By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 75 (September/October 2005)
Follow their footprints
They were hailed by the New York Times as “the world’s greatest dancehall-reggae boy band,” but T.O.K. — stands for Touch of Klass...
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 38 July/August 1999)
Friends and Egyptians
“Wake up man, wake up.” It’s 6:30 in the morning and here is this madman getting me up and out of bed to go and party. We...
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 84 (March/April 2007)
A view from the cricket stands
Ah, the great figures of the Caribbean cricket field! Weekes, Worrell and Walcott. Sobers, Lloyd and Lara. Gravy and Chickie, Mayfield and...
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 84 (March/April 2007)
Chris Gayle: man of the moment
There were a few moments during last year’s ICC Champions Trophy when Christopher (Chris) Henry Gayle looked as if he could win the...
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 83 (January/February 2007)
Rihanna: just getting started
Bajan R&B artist Rihanna first showed up on the Caribbean Beat radar back in 2005. At the age of sixteen, she’d just signed with Def...
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 82 (November/December 2006)
Higher heights: Richie Spice
After a decade of hard work, 2006 was the year Richie Spice joined the top tier of international reggae artists. Who can forget summer’s...
Culture, Music, Arts, Caribbean Diaspora, Trinidad and Tobago
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 76 (November/December 2005)
Do you believe in magic?
Caribbean musicians often find it hard to break into the global mainstream. Last summer in Britain, however, a debut album with Trinidadian...
By Dylan Kerrigan ● Issue 73 (May/June 2005)
Sports Buzz (May/June 2005)
Anchors aweigh: Angostura Sail Week When Tobago locals recount stories of Angostura Sail Week, they tell of intense rivalries, close...