Why Anansi is Sky-God, Nyame’s, messenger
One day, he harvested a yam known as ‘Kintinkyi’ in secret. Nyame decided that the son who guessed it would become chief and receive his royal stool as proof.
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How Anansi’s Head became Small
It all started one day during a time of great famine. Anansi announced to his family that he was heading out in search of food so they could eat.
Anansi and the Pot of Beans
Anansi and the Pot of Beans
The Magic of Montserrat’s Masquerade
Although there are many customs and cultures fading in Montserrat, there are some that are most ancient and, thankfully, still present. That’s the Montserrat Masquerade. The Masquerade dance is a defiant show of protest carried on from generation to generation, since slavery […]
Take a Road Tour Through Look Out, Montserrat
What are you doing today? Let’s take a road tour of the Look Out community in Montserrat!
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- Montserrat
- Shirley Spycalla-Showcase-No. 1
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- Short Stories
Dancing with the Dead No. 13
A well-known plant used in the practice of voodoo on the island of Nevis is the Dieffenbachia sp., whose sap causes temporary paralysis of the larynx. Literally one’s vocal cords are shut down for a period of time. Some farmers use the sap to ward off theft by rubbing it on their fruits and vegetables – an exhausting task. Rewards are great however when a ‘cursed’ villager, the thief, is found to be speechless.
Dancing with the Dead No. 12 – New York, A Caribbean Perspective
The big plane slowed for landing at Idlewild Airport, now JFK Airport, in New York. My goodness, what a sight met my eyes. Below there were so many lights and tall buildings. I’d never left the Caribbean before so this was entirely […]
Anansi and the Dispersal of Wisdom
Even though he was able to successfully seal all the wisdom away, Anansi was still worried and concerned that all this wisdom was just not safe enough.
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- Shirley Spycalla-Showcase-No. 1
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Dancing with the Dead No.10: Montserrat
She was just about to continue on to the bathroom, when a tall cadaverous gentleman approached her with his hands held out towards her. In a trance, she stepped into the drawing room and her small hands were lost in his large hands. As she had often done with her grandfather, and as so many children do when dancing with an adult, she put her bare feet on the top of gentleman’s shoes. He spun her around into a whirl of dancing, drawing her further and further into the crowd of partygoers. The music played on.
Dancing with the Dead No.9: ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES (1955 – 1962)
Suddenly a cry rang out and I was almost thrown to the ground. There was a huge stampede as every last person fled in terror. I couldn’t see or hear what had happened to cause such a reaction, but if everyone was running away, something terrible must have happened. I ran along with the crowd, panting, until I reached the car and quickly drove home.
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