In 1965 at Duke Reid's Treasure Isle, Alton Ellis recorded "Girl I've Got a Date" — and insisted he named the genre we now call rocksteady. But Lynn Taitt, Hopeton Lewis, Hugh Malcolm, and others all claim the credit. Part 4 maps the most disputed origin story in Jamaican music.
This documentary series exposes how volcanic forces shaped the first civilizations of the Caribbean. It follows the people who settled on unstable islands born...
Dive into the gripping tale of Grenada’s defiance in Chapter 4: The Roots of Resistance. Explore how the Kalinago fiercely fought against European colonizers,...
This episode examines how Barbados became one of the most stable societies in the Caribbean by perfecting systems of control during slavery and preserving...
