This documentary episode of THE HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN exposes the systemic exploitation within the music industry from the nineteen eighties to the present day. We trace the journey of the islands' most iconic sounds—from the raw, digital revolution of early dancehall in Kingston to the global pop charts of the twenty-first century—revealing how communal creativity was harvested by international interests. The narrative explores the transition from handshake agreements and "riddim" culture to predatory "three sixty" contracts and the modern era of micro-royalties. Through case studies of legendary artists who shaped global culture only to die in poverty, we examine the legal mechanisms and corporate maneuvers that allowed foreign entities to extract the wealth of Caribbean vibrations.
Radar and Resistance exposes the tense and rapidly unfolding battle over new U.S. military installations inside Trinidad and Tobago. What begins as a quiet...
From 1965 to 1968, one voice owned Jamaica. Part 5 traces Alton Ellis's Treasure Isle hit run — "Rock Steady," "Cry Tough," "Girl I've...
This three-part documentary traces the Caribbean back to a time before memory, before settlement, before names. It examines how volcanic fire, shifting seas, and...
