Trinidad and Tobago, a twin island nation in the Caribbean, is a small place with a big musical presence. It's the home of calypso and the steel pan and chutney but not the edible kind. Reporter Ike ...

The Trinidad & Tobago World Cup Blog analyzes the request by the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) to have the word ‘chutney’ to be added to the name of T&T's national football, ...

With the new year upon them, Trinbagonians are now into the annual Carnival season, which is never without controversy. Two years ago, one Carnival band's portrayal was accused of trivialising the ...

Research in African Literatures, Vol. 40, No. 1, Oral Literature and Identity Formation in Africa and the Diaspora (Spring, 2009), pp. 127-136 (10 pages) This paper discusses two bodies of songs from ...