François of the West Indies Jazz Band hears it in the music of violinists and other...
Upbeat (Winter 1994)
Lyrics Man David Rudder (Lypsoland) A lyrics man is a calypsonian with a strong message: listen to the words, not just the music. This is...
Play it Again Sam — Remembering Samuel Selvon
By the middle of the afternoon a Caribbean classroom can be a sweltering place, with the temperature in the mid thirties and 45 adolescents...
Bookshelf (Autumn 1994)
An Island is a World Samuel Selvon (TSAR, Canada 1993) Sam Selvon’s neglected second novel, first published in 1955, was republished...
Island Beat (Autumn 1994)
Laramania The world knows that the West Indian cricketer Brian Lara set a new world record for the highest score in a test match in Antigua...
Horace Ové: Coming Home
One moment Horace Ové was busy filming on a Caribbean beach, solving the sort of intellectual and technical problems that beset any...
Upbeat (Summer 1994)
THE VOICE OF JAMAICA Buju Banton (Mercury Records) Having subdued the territory, Buju Banton has the right to claim to be the “voice...
Bookshelf (Summer 1994)
Fortunate Circumstances Trevor McDonald (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1993) As the anchor for ITN’s nightly News at Ten, Trevor...
