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CARIBBEAN BEAT

ISSUE NO. 119

January/February - 2013

Events around the Caribbean in January and February • Welcome the Carnival dawn at Trinidad J’Ouvert, preview a new show by artist Christopher Cozier, and savour the spice of controversy at Guyana’s Mashramani • Philip Sander introduces Bahamian writer and book artist Sonia Farmer of Poinciana Paper Press • Sisters Karen and Kathy Norman of K2K Alliance take couture style to the road for Trinidad Carnival • This month’s reading picks — from fiction to poetry to theatre • Recent music releases to get your fingers tapping • “I will always think of her when I cook,” says Franka Phillip of her late mother, in a moving tribute • Trinidad’s soca artistes are the stars of Carnival, but a host of talented professionals working behind the scenes help make the music. Laura Dowrich meets four creative powerhouses who write and produce the songs, add backup vocals, and get the music heard • Marlon Griffith’s multimedia performance works take elements of traditional Trinidad Carnival into the world of contemporary art. Nicholas Laughlin profiles the artist, who says, “Mas is just a word. My work deals with people” • Joy Spence, master blender for Jamaica’s Appleton Rum, on balancing science and creativity, and being a pioneer in a male-dominated field — as told to Tanya Batson-Savage

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