Dancehall, soca mix
DANCEHALL AND calypso are, in some ways, much like two first cousins. Even though they are definitely not the same thing, they do 'boil a good soup'.

Costumes down to bare essentials
CARNIVAL, WHEN it first originated in Italy years ago, held religious significance. But its adoption by countries around the world and its gradual evolution has changed the face and fashion of Carnival in many ways.

From religious to ribald
THE COSTUMES. The music. The revelry. Carnival has grown to mean many things. Originating from the Italian word carneval, which means 'to put away the meat', carnival has become a grand indulgence of the flesh.

Social - She shook, shimmied & 'shaked'
DEARHEARTS, THERE is no questioning the love that the absolutely and fabulously charming Louise Valle has for Jamaica! This affaire de coeur, actually began back in 1988 when she first visited the island as a part of the Canadian Emergency...