Sweet Hand Kathy – you’re likely to be regaled with “parang,” a festive blend of music like Trinidadian calypso and Venezuelan gaita. That’s because parang season means Christmas season ...
For that, we can all thank the North Carolinian who so memorably paired calypso and Christmas — though that was not his original intention. The joyfully named Jester Hairston was born in 1901 in ...
Chow chow, a bright and bracing pickled relish, is essential to the holiday table in Trinidad and Tobago — and the perfect accompaniment to ham. By Brigid Ransome Washington Most condiments ...
In a stunning turn of events, the much-anticipated Calypso Finals of Sugar Mas 53 are in jeopardy as finalists unanimously refuse to sign a controversial addendum to their performance contracts. The ...
It’s the concert line-up of entertainment in the Festival Village featuring Trinidadian soca icon Machel, and Jamaican reggae superstar Sizzla alongside their other native sons, Kes and Luciano ...