Caribbean Beat — November/December 2021 (#167)

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No. 167 • November/December 2021
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EMBARK
8 Wish you were here
Pigeon Point, Tobago
10 Need to know
Make the most of November and
December, even during the time of
COVID-19 — from parang season to
Divali treats
18 Bookshelf and playlist
This month’s reading and listening
picks
ARRIVE
20 Bucket List
Where Next?
Almost two years into the COVID-19
pandemic, like everyone else, we at
Caribbean Beat are longing for a
break. As we look forward to the year
ahead, the magazine team shares
wishes for future travel
30 Backstory
Devoted to the dance
Trained in the tradition of
Bharatanatyam dance at one of the
leading academies in India, Trinidadian
Alana Rajah dreams of establishing the
ancient artform in her home country.
Sharda Patasar learns about the
discipline and adaptation required to
make classical Indian dance flourish
34 Portfolio
Assembling fragments
A new exhibition in Toronto brings
together an important collection of
historical photographs and the work
of contemporary Caribbean artists, to
show how our stories and ideas have
evolved over time
38 Closeup
In the light of language
Canisia Lubrin’s sense of the
wondrous power of words is rooted in
her childhood in St Lucia. Now one of
the Caribbean’s most lauded younger
poets, she continues to revel in
language’s luminous potential, writes
Shivanee Ramlochan
48 DID you even know
How much do you know about
Caribbean dance traditions? Let our
trivia column put you to the test
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