Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketMadman’s Rant — David RudderThe Caribbean is well-known for its infectious music. Whether it’s the vibrant clinking of a bottle and spoon, the dramatic beat of the…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketSpirit Bird — Xavier RuddXavier Rudd has a sweet, soulful voice that carries with it the cries, hurts, and hopes of Aboriginal Australians. Listening to one of his…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketThe weakest linkA Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) report warns the Caribbean to prepare for increased drought due to climate…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketThe evolution of calypso and birth of soca musicIn the first of this three-part series dedicated to Calypso History Month, we learned that calypso is a genre of music which has played a…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketThe rise of calypso women“ They want to see your whole anatomy, they want to see what you doctor never see. — Singing Sandra, Die with My Dignity They want to do…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketFrom the sugar fields to the carnival“…all Caribbeans know, more or less intuitively that in the final analysis, the only sure possession the undertow of history has left them…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketAn open letter to racists“The trouble around difference is really about privilege & power-the existence of privilege & the lopsided distribution of power that…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketThe Caribbean community honours CastroOn 26 July 1953, approximately 160 young men stormed the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba in a revolt against then dictator…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketPuerto Rico: a colony or country?It appears that the legacy of colonialism has not been completely exorcised from Caribbean society. Puerto Rico has been under the rule of…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022
Dizzanne BillyinWords In The BucketBrexit and the Caribbean: a case of dependencyFrom Belize in the north to Trinidad and Tobago in the south, and the array of beautiful island nations between, Caribbean people share a…Mar 6, 2022Mar 6, 2022