Issue 26 (July/August 1997)
Judy Raymond talks to Andre Tanker about his highly anticipated first album; Petrine Archer Shaw profiles Hope Brooks, one of Jamaica;s most influential contemporary artists and Caroline Popovic profiles a very funny fish (a.k.a George Alphonse). All this plus visits to Guyana, Frankfurt and Barbados where we learn to appreciate great beauty, sophistication and learn how to buy a steel pan. And of course, the latest in Caribbean news, books and culture.
If anything comes close to being local Trinidad cooking, it would be Allyson Henessy's and Roses Hezekiah's kitchen at Veni Mangé
The Windward Side
Peter Rickwood joins a former Norwegian coastal ferry that now carries passengers and goods along the island chain from Venezuela to St. Lucia
Jammin’ in Jamaica
Nazma Muller helps the Jamaicans add a J'Ouvert to their Carnival
Upbeat (July/August 1997)
New music from the Caribbean
Forward Home: André Tanker Revisited
Keeping away from the limelight, he has been one of the Caribbean's best-kept musical secrets. But now, with a hugely successful CD, is he threatened with serious international fame? Judy Raymond meets musician André Tanker