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
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Nigel Campbell profiles three talented Caribbean singer-songwriters: Grenadian Sabrina Francis, Barbadian Kellie Cadogan, and British-Trinbagonian Kye De Vere
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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
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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
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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
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