The magnificent Peter Tosh
As just about any aspiring author will testify, one of the trickiest things in the book world is finding a publisher. And it tends to be...
Karene Asche: “My heart is in calypso”
Calypso, according to conventional wisdom, is dying. There’s no doubt that the traditional and beloved form of calypso, with its emphasis...
Here’s to the great survivors of Caribbean Music
One of the saddest things involved in writing this column has been paying tribute to the great musicians who have left us over the years....
VP Records – a VIP label
A cursory glance at the slick website of VP Records gives little indication that reggae’s most successful online retailer, with an artist...
Jamming with Bob in reggae Heaven
Millions of words will have been written – and justifiably so – marking the 30th anniversary of the passing of Robert Nesta Marley....
Rock steady rules
Rock steady, the music that came after ska and before reggae, ruled Jamaica for much of the mid-Sixties. It was, by all accounts, a golden...
Calypso Rose among thorns
Mention Calypso Rose to just about anyone in the calypso world, and the response will inevitably be laden with superlatives. The greatest...
Teddy Afro: songs of freedom
“No, he doesn’t sing love songs. None. He sings about politics, about things that are wrong here, about the government, about our...
