Surf Gwada: A New Photo Show Spotlights Surfing in The Guadeloupe Islands
A new photo show highlights a burgeoning surf scene in the Guadeloupe Islands.
Greetings From Gwada: Touring Guadeloupe with Willy Monfret
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Visiting Guadeloupe and Martinique from the United States just got a whole lot easier. American Airlines introduced weekly direct flights to the French departments from Miami in Ap... Read More...
Visual Culture: Caribbean Art x Art Basel Miami
Words by Jesse Serwer—
If you're headed down to Art Basel Miami this week, you can count on seeing work by artists from around the world. But, despite its close proximity to and obvious influence on MIA ... Read More...
Impressions: Images From Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley—
The World Creole Music Festival is an international showcase for the homegrown music genres of the Creole-speaking world, and one of the most unique music ... Read More...
Cadence Weapon: Download Rare Cadence-Lypso From the Midnight Groovers of Dominica
Words by Jesse Serwer—
You might recall a couple months ago we told you about Sofrito: International Soundclash, Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis of London-based “tropical” DJ collective Sofrito's compila... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays x Sofrito: Lord Shorty, “Vibrations Groove”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
"I want to introduce you to a brand new musical sound called soca...it starts with di bass drum." That's the late Lord Shorty (later known as Ras Shorty I), father of soca music, g... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Kassav’s “Zouk la Sé Sél Médikaman Nou Ni”
Words by Scott Brown—
A sacred set of Caribbean songs have made it into the canon of Miami party music. Songs like "Get Involved," from the Bahamas' Dr. Off, and an assortment of dancehall hits, like Red... Read More...
Le Quartier Francais: “Y’a quoi, Gwoka?”
Words by Erin MacLeod—
Gwo ka means, quite literally, “big drum” in Guadeloupan Kreyol, but the music that is Gwo ka means that and so much more. It means dancing and singing, but it also means history, ... Read More...
Le Quartier Français: Gwada Ragga and Roots
Words by Erin MacLeod—
Want a new year’s resolution? How about expanding your musical horizons, and your definition of Caribbean music? The French Caribbean has a heck of a lot to offer—not just zouk... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Albums of 2011
Words by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley
Now that Christmas is over and 2012 is nearly upon us, we've finally gotten around to taking stock of all that's happened this year. For the rest of this week an... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten NBA Ballers From The Caribbean
Words by Jesse Serwer
Finally... it's basketball season. After nearly two months of cancelled games, the NBA lockout is over. The end couldn't have come soon enough—this winter was starting to look l... Read More...
Cinema Antilles: The Flatbush Film Fest Goes Francophone
Words by Jesse Serwer
CariBBeing's Fl@tbush Film Festival, a month-long series of weekend screenings which launched last Friday at MoCADA in Brooklyn (in Fort Greene, however, not Flatbush), switches loc... Read More...