In this issue

Experience the "mother of all carnivals" through the eyes of a singer, a stilt walker, a pannist, and twin designers as Trinidad & Tobago Carnival returns — as do events and festivals across the diaspora. Celebrate 50 years of soca music; and explore how regional festivals can become more sustainable. In our travel features, escape to Tobago, and take a tour of some of the Caribbean's special World Heritage Sites. Learn about Anton de Kom and JR Casimir, freedom fighters from Suriname and Dominica. Explore the history of dukunoo — one of the oldest Caribbean desserts. And take in reviews of new Caribbean book and music releases, before testing your mettle with our puzzles and trivia quizzes!

Caribbean Beat Magazine Description:

Published since 1992 by Media & Editorial Projects Ltd (MEP Publishers) as the inflight magazine of BWIA and now the award-winning Caribbean Airlines (and Air Jamaica), Caribbean Beat is the Caribbean’s leading magazine on Caribbean and West Indian arts, culture and society. Beat is a magazine about the real Caribbean — a general-interest, pan-Caribbean publication, produced in the West Indies, by Caribbean people. It gets behind the familiar stereotypes to show how rich Caribbean life really is – its music, art, dance, books, sport, fashion, design, festivals, history, environment, people, lifestyle. This is the region’s most widely-distributed magazine, committed to the highest editorial and production standards.