Happenings (January/February 2010)
Madness everywhere: T&T mas There’s something for everyone in the weeks leading up to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Whether you’re...
CD Reviews – May/June 2010
No Hiding Place Keith “Destiny” Waldron You can’t expect to put out a reggae album and not be compared with Bob Marley. But Keith...
‘Round breakfast
Think jazz, and your mind conjures up a dark, smoky bar, ‘round midnight. What you probably don’t imagine is a cheery breakfast scene:...
Happenings (September/October 2011)
Divali: a holy time for Hindus The Hindu community throughout the world celebrates Divali – the triumph of good over evil, or that of...
CD Reviews (November/December 2011)
Kaiso Etienne Charles He may call America home, but no one can accuse trumpeter Etienne Charles of running away from his roots in Trinidad...
Island Jazz
There are more than 30 jazz festivals every year in the Caribbean and most Caribbean people have never been to one. Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy...
Upbeat (Summer 1994)
THE VOICE OF JAMAICA Buju Banton (Mercury Records) Having subdued the territory, Buju Banton has the right to claim to be the “voice...
Upbeat (Autumn 1994)
Cool Runnings Various artists (Chaos/Columbia) As a movie, Cool Runnings is so engaging that it’s possible to be completely oblivious...
