Upbeat (March/April 1999)
CALYPSO Living Legends Of Calypso: The Glamour Boys Again Various artists (XPATZ Music, New York, 1998) Eight singers are featured on this...
Upbeat (May/June 1999)
CARNIVAL ’99 International Chantuelle David Rudder (Lypsoland CR 029) International Chantuelle is a mirror of Trinidad: the sacred and...
Sean Paul, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Giselle Salandy
When it comes to dancehall, 2002 belonged to the uptown Jamaican performer Sean Paul and his Dutty Cup Crew. With a historic recording deal...
What’s Fun & Fresh in the Caribbean This Month (Mar/Apr 2003)
On the Shelf Steeling beauty Renegades: The History of the Renegades Steel Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago Kim Johnson; Helene Bellour...
What’s Fun & Fresh in the Caribbean this Month
Another life Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy Carlos Eire (Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-1965-1) Growing up in a wealthy...
Crossover Rhythms
Sean Paul and Busta Rhymes. Wycliffe Jean and Beres Hammond. Alison Hinds and Elephant Man. No Doubt and Bounty Killer. No Doubt and Lady...
Wake the world: hip-hop’s Caribbean roots
I happened recently to catch some recorded footage of hip-hop megastar Eminem making an acceptance speech — or, to be more precise,...
