Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat: Haitian-American author

A child of the 60s, Edwidge Danticat grew up amidst political upheaval in her native Haiti. Emigrating to the United States at the age of twelve, she began a journey that launched a celebrated writing career an...
Sidney Poitier- Actor, Filmmaker, Diplomat

Sidney Poitier- Actor, Filmmaker, Diplomat

Sidney Poitier is one of America’s greatest actors. The Bahamian-American actor helped break colour barriers in Hollywood and was one of the first actors to land leading roles and attract audienc...

Loverly Sheridan

As a child, Loverly would look dreamily up at the skies. Where others saw merely clouds, Loverly saw adventure, excitement--possibilities. Her imagination swooned to conjure what wonders awaited beyond the veil...
Maceda_Isis Thomas

In the Footsteps of Makeda Thomas

The islands and cultures of the Caribbean Sea are reflective of a melting pot of ethnic and religious backgrounds that have, over the centuries, been combined to create their own unique creole culture. In this ...
Vaco Baissac 2

Experience Mauritius Through Vaco Baissac

When many people think of fine art and famous artists, their minds fixate on the magnificent pieces of artwork created by artists from Europe and North America that are housed in major cultural centers such as ...
Kathy Ann Chevalier Joseph

Kathy Ann Chevalier Joseph – Portrait of an Artist

Love, Hope, Peace - Gliding through the storm The most beautiful aspect of art is that it does not belong to one race, ethnicity, or national group. The arts exist as a form of personal and cultural expressio...
munawar

Mounawar – Sawa

Sawa is the first album of this Comorian artist living in La Réunion, Mounawar. "Sawa" is the balance of things in Anjouan. For Mounawat, it is an awareness in relation to what he wants to do, what he does and ...
Joe Sammy

Joe Samy – “the soul of the island”

Not every artist in popular cultures is the person we make them out to be as fans. Many of the hugely successful musicians in the world are nothing more than a mouthpiece for other people, singing music they di...