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...
Upbeat (Spring 1995)
Troddin Shinehead (Elektra) Shinehead, a prime mover in the fusion of dance hall and hip-hop, has come full circle in his latest release....
Upbeat (Summer 1995)
Kings Of The Dance Hall Charlie Chaplain & Josey Wales (VP Records) A change is taking place in dancehall. A wider consciousness is...
Upbeat (Autumn 1995)
Genesis SuperBlue (Ice Records) Thematically speaking, this is the best album to come so far from SuperBlue, who regained the Road March...
Caribbean Bookshelf (November/December 1995)
Music Bachata: A Social History Of Dominican Popular Music Deborah Pacini Hernandez (Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1995) When the...
Trinidad Carnival Preview
Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival is not a newly-invented tourist festival: it is a deeply-rooted ritual that goes to the heart of the...
Upbeat (Nov/Dec 1996)
Viva Le King The Roaring Lion (Ice Records 951002) Here’s an album that successfully combines vintage calypso with modern styling. In...
Upbeat & Bookshelf (March/April 1996)
Music Tales From A Strange Land David Rudder (Lypsoland) Since 1986, when he burst onto the Carnival scene by capturing every calypso title...
