By Various Contributors ● Issue 145 (May/June 2017)
Word of mouth (May/June 2017)
Keep it pure David Katz looks forward to the multifaceted Pure Grenada Music Festival Unlike the many genre-specific festivals regularly...
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 136 (November/December 2015)
Caribbean Playlist (November/December 2015)
Tropical Disco Hustle Volume Two — Various Artists In the 1970s, when disco had the world dancing, the Caribbean was not a region of...
By Simon Lee ● Issue 136 (November/December 2015)
Songs of the drum: Caribbean music
Heading to Dominica’s inaugural World Creole Music Festival in 1997, I was anticipating a reunion with zouk superstars Kassav, live...
Culture, Music, People, Jamaica
By David Katz ● Issue 98 (July/August 2009)
Around the world with the Skatalites
Regarded as a national treasure in their native Jamaica and revered by international audiences at their overseas performances, the...
Culture, Lifestyle, English Caribbean
By Desiree Seebaran ● Issue 98 (July/August 2009)
Lost in translation
I thought steeping myself in dancehall hits since high school would have better prepared me for studying in Jamaica. I used to chant over...
By Various Contributors ● Issue 97 (May/June 2009)
Reviews (May/June 2009)
CD REVIEW Beenie there, done that David Katz One of the icons of contemporary dancehall music, Beenie Man is a superstar whose flamboyant...
Culture, Theatre and Dance, Arts, Jamaica
By Nazma Muller ● Issue 96 (March/April 2009)
Jamaican dance: riding the riddim
It began with the Butterfly. One minute we Trinis were wining along, as we had done for decades, to soca, reggae and anything with a jumpy...
Culture, Music, People, St. Kitts and Nevis
By Garry Steckles ● Issue 95 (January/February 2009)
Konris Maynard: King of St Kitts
Apologies in advance to Trinidadian readers for what I’m about to write—and please accept my assurances that there’s nothing personal...