July 01, 2013
Errol Miller, Green Lizard Press, 1997 BY Sharon Kelly-Stair If our children are ill-mannered, disrespectful, foul mouthed bullies.....blame the system! If our children are greedy, grasping ne'er do wells....blame the system! And who may the system be, one might ask, why everyone. So says...
July 01, 2013
On the brink of International Stardom, Rudder Readies the World for New Age Calypso by Knolly Moses An infectious rhythm throbs in Atlantis, a Port of Spain night-club, a the crowd gracefully rocks. It's long past showtime, but everyone waits patiently for David Rudder. Onstage his star...
July 01, 2013
When Trinidad's Carib Tokyo steelband and their manager, Ray Holman, went to court in an effort to get the group in last Saturday's Panorama finals they were in a sense playing true to form. For few events in Trinidad's annual carnival celebrations arouse as much emotion as this...
July 01, 2013
When mortality slips its first hint and the world suddenly seems a different place, the ego reajusts and finds its balance. You can't force the word out of Len Boogsie Sharpe's mouth. But there is obvious maturity in his thirty something preserve. The talented musician and steelband...
July 01, 2013
Manufacturing may be disappearing and financial services now seem moribund, but the fine arts is robust as ever. Art in Jamaica is more vibrant than ever and the body of collectors has grown enormously in the last few years. It is sparking serious interest abroad among collectors and galleries. A...