J’Ouvert is one of the great mysteries of Carnival, often spoken about but rarely seen – because you have to get up seriously early to catch it. The name comes from the French for ‘daybreak’ and in London it begins at 6am on Sunday 27 August. If you’re from outside the area, you’ll either have […]
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With the impact Garnett Silk made in such a short career, he said it is unfortunate no event has ever been held to mark his legacy. Read_More
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring reviews by Nigel Campbell of new music by Bunji Garlin; Romain Virgo; Toni Sancho; and Gary Hector Read_More
Perhaps ‘superstar’ is an overused, and often misused, term yet the late, lamented Delroy Wilson was, beyond any shadow of a doubt, a true superstar so highly respected and revered during his exemplary career that he was invariably known by his first name alone. This modest, humble man was a giant of the genre he helped to create and undoubtedly…
Born in Guadeloupe to a white plantation owner and an enslaved Senegalese mother, the life of Joseph Bologne — better known as “Chevalier” and the “Black Mo … Read_More
