Caribbean Beat — May/June 2018 (#151)
A calendar of events; music, film, and book reviews; travel features; people profiles, and much more.
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Contents<br />
No. 151 • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>June</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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EMBARK<br />
IMMERSE<br />
18 Wish you were here<br />
Ireng River, Guyana<br />
21 Datebook<br />
Events around the <strong>Caribbean</strong> in <strong>May</strong><br />
and <strong>June</strong>, from the first-ever Carnival<br />
in Guyana to Trinidad’s North Coast<br />
Jazz Festival<br />
28 Word of Mouth<br />
Japan’s springtime cherry blossom<br />
festival reminds a visiting Trini of poui<br />
season at home<br />
30 Bookshelf and playlist<br />
This month’s reading and listening<br />
picks<br />
32 Cookup<br />
Some like it hot<br />
It may be the quintessential Trini<br />
condiment, and many can’t imagine a<br />
meal without pepper sauce. Franka<br />
Philip investigates how T&T’s hot<br />
peppers have become internationally<br />
famous for their delicious sear<br />
36 closeup<br />
Full free<br />
Haitian artist Tessa Mars is influenced<br />
by her country’s revolutionary<br />
history as much as her own family’s<br />
intellectual tradition, and her lifelong<br />
fascination with riddles. Her colourful<br />
paintings often feature a semiautobiographical<br />
character named<br />
Tessalines <strong>—</strong> and deal in complex<br />
ideas about identity and freedom.<br />
Shereen Ali finds out more<br />
42 snapshot<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> by proxy<br />
For sports fans around the world,<br />
the arrival of <strong>June</strong> means the start of<br />
the <strong>2018</strong> FIFA World Cup finals. No<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> team qualified this year,<br />
James Ferguson writes, but that<br />
doesn’t mean our region won’t be<br />
represented<br />
44 backstory<br />
The story of a city<br />
A childhood encounter with a touring<br />
steelband began Stephen Stuempfle’s<br />
connection with Trinidad. Now the<br />
US scholar has written an illuminating<br />
history of Port of Spain in the era<br />
before Independence. As Judy<br />
Raymond learns, Stuempfle’s research<br />
has only deepened his love for T&T’s<br />
capital<br />
ARRIVE<br />
50 round trip<br />
Love is in the air<br />
For many lovebirds around the world,<br />
the idea of a <strong>Caribbean</strong> wedding <strong>—</strong><br />
making vows on the beach, with a<br />
backdrop of glimmering blue sea<br />
<strong>—</strong> seems like a dream. And it easily<br />
comes true<br />
58 neighbourhood<br />
Kralendijk, Bonaire<br />
The gateway for dive tourists drawn to<br />
Bonaire’s pristine waters, the island’s<br />
capital has a relaxed charm, and<br />
touches of colourful history<br />
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