New in Caribbean Beat magazine (issue #108: March/April 2011)

The latest issue of Caribbean Beat magazine is now on Caribbean Airlines planes; in the mail to our subscribers; and online at caribbean-beat.com!

In our latest issue, out now, Caribbean Beat magazine travels from one end of the region to another, and we report back on what we found.

Features

• Rolling on the River: After strolling through the charming city of Paramaribo, Jonathan Ali takes on the Suriname River as it flows through the rainforest

• The Man MacFarlane: Brian MacFarlane, the designer who has dominated Trinidad & Tobago’s Carnival since 2005, talks to Lisa Allen-Agostini


• SoBe Exciting: Salsa, speedboats and shopping - Mark Lyndersay flies in to Miami & south Florida

• Rituals of Resistance: Each year, with drums and fire, Canboulay - a struggle for emancipation - is re-enacted on the streets of Port of Spain. Ray Funk and Jeffrey Chock witness this renewed tradition

• Saving the Picture History of Pan: The story of T&T’s steelbands is now preserved in an archive of precious photos. Kim Johnson on how they were collected


Departments

• COVER STORY His Middle Name is Multi-Tasking: Trinidad-born Roger Mooking is in demand in Canada as a chef, TV host, singer-songwriter…Donna Yawching tells his talents

• Snap Shot - How Machel Montano is Misunderstood: The former wild child of T&T Carnival explains his lifelong spiritual quest to Laura Dowrich-Phillips


• Soulful Messiah of Ballet Creole: Patrick Parson tells Donna Yawching how he brought Afro-Caribbean dance to Toronto

• Red Carpet for Randy Crawford at Tobago Jazz: The headline act at this year’s Tobago Jazz is one of many treats in store. Nazma Muller sampled the musical menu

• Something Rich & Strange: Melody Wren took the plunge and visited the world’s first underwater sculpture park, in Grenada


• Music for the Mas: Essiba Small surveys the soca scene for possible winners in the Road March race and on the party circuit for Trinidad & Tobago Carnival – though of course some dark horses may have come scorching up the track by the time you read this…

• Nothing's Taboo for Tanya: She tells it like it is. That’s why Tanya Stephens is one of Garry Steckles’ favourite singers

• The Real James Bond: He spent many happy years living quietly in Jamaica, and his passion was birdwatching. James Ferguson explains how this innocuous gent became Agent 007

• Calendar: the latest Happenings in the Caribbean

• Reviews of the latest books, videos and CDs

• PLUS:
On a cook’s tour, Rosemary Parkinson travelled all over Jamaica, collecting recipes as she went. The result is a magnificent book, Nyam Jamaica. Bridget van Dongen follows hungrily in Parkinson’s footsteps.

Meanwhile – doubles, black pudding, homemade bake, smoked herring... our food writer Franka Philip begins at the beginning of the day, and tries to decide what’s best for a Caribbean breakfast.

Caribbean Beat regularly covers travel, entertainment, culture, personalities, food, business, environment, and history. We also offer a regular roundup of events, music and books that reflect the region right now!