Embark, Literature, Music, Travel, Festivals and Events, Jamaica, St. Lucia
By Tanya Batson-Savage and Laura Dowrich-Phillips ● Issue 139 (May/June 2016)
Word of mouth (May/June 2016)
Jazz for the people Laura Dowrich on how St Lucia Jazz, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary, brings artists and audiences close...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 95 (January/February 2009)
Book reviews (January/February 2009)
The Wailers: a Family Man affair Books on Bob Marley are a dime a dozen, but here comes one with a difference. Wailin’ Blues: The Story...
Culture, Literature, Festivals and Events, Jamaica
By Nicholas Laughlin ● Issue 91 (May/June 2008)
How to be cool at the Calabash
Here’s how to do the Calabash International Literary Festival, the self-proclaimed “best little festival in the best little village in...
Culture, Literature, Festivals and Events, Jamaica
By Lisa Allen-Agostini ● Issue 85 (May/June 2007)
Calabash 2007: a pot of gold
The winner of the 21st Commonwealth Writers’ Prize will be announced on May 27 at the Calabash International Literary Festival in...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 73 (May/June 2005)
Book Buzz (May/June 2005)
The Carnival is over Carnival Robert Antoni (Black Cat, ISBN 0-8021-7005-6, 297 pp) “Laurence de Boissière was once the tennis champion...
Immerse, Culture, Literature, Festivals and Events
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 120 (March/April 2013)
Booking round the islands: Caribbean literary festivals
The Caribbean’s cultural calendar overflows with carnivals and music events. But recently a new crop of literature festivals has also...
Culture, Literature, Festivals and Events, Jamaica
By Nazma Muller ● Issue 109 (May/June 2011)
The Calabash runs dry
The news that the Calabash International Literary Festival in Jamaica will not be happening this May was greeted with disappointment not...