Caribbean Beat — January/February 2017 (#143)

January/February 2017
Cover A young fancy sailor
at rest during Carnival in
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Photo Abigail Hadeed
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This issue’s contributors include:
Lisa Allen-Agostini (“Before sunrise”, page 54) is a
Trinidadian writer and editor. Her J’Ouvert story “A
Fine Specimen” is published in the anthology
Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond.
Tracy Assing (“I never choose the mas”, page 56)
is a Trinidadian writer, editor, and filmmaker. Her
award-winning documentary The Amerindians is
the first film made from the perspective of Trinidad
and Tobago’s indigenous community.
Andre Bagoo (“Shapeshifter, time traveller”, page
68) is a Trinidadian writer whose second book of
poems, BURN, was published by Shearsman Books and
longlisted for the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean
Literature. His third book, Pitch Lake, is forthcoming
from Peepal Tree Press.
Nigel Campbell (“Music in motion”, page 64) is
an entertainment writer, reviewer, and music
businessman based in Trinidad and Tobago, focused
on expanding the appeal of island music globally.
His work is featured in the T&T Guardian and online
at AllAboutJazz.com. He also publishes Jazz in the
Islands magazine, www.jazz.tt.
James Hackett (“Carnival season”, page 34) is an
illustrator and designer from Trinidad and Tobago
who is focused on creating work inspired by tropical
narratives. He is the founder of the Caribbean apparel
brand Lush Kingdom.
Judy Raymond (“Forgotten beauty”, page 64) is a
freelance writer and former editor of Caribbean Beat,
who has written extensively about books, arts, and
politics. Her latest book, The Colour of Shadows, is
a study of the conditions and images of Caribbean
slavery.
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