Caribbean Playlist (January/February 2016)
Cyah Help It Jus Now — Feel Up Records There’s a new riddim happening in music today, which underscores the importance of the...
Caribbean Playlist (September/October 2015)
Spiritual Awakening — Reginald Cyntje Trombonist Reginald Cyntje (pronounced SIN-chee) — born in Dominica, raised in St Thomas, USVI,...
Caribbean Bookshelf (May/June 2001)
Pick of the Month The Coyaba Chronicles: Reflections on the Black Experience in the 20th Century Peter Abrahams (Ian Randle Publisher/David...
Word of mouth (March/April 2015)
Beat it Attillah Springer explains why Trinidad’s old tradition of the Good Friday bobolee remains more relevant than ever The Good...
Caribbean Playlist (January/February 2015)
Calypso Craze: 1956–57 and Beyond Various artists With Trinidad Carnival upon us, we need to be reminded that modern soca music had a...
Caribbean Playlist (November/December 2014)
#LiveAndUncut Elan Trotman Group On his eighth album #LiveAndUncut (“Live and Uncut”, for the Twitter hashtag-averse), Barbadian...
Happenings – March/April 2011
Not just another manic Monday “Is mud, mud, mud, mud, mud madness!” This line from rapso group 3Canal’s hit song, “Mud Madness”,...
Kappel Ovre: the strolling player
Danish guitarist Anders Kappel Ovre’s fingers are nimble storytellers. He is playing Asturias from Albéniz’ Suite Espagnole, and...
