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Trinidad musician David Rudder: Calypso as commentary

Posted on August 28, 2011 by bcarney

Soca pioneer David Rudder believes it is important to return to the roots of social commentary in calypso developed by African slaves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14488935

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The strangest thing I’ve seen in quite some time …

Posted on July 15, 2009 by bcarney

A steel band covering “Transmission” by Joy Division (Joy Div is the punk predecessor to New Order for all you youngsters out there).

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Protecting the Marley brand

Posted on February 10, 2009 by bcarney

From BBC Caribbean The family of late musician, reggae superstar Bob Marley has confirmed that it will work with a US company to manage the Jamaican singer’s brand and handle licensing rights for products including clothing, video games and luggage. … Continue reading →

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Regional Music on shortwave

Posted on February 5, 2009 by bcarney

I found this list of regional music stations posted on a shortwave radio mailing list. If you happen to have a shortwave radio, tune in and enjoy music you won’t hear on your local FM station. All frequencies are in … Continue reading →

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Virgin Islands radio stations that stream on the Intartubes

Posted on August 9, 2008 by bcarney

Here is a small list of USVI based radio stations that stream their audio on the internet.

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