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These 10 Caribbean Islands Are Small, Quietly Cool, and Full of Personality

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Riding a flats boat through the mangroves, the engine cut low, water so clear you can see the bottom slide past. Walking a beach long enough that the footprints behind you disappear before you reach the next bend. Standing at the edge of a dock while a resident grouper circles below, close enough that you […]

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Tarrus Riley, Machel Montano Team Up on New Single

The Caribbean’s newest hit is the result of a partnership between two of its biggest stars. The single, “Memory,” is a team-up between reggae star Tarrus Riley and soca superstar Machel Montano. While Riley is featured, It’s very much a soca beat (and very much a Montano song) though, timed for the 2016 carnival season. […]

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Soca Star Destra Signs on for St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

Above: Destra By the Caribbean Journal staff Soca star Destra is joining this year’s St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival, organizers announced. Destra, who will perform with the Bakanal Band, is among the leading soca artists in the region. She will be joined by another new name to the lineup, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Chrisette Michele. […]

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St Kitts Music Festival Begins, With Calypso, Soca and Merengue

Above: Merengue star Elvis Crespo (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — St Kitts is moving. It certainly was Thursday night, as the island began the 18th edition if its annual St Kitts Music Festival, which has grown into one of the region’s premier musical events. A cast of local and international […]

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