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Chef Khalid Mohammed is one of the Caribbean's leading chefs. In this chat with Franka, he reflects on how Covid has affected his restaurant business and reveals why he believes fine dining can't succeed for the foreseeable future in Trinidad a
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
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 inter
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
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 fif
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
In this edition of Talk 'Bout Us, we conclude our Carnival 2019 series The Re-Release with a heavy hitter - David Michael Rudder. Rudder is one of the Caribbean's most influential musical storytellers. His thought-provoking and incisive lyrics
In the latest edition of Talk 'Bout Us, Franka presents the fourth installment of our Carnival 2019 series, The Re-release. Our featured performer started in the calypso arena, winning the national Junior Calypso and Junior Soca Monarch titles
Talk 'Bout Us speaks to Trinidadian performer Kees Dieffenthaller for its Carnival 2019 series The Re-Release. Dieffenthaller, lead vocalist of Kes The Band, is one of the Caribbean's most versatile performers with a stack of soca hits, and pop
In this episode, of Talk 'Bout Us, we are into the second part of our special Carnival 2019 series - The Re-Release. The men of rapso collective 3canal tell us about the songs that have meant the most to them over their more than 20-year career
Talk 'Bout Us starts a brand new season with Carnival 2019 in full swing in Trinidad and Tobago. The first episode is an interview with soca star and brilliant songwriter Nadia Batson, the woman responsible for writing two of 2019's biggest hi
In this episode of Talk 'Bout Us that coincides with Trinidad and Tobago's Independence Day, Franka explores the concept of freedom. Recorded exclusively with the Samsung Note 9.
Talk 'Bout Us asks for predictions from investigative sports journalist Lasana Liburd, founder of popular website Wired868. He looks to the form guide to pick a winner of this year's unpredictable tournament. Lasana and Franka also discuss the
On the weekend when Trinidad & Tobago's most popular female jazz vocalist, Vaughnette Bigford hosts her first solo show in the capital Port-of-Spain, Franka and Ardene explore the 'jazz economy'. Music analyst and concert promoter Nigel Campbel
In this bonus episode of Talk 'Bout Us, Franka speaks to children of the late musical pioneer Garfield Blackman, the man who created two musical genres in his lifetime. As Lord Shorty, the sexy, charismatic calypsonian, he is credited with inv
After some hitches, Talk 'Bout Us is finally able to present Part Two of the review of Carnival 2018. We apologise for the podcast's lateness, but we hope it's still something our listeners can enjoy. An interview with Caesar's Army commander-i
In this episode of Talk 'Bout Us, radio broadcaster Sterling Henderson joins Franka and Ardene for a feisty discussion about the calypso, pan and mas of Carnival 2018. They touch on a number of subjects including the near-closure of the Kalypso
In this episode of Talk 'Bout Us, radio broadcaster Sterling Henderson joins Franka and Ardene for a feisty discussion about the calypso, pan and mas of Carnival 2018. They touch on a number of subjects including the near-closure of the Kalypso
Trinidad & Tobago's leading jazz musician Etienne Charles talks about his latest work Carnival - The Sound of a People 2.0, his love of devil characters in Trinidad Carnival and his 2018 Carnival band.
The first episode of Talk 'Bout Us looks at entertainment industry highlights of 2017, like new Carnivals, soca music and music policy. We make bold 2018 predictions about the New Fire Festival, Port-of-Spain's live music district, and performe
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