Pan on the page

Above: Kim Johnson, photographed at his Fort George home. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. Originally published in NewsdayTT on May 09, 2021 A review of Kim johnson’s The Illustrated Story of Pan by Mark LyndersayPublished by…

Rebuilding pan’s mythology

The film is a heartfelt effort to offer the story of the steelband from our point of view, freed of the romance and patronage of first world perspectives.

Pat Bishop: A Life

This is the Trini Good Media production of a commission of remembrance by the National Gas Company of Pat Bishop – A Life, a five-part series.

Party soca goes tween

“It becomes something reachable. It shows children that they can actually do this. Kids are pure. There’s no politics, there’s no agenda.”

Everything I know about Ian Alvarez I learned from Bunji Garlin

Above: Bunji Garlin (right) and Nigel Rojas perform Differentology during an interlude in the 2013 Carnival Kings and Queens competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah. All photos by Mark Lyndersay. Album artwork copyright the respective…

Mood music for very strange moments

Above: A slice of the EP’s cover, featuring art by Xala Ramesar and Cass’Moshe Centeno. A review of Weird Sounds by Mikhail Gibbings by Mark Lyndersay. Originally published in Sunday Newsday, November 18, 2018 Across four…

The grounding of Anthony Joseph

A review of Anthony Joseph’s People of the Sun by Mark Lyndersay. A version of “The grounding of Anthony Joseph” appeared first in the TTNewsday on August 10, 2018. People of the Sun is, whether…

Rudder at 65: A Retrospective

Above: David Rudder performs as a guest at the Calypso Monarch Finals, 1995. All photos by Mark Lyndersay. A consideration of David Rudder on the eve of his 65th birthday by Mark Lyndersay So here’s…

Shadowing The Shadow

Above: Shadow at Dimanche Gras, 2003. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. A life as stalking penumbra Story and photos by Mark Lyndersay. Originally published in the Newsday Carnival Souvenir 2018. The Mighty Shadow (Winston Bailey) struck a…