The May/June 2013 issue of Caribbean Beat
The May/June 2013 issue (#121) of Caribbean Beat is now out! Read all about what’s in this issue in our latest newsletter here – and while you’re at it, make sure you sign up! Best of all, it’s free! 
Enjoy the Beat and have a great weekend, folks!
The March/April 2013 issue of Caribbean Beat
Our March/April 2013 issue of Caribbean Beat is now out! Besides being our 120th issue, it also marks 21 years of Caribbean Beat!
Read all about what’s in this issue in our latest newsletter here – and while you’re at it, make sure you sign up! Best of all, it’s free! Enjoy the Beat and have a great weekend, folks!
Discover T&T is looking for Sales Reps!
Looking for new opportunities in 2013? Do you live in Tobago? MEP currently has an opening for a Sales & Marketing Representative for our flagship travel magazine, Discover Trinidad & Tobago!
Responsibilities include selling both in print and online, servicing clients based in Tobago as well as international clients with interests in Tobago. Interested? Read on…!
Behind the Music extras – The Producers
So you read our Behind the Music piece in the January/February 2013 issue of Caribbean Beat … but maybe you wondered why we didn’t include well known soca producers like Precision Productions? Unfortunately, they were squeezed out of the print version (darn all those lovely ads!) but luckily we’ve got unlimited space here on the internet. So not only do you get a great story in print, you also get cool extras online. Read on to find out who are the big production teams behind the soca biz.
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Caribbean Beat presents …
Behind the Music extras – The Producers – UNCUT
by Laura Dowrich-Phillips
There was a time when names like Darryl Braxton, Carl “Beaver” Henderson, Leston Paul, Sheldon “$hel $hok” Benjamin (deceased), Nicholas Brancker, Neil Bernard, Kenny Phillips and Junior “Ibo” Joseph dominated the soca production.
But today, the still-active old guard has given way to a younger generation of producers, who fearlessly mix soca with other genres to create new hybrids. And they’re all looking to push soca out of the West Indian diaspora into the mainstream music industry.
The Trinidad Carnival 2013 issue of Caribbean Beat
No matter where you are – in Trinidad, the Caribbean region, or across the Caribbean diaspora – it’s almost impossible to ignore the heavy Carnival vibrations in the air. The heart beats in the bosom of Trinidad’s capital, Port of Spain.
To take you right into the thick of things is the latest edition of the Caribbean Beat (#119: January/February 2013), which is on Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica planes; in the mail (or already delivered!) to subscribers; and online, where you can also access a complete flip-book of the current issue - free! Read more 
