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Jazz & Creole musicians: fantastic Dominican audience response
May 25, 2016A jazz icon has expressed his frustration with local musicians at the 7th Annual National Jazz and Creole Festival.
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The thorny issue of protecting copyright
April 16, 2016How can Dominican artists protect their creative work from theft and commercial exploitation that denies them due recognition and reward?
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Swinging Stars-- swinging on a thread!
April 13, 2016Think of Dominica's Swinging Stars band and you can't help feeling a wave of nostalgia.
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There's no local music industry—Dada says
April 13, 2016Outspoken music producer Krishna 'Dada' Lawrence puts it bluntly: Dominica doesn't have a music industry.
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Hit us with music
March 26, 2016Dominican music pioneer Gordon Henderson believes the Cadence-lypso genre continues to play a vital role in the evolution of Dominica's music culture.
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"We have no idea where we are as an industry…" ...
March 26, 2016Dominica's music industry has been limping along with behind others in the Caribbean.
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Thoughts on Bouyon…
March 26, 2016Outspoken Dominican music producer, Krishna 'Dada' Lawrence has some frank comments about Bouyon.
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Thoughts on Bouyon…
March 26, 2016The high cost of travelling to and from Dominica and lack of tangible support are two of the bugbears restricting the progression of Bouyon music overseas.
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Thoughts on Bouyon…
March 26, 2016Bouyon pioneer, Cornell 'Fingers' Phillip is worried that too many people are unaware that 'Bouyon' originated in Dominica.
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Music as a source of income
March 26, 2016Only a smattering of musicians in Dominica earn a living almost exclusively from music.
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Gordon Henderson talks music
March 26, 2016Since the 1970s, 'Cadance-lypso' has been the signature sound of Dominica, but now local music insiders are scratching their heads as they grapple with two tough questions.
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Lyrical content
March 26, 2016We have all heard complaints about the lyrical content of some locally generated music, including Bouyon.
