• Going Back to the Future

    I know this movie's title might sound like an oxymoron. It is intended to be as we count down the development of music and culture of our people. Firstly, one ...

  • Ophelia performs at Creole in the Park

    Cadence and the World Creole Music Festival

    While I am not one to take issue with the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) having been one of its main promoters in print media for the life of the ...

  • Checko performs

    Calypsonian Checko Bugged

    I am not in the least surprised at the result of the Dr Aaron-Checko case; I always had difficulty and have expressed concerns about this "Bug Her" composition of 2012. ...

  • Sparrow performs at the Layou River Hotel in 2005

    Age is More Than a Number

    Undisputable, the Mighty Sparrow and Bob Marley are the two greatest performers of music the region has ever produced. Sparrow, the man who was born in 1935 in Grand Roy ...

  • Calypso Controversy...again!

    Well, here we go again! Calypso controversy in and out of season and many practitioners do not seem ashamed of the disrepute that the art form is driven into year ...

  • Another Hurricane David would be as devastating

    Thursday, August 29th is the 35th anniversary of Hurricane David. Although it can be argued that the physical and psychological scares of this devastating storm have somewhat healed, we also ...

  • What About Michel Raffoul: No One Cares

    Actually the above title, No One Cares, is from a calypso that I composed which took calypsonian Observer to the finals in the mid 90's. Also quite by chance, this ...

  • Two powerful musicians join forces in Heritage

    On Thursday, at the Anchorage Hotel, history will be created as one of the greatest local collaborations between two local artistes, who have excelled in their own genres, converge to ...

  • Sixth Form Sisserou Singers: Choral Legends

    Writing about the Sisserou Singers is always one of my most difficult propositions because their high standards leave me in awe year after year. Notwithstanding the limitations of the Arawak ...

  • MARPIN Telecoms on Right Track

    I must compliment the board and management of MARPIN TV, in its effort to add more local content for its customers. While I cannot express any informed opinion on the ...

  • Colton T -the Ice-cream Man

    When Colton Thomas graduated in 2007, I never ever thought that my former English student and Saint Mary's Academy head student, a relatively promising academic, would have chosen music as ...

  • In favor of intolerance

    Mr. Michael Norris, I am forced to respond just this once to your "In favor of toleration article" of June 24th 2013, of the Sun. This is your right but ...