Sounds of the Caribbean Island Origins Magazine Spring 2018

Hidden Sounds of the Caribbean

Writer Bekim Rauseo | Photography Supplied Well before the jumping, the waving, and the chipping on the road wearing pretty costumes during carnival season, caribbean music was an expression of our...

The 2018 Caribbean authors you need on your shelf now

One could argue that Caribbean literature is enjoying a renaissance right now, with a new generation of authors from the region and throughout the Diaspora staking their...
Ropa Vieja

Eat Like an Islander

Writer Staff Writer  | Photography Supplied Awe-inspiring landscapes and beautiful beaches are scrumptious food for the mind and body, but for some of us, food for the belly trumps...
Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser

Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser and Jo Mersa Marley in Pembroke Pines… Yes Please!

The Charles F. Dodge City Center Pembroke Pines has announced legendary reggae stars Tarrus Riley aka Singy Singy, Dean Fraser and the Blak Soil Band, and special...
Afrofuturism

Exploring The Magical World of Jamaican Afrofuturism

When Marvel’s Black Panther hit the big screen last February, Caribbean folk beamed with pride to see ourselves represented in Wakanda, with actors like Guyanese-born Letitia Wright...
Julian Marley

Inside The Mind Of Reggae’s Man of the World, Julian Marley

Successfully crisscrossing the world of music and the booming cannabis enterprise is another member of Jamaica’s Royal Family of Reggae, Julian Marley. My conversation with him was...
Elijah Mzilikaze

How This Jamaican Artist Is Challenging The Status Quo of Miami Art

Stroll the streets of South Florida cities these days, and you’ll likely come upon odd-looking stickers affixed to utility poles, bus benches, and trees. The stickers bear...

Two New Biopics prod the complex lives of iconic Caribbean men

Embalmed in the past, important figures of Caribbean history can feel distant, their flesh-and-blood experiences trapped in dusty papers and faded photographs. Thanks to the Caribbean's blossoming...
Mary Seacole

New Biopic Celebrates Life of Jamaican pioneer Mary Seacole

The story of Jamaican nurse pioneer Mary Seacole will soon light up the silver screen in an upcoming biopic, "Seacole." Produced by new American production company Racing...

A New Documentary is Exploring Chinese-Caribbean identity in Canada

What do you do when your face doesn't suit preconceptions of the Caribbean? That's what comic. writer and filmmaker Danielle Ayow explores in her upcoming documentary But...

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