What Vybz Kartel’s No-Show in Trinidad Could Reveal About the Sustainability of Cultural Performances in the Caribbean

What Vybz Kartel’s no-show in Trinidad could reveal about the sustainability of cultural performances in the Caribbean

A question of reimagining and rescaling, so big fish can occasionally revisit and happily fit into the small ponds that spawned themOriginally published on Global VoicesJamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) performs at the national stadium in Guyana, May 24, 2025. Screenshot from YouTube video by Selector Andre Entertainment. Fair use. This past weekend in Trinidad’s capital, Port of Spain, the soca society was once again gearing u…

Trinidadian authorities launch probe into Kartel’s US$950,000 payment

Media in Trinidad are reporting that an investigation has been launched into how the promoters of the One Caribbean Music Festival secured US dollars to pay Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel and other artistes. The Trinidad Guardian says...