December 2015

R.I.P. King Rhino

Reading Time 3 minsGrenada has lost a cultural icon.  Former Carriacou and Petit Martinique calypso and soca Monarch Kenly Joseph (better known by the sobriquet Rhino) died from gunshot wounds in Brooklyn, New York on December 4, 2015.  Fans and friends remember Rhino for his joyful disposition, sharp social commentaries, wit, and his exploits as a distinguished parandero. Many are moaning Rhino, especially as the holiday season is upon us, clearly one of the seasons he lived for. For more on the tragedy please visit the story from the Grenada Chronicle.  Big Drum Nation consulted cultural and community activist Nic Cox for… Read More »R.I.P. King Rhino

Come Celebrate 10th Anniversary of NYC Transit Strike this Saturday at MEC

Reading Time 1 minsThis coming weekend marks a decade since the City of New York was brought to a standstill as a result of the first Citywide Transit Strike in 25 years. The strike started on Dec 20th, 2005 and lasted for 3 days. A program marking the 10th Anniversary of the Dec 2005 NYC Transit Strike is being held on Sat. Dec 19th from 2pm to 6pm. The program is free to the public and will be held in the ‘Founders Auditorium’ at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, located at 1650 Bedford Ave in Brooklyn (Between Crown St and Montgomery… Read More »Come Celebrate 10th Anniversary of NYC Transit Strike this Saturday at MEC

“One of the best novels set in the Caribbean in the last 50 years” Launches in Brooklyn

Reading Time 2 minsBook launch of ‘Gypsy in the Moonlight’ “Gypsy in the Moonlight,” a novel set in Trinidad and Tobago during World War II, written by Lawrence Waldron, will be formally launched Tuesday evening December 15 at the Brooklyn Public Library branch at 22 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn. The launch, scheduled for 6:00-7:45 PM,  will be hosted by the Caribbean Awareness Committee and the Trinidad and Tobago Folk Arts Institute, in collaboration with the Caribbean Literary and Cultural Center. The book is, as described by the  author, “a historical novel that combines the wry wit, urban commentary and gender anxieties… Read More »“One of the best novels set in the Caribbean in the last 50 years” Launches in Brooklyn