Shelly-Ann Inniss on the major festivals and holidays across the region this May and June The post Event buzz (May/Jun 2024) appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

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 Mozart” — was nothing short of extraordinary. On the 225th anniversary of his death, James Ferguson revisits the story of this remarkable conductor, composer, violinist, fencer, and soldier that history almost forgot The post The great Chevalier | On this day appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

Through a special collaborative project, Dr Gabrielle Hosein explores how the Indian art of mehndi uniquely commemorates the legacies of Indian indentured labourers who arrived on Caribbean shores some 186 years ago The post Mehndi stories | Portfolio appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

Nigel Campbell profiles three talented Caribbean singer-songwriters: Grenadian Sabrina Francis, Barbadian Kellie Cadogan, and British-Trinbagonian Kye De Vere The post Three island songbirds | Snapshot appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

Jonathan Ali talks to Cuban filmmaker Luis Alejandro Yero about his film Calls from Moscow The post “The idea was to create a space where we could play amid hostility” | Screen buzz appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

On view: Trinidadian Chris Cozier at MoMA in New York The post Art buzz: Chris Cozier at MoMA (May/Jun 2024) appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

The Caribbean has a long history of hosting the best cricket teams in the world for a chance to claim sporting supremacy. But, writes Sheldon Waithe, the Cricket T20 World Cup this June — co-hosted with the United States — is a very different ball game The post Out of this world: the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | The game appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews by Shivanee Ramlochan of Ocean Stirrings by Merle Collins; What Start Bad a Mornin’ by Carol Mitchell; Belmont Portfolio by John Robert Lee; and Masman by Peter Minshall The post Book buzz | Reviews (May/Jun 2024) appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

This March, Netflix premieres a film on the trailblazing Shirley Chisholm (who was of Barbadian and Guyanese heritage). Playing Chisholm’s Jamaican husband is Trinidad & Tobago’s own Michael Cherrie. Caroline Taylor reports The post MIchael Cherrie: when destiny beckons | Snapshot appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more

Tobago’s unique Easter goat and crab racing in Buccoo is one for your bucket list. Aisha Sylvester tells us why The post Running with the goats (and crabs) in Tobago | Word of mouth appeared first on Caribbean Beat Magazine ..read more