Bob Marley: One Love — A conversation with actor Hector ‘Roots’ LewisImagine if you will, that you are casually checking email after a concert on your 2022 West coast US music tour supporting your recent…Feb 27Feb 27
Caribbean connections: The diaspora generation moves global musicBefore Bajan superstar Rihanna — The Right Excellent Robyn Rihanna Fenty, if you nasty! — starred in the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in…Jan 10Jan 10
The Two Lives of Harry Belafonte, 1927–2023Harry Belafonte 1927–2023. Image © 2011, David ShankboneMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Soca Music is 50 years oldIn 1973, fifty years ago, there was an evolution of the calypso, and a redefinition of the sound and the business of Carnival music. Fifty…Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023
Cheslie Kryst at 30: an essay as an unheard and unseen cry for helpCheslie Kryst’s essay in AllureFeb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
The Illustrated Story of Pan: Second Edition — a reviewReview of second edition of the principal tome on the steelpan. It is a renewed celebration of that “audacity of the Creole imagination…”May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Just how popular is Soca music?Swedish audio streaming giant, Spotify recently announced that it was expanding its reach by offering its subscription service to 80+ new…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
The State and the COVID-19 Trinidad Carnival: “No wining indoors” and missed opportunitiesCarnival 2021 is making the government show its true colours. Aside from narrow definitions of Carnival and a reticence to allow…Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
An Eye on History, A Witness to MurderDarnella Frazier. Remember that name. History books in the future will record the names of witnesses in this time of the video camera…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020