Caribbean bookshelf (September/October 2006)
MACO Caribbean Homes ed. Kathy-Ann Waterman (Toute Bagai Publishing, ISBN 976-8194-64-2, 188 pp) A maco (or mako, macco, or macko) is...
Rhythm roundup (September/October 2006)
Dip and Fall Back: Dr Kinsey to Haile Selassie: Classic Jamaican Mento Various artists (Trojan) The British label Trojan, long known to...
Caribbean bookshelf (July/August 2006)
University of Hunger: Collected Poems and Selected Prose Martin Carter, ed. Gemma Robinson (Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 1-85224-710-X, 320 pp) For...
Rhythm roundup (July/August 2006)
Long Live Calypso Lord Superior (Kaisoul) Michael Horne, co-director and -producer of the well received documentary Calypso Dreams, passed...
Every last song
Bob Marley and The Wailers: The Definitive Discography Roger Steffens and Leroy Jodie Pierson (LMH Publishing, ISBN 976-8184-75-2, 208 pp)...
Rhythm roundup (May/June 2006)
Boys in the band Alpha Boys’ School: Music in Education – Various artists (Trojan Records) This compilation is a unique record of one...
Caribbean bookshelf (March/April 2006)
Black as he’s painted Dancing in the Dark – Caryl Phillips (Secker & Warburg, ISBN 0-436-20583-1, 241 pp) Born in the Caribbean (St...
Rhythm roundup (March/April 2006)
Unusual suspects Reggae Roadblock – Various artists (Caribbean Music Group) With all due respect to Bunji Garlin, Maximus Dan, and Machel...
