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 Caribbean Style

MAS AND THE MOTHER COUNTRY
It’s Europe’s biggest street festival, but it got off to an unlikely start – indoors, in winter, with a crowd of a thousand people. Ray Funk looks back at the early days of London’s Notting Hill Carnival



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THE TRIUMPH OF CALYPSO CRICKET

Garry Steckles recreates a Test match at Lord’s that made sporting and cultural history



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GOAT WATER IN CUDJOE HEAD
Never mind the volcanic eruptions, these Montserrat folks have a festival to celebrate. James Fuller joined the party


 

THE SMALLEST REVOLUTION
It was the era of independence – but Anguilla wanted to remain a British colony. Montague Kobbe looks back at an odd victory for people power

 

AT CHRISTMAS YOUR HEART GOES HOME
Franka Philip warms her cockles by adding a Caribbean touch to her table

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PAST ISSUES
ECO BUZZ ECO BUZZ: ECO BUZZ
Trinidad’s mountains are alive with animal life • Caribbean anthuriums make a comeback thanks to groundbreaking research
from Issue 85

A LIGHT FOR ST LUCIA STYLE: A LIGHT FOR ST LUCIA
Writer Kendel Hippolyte and Jane King want to bring down the curtain on the search for a home for their pioneering theatre company. James Fuller gets in on the act
from Issue 98

MUSIC IS A TEACHER RIDDEM & RHYME: MUSIC IS A TEACHER
Garry Steckles questions why Caribbean music is not used as an educational tool in Caribbean schools
from Issue 85

THE STROLLING PLAYER SNAPSHOTS: THE STROLLING PLAYER
Anders Kappel Ovre has played his way from Scandinavia to the sun, performing and conducting anything from classical guitar music, to pan, parang and the blues. Guyanne Wilson met this master musician
from Issue 93

ARCHIVE (1992 - 2006)
Jamaica RIDDEM & RHYME: Jamaica
Garry Steckles remembers the legendery Bob Marley Concert that was a defining moment in the history of Jamaica
from Issue 60
Upbeat UPBEAT: Upbeat
The latest in Caribbean music
from Issue 17
LONG TIME MUSIC RIDDEM & RHYME: LONG TIME MUSIC
Garry Steckles has been a reggae fan for decades, but in recent years he‘s finally discovered the joys of classic calypso. He explains why this music of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s is so important to today’s listeners
from Issue 74
TO BE OR NOT TO BE BRITISH CARIBBEAN CLASSICS: TO BE OR NOT TO BE BRITISH
Andrea Levy’s prize-winning novel Small Island was published just last year, but James Ferguson says we should consider it a classic already
from Issue 73