CD reviews (July/August 2008)
Good music in any language Handed a clutch of Putumayo CDs for review earlier this year, I was excited, as Putumayo has a reputation for...
DVD reviews (July/August 2008)
Out of Africa In 2005, to celebrate what would have been Bob Marley’s 60th birthday, his widow, Rita Marley, and several of Marley’s...
Book reviews (May/June 2008)
An enchanted garden It is perhaps too obvious to mention journeys in connection with Caribbean experience, but a series of paintings by the...
CD reviews (May/June 2008)
Mixty Motions Ralph MacDonald ARI “My heart lies in two places: New York and the Caribbean, and so my music is always filled with mixed...
CD reviews (March/April 2008)
Voodoo Love Inna Champeta-Land Colombiafrica and The Mystic Orchestra (Riverboat Records/World Music Network) Some albums are produced for...
Book reviews (March/April 2008)
The nature of the beast I’m a town boy, born and raised. Growing up, my encounters with nature were usually limited to taking the...
CD reviews (January/February 2008)
TRINI GOLD Soca, Calypso, Rapso & More – The Best of Trinidad Music of the Past 15 Years! Rituals Music The cover of Trini Gold...
Movie reviews (January/February 2008)
A natural high The masked stilt-walking dancers of Trinidad, known as moko jumbies, form an integral part of Carnival celebrations. In West...
