Jul 30, 2019
Full Bloom is the newest band to hit the streets of London for the annual Notting Hill Carnival. Featuring designs by two of Trinidad's leading designers - Sandra Hordatt and Shari Cumberbatch, along with London-based Michelle Lucas, bandleader Jean Pierre Poteon promises something for every kind of mas player.
JP, as...
May 21, 2019
David Prendergast is a Jamaican who loves parang and pastelles.
He developed a penchant for these uniquely Trinidadian things during his four-year tenure as High Commissioner to Trinidad & Tobago.
This edition of Talk 'Bout Us features an interview he did with Franka just before he returned to Jamaica earlier this...
Apr 26, 2019
Carnival fetes are driving the success of the season and promoters want the authorities to cut down the red tape involved in putting on major events.
This was the view of three major players in the fete industry during a recent discussion that looked back on the Carnival 2019 season. The discussion is featured in this...
Mar 30, 2019
Four-time Olympian Cleopatra Borel is the star on this edition of Talk 'Bout Us. She joins Franka to speak about women in sport - the athletes and the journalists.
"Cleo" speaks frankly about her challenges as she attempts to compete in her fifth Olympic Games in Japan in 2020, the shortcomings of athletics in Trinidad...
Mar 29, 2019
A visit by American jazz giants Spyro Grya kicks off what has now come to be known as "Jazz Season" in Trinidad and Tobago. In this bonus episode of Talk 'Bout Us, Franka speaks with Carl "Beaver" Henderson, promoter of the new concert, Sunset Jazz.
Henderson also discusses why he brought promoters of other local jazz...