The Sugar of Spice
The stadium was packed beyond capacity, the stands and the grounds a dense patchwork of revellers. It was the largest crowd ever gathered...
New Music from the Caribbean
CALYPSO A Tribute To The Mighty Spoiler, Vol. 1 Various artists The Mighty Spoiler was one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most beloved...
Big Mac: Barbados’ Mac Fingall
At six foot five, the Games Master at the Lodge School looks small in his cramped cubicle, which is three feet square. Paper is scattered...
Upbeat (July/August 1997)
Tears of Gold Baron (JW Records) Here are eight sumptuous tracks by Timothy Watkins Jr., the Baron, one of the mellowest voices in the...
Upbeat (January/February 1998)
SOCA Ah Reading Iwer George (JW Records) Nine uptempo tracks from the unofficial king of fete or party music in Trinidad and Tobago. This...
Who Put the Pepper in the Vaseline?
Ever had a yearning for Pomacanthus paru or a Chaetodon striatus? Those are the Latin names for the French Angel and Banded Butterfly...
Upbeat (November/December 1998)
CALYPSO/SOCA Dancing Time Mac Fingall (Bayfield Records Ltd) Twelve spunky tunes grace this, Mac’s tenth album. Again his versatility...
The Bahamas File
Caribbean Music Mix When the Caribbean Muzik Festival quietly slipped into The Bahamas in May 1994, the first audience was more curious...
