When hurricanes are a part of life, people cope and quell their anxiety through their music. By Joshua Jelly-Schapiro Mr. Jelly-Schapiro is the author of “Island People: The Caribbean and the World.” ...

“Songs of the Islands” was originally written for voice and piano by composer Dominique Le Gendre, a native of Trinidad and Tobago. It starts with six Caribbean folk songs that were arranged by Le ...

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is the author of the books Island People, Names of New York and a forthcoming book on Harry Belafonte, part of Penguin Press' Significations series edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

“The Braata Singers: Still Standing,” an Off-Broadway celebration commemorating the 15th anniversary of the beloved Caribbean cultural ensemble, will hold its final performance of Caribbean music and ...

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Several hundred Jamaican Americans of all ages gathered at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, on a beautiful bright Saturday afternoon in May to officially launch the Olive Lewin Heritage ...

Trinidad and Tobago, a twin island nation in the Caribbean, is a small place with a big musical presence. It's the home of calypso and the steel pan and chutney but not the edible kind. Reporter Ike ...

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