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iRADIO.tt Blog + Journal: Appraisal, Opinion, Information. The Spoken Word

iRADIO.tt Blog + Journal: Appraisal, Opinion, Information. The Spoken Word

By Nigel Campbell
Caribbean music, from the earliest transcriptions by notation and recordings on disc, to modern digital replication, captures emotions and sounds that define a melting pot of influences and commonalities. This blog is a collection of critical appraisals of music performance and recordings from the Caribbean, and opinions on the business of music here. It also serves as the online journal, information clearing-house, and discussion board for all things music and entertainment from iRADIO.tt…online all the time!
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Meet the Artists Live Concert Series: Tony Paul celebrates Lord Kitchener and Ralph MacDonald
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2022/04/04/meet-the-artists-live-concert-series-tony-paul-celebrates-lord-kitchener-and-ralph-macdonald/
01:09
April 04, 2022
Riddim Nation: Bring Yuh Riddim – a Review
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2022/03/08/riddim-nation-bring-yuh-riddim-a-review/
05:04
March 09, 2022
Playlist (Jan/Feb 2022) | Music reviewsª
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2022/03/04/playlist-jan-feb-2022-music-reviewsa/
04:15
March 04, 2022
An Evening with VB: Exclusive ♥ Intimate ♥ Safe – a review
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2022/01/25/an-evening-with-vb-exclusive-%e2%99%a5-intimate-%e2%99%a5-safe-a-review/
07:59
January 25, 2022
Clive ‘Zanda’ Alexander (1939 – 2022) — a Tribute²
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2022/01/06/clive-zanda-alexander-a-tribute/
04:25
January 25, 2022
Playlist (November/December 2021) | Music Reviewsª
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/playlist-november-december-2021-music-reviewsa/
04:09
January 01, 2022
The Illicit Trade in Music in T&T: a response
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/the-illicit-trade-in-music-a-response/
15:46
October 22, 2020
Three Island Songbirds: The Trinidad Editionª
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2020/05/01/three-island-songbirds-the-trinidad-editiona/
25:10
May 01, 2020
Live in the Time Of Coronavirus
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2020/03/15/life-in-the-time-of-corona/
04:21
March 15, 2020
Creole Christmas 2.0: Venezuelan Roots – a review²
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2019/12/10/creole-christmas-2-0-venezuelan-roots-a-review/
06:44
December 10, 2019
Creole Christmas 2.0: Venezuelan Roots – a further localising of Christmas²
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2019/12/04/creole-christmas-2-0-venezuelan-roots-a-further-localising-of-christmas/
04:17
December 04, 2019
21 Songs – “Vaughnette Bigford Live in Concert,” a review²
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2019/11/12/21-songs-vaughnette-bigford-live-in-concert-a-review/
06:17
November 12, 2019
Insomnia by Adan Hagley, an album review
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/insomnia-by-adan-hagley-an-album-review/
04:14
October 10, 2019
Vaughnette Bigford…the New Standard
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2018/06/11/vaughnette-bigford-the-new-standard/
07:21
June 18, 2018
Carnival: The Sound of A People – A concert review¹
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/carnival-the-sound-of-a-people-a-concert-review%c2%b9/
04:49
February 06, 2017
That Happened last night: Vaughnette Bigford at Kaiso Blues
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/that-happened-last-night-vaughtnette-bigford-at-kaiso-blues/
04:56
March 05, 2016
Shades of Vaughnette III: Milestones – a review¹
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/shades-of-vaughnette-iii-milestones-a-review%c2%b9/
05:21
November 14, 2014
Theron Shaw: Gumbo Caribe – a CD review¹
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/theron-shaw-gumbo-caribe-a-cd-review%c2%b9/
03:41
July 31, 2014
I Am Élan Parlē: A declaration of Independence
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/i-am-elan-parle-a-declaration-of-independence/
03:21
November 27, 2013
John John: Citagrandson – a CD REVIEW¹
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/cd-review-john-john-citagrandson%c2%b9/
01:08
August 20, 2013
ON BEING FIRST: “BOOGSIE” AND THE EVOLUTION OF PAN
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/on-being-first-boogsie-and-the-evolution-of-pan/
05:08
November 30, 2011
Shades of Vaughnette: A Concert Review
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/shades-of-vaughnette-a-concert-review/
06:43
November 15, 2011
Etienne Charles say kaiso! Jazz and the West Indian Word
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/etienne-charles-say-kaiso-jazz-and-the-west-indian-word/
05:14
October 29, 2011
Etienne Charles & Folklore: Jazz…with a West Indian Accent
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/etienne-charles-folklore-jazzwith-a-west-indian-accent/
04:27
January 12, 2011
No love for Michael Jackson…or just another American President
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://iradiott.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/no-love-for-michael-jackson-or-just-another-american-president/
03:49
July 18, 2009