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...
Colette Burnett: I believe I can fly
Nah, I not eating no chicken wing! Woman, is breast or thigh for me, please!” the man said to the exasperated food vendor. “She mad to...
Robber talk and revolution: Earl Lovelace’s Is Just a Movie
Is Just a Movie is Earl Lovelace’s first novel since his 1996 Commonwealth Prize-winning Salt. In a career spanning 40 years, Lovelace...
Wendell McShine: a shaman called Shine
Rumour has it that Wendell McShine is an obeahman. And without prompting he confirms it in an e-mail: “I’m into shamanism and stuff...
Black hawk up in Tobago
In a backyard in Canaan, Tobago, there is a great black hawk – perched on my arm. Stalin – named for the acclaimed calypsonian, not the...
SOS: Saving Tobago’s turtles
It’s 4 am. Weary volunteers from Save Our Sea Turtles (SOS Tobago) have been patrolling the beaches since 8 pm the night before, ensuring...
Where the wild things are
Growing up in north Florida, Pierson Hill developed a passion for the outdoors and living things – with a special emphasis on the...
Michael de Souza: the man behind Rastamouse
In 1994, Trinidad-born swimming instructor Michael de Souza gave up his job, working with the children of London’s elite, to spend...
