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Saturday Video: La Bomba Brings Me Back to Boricua

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Outside of my home island of St. Croix, there’s no other Caribbean destination that I’ve spent more time in than Puerto Rico. Even before my days working on the island’s PR account back in the mid-90′s, it seemed like I was always rushing off to La Isla del Encanto for swim meets, connecting flights, or just plain fun.
If you think all this familiarity could breed even the slightest ounce of contempt in my mind, think again. I simply can’t get enough Puerto Rico!
As I type this, I’m just a few short days from jetting back there again, and I could not be more excited. It’s gonna’ be a short trip  (just three days), but I’m still trying to cram a long list of uncommon experiences into my itinerary.

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Saturday Video: Touring Barbados with Rihanna

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As you can easily tell by reading any of his articles on the subject, Patrick REALLY enjoyed exploring Barbados earlier this year. We don’t play favorites here at Uncommon Caribbean, (unless St. Croix or Cruzan Rum are involved), but if we did I’m guessing that all things Barbados would merit a gold star from my bro.
From the quiet seclusion of Archer Bay and the storied heritage of St. Nicholas Abbey, to the bustle of the St. Lawrence Gap and the sublime elegance of The House, Barbados put a spell on Patrick that will likely never be broken. About the only thing that could’ve made his week in Barbados any bit better might’ve been a personal tour of the island with its most famous local, R&B superstar Rihanna.

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Saturday Video: Remembering the Reggae Boyz’ Historic World Cup Run

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With World Cup fever now in full swing across the Caribbean (and virtually everywhere else) we’re taking a look back and saluting Jamaica’s football heroes, The Reggae Boyz. Who could forget back in 1998 when Jamaica became the first English speaking country from the Caribbean to ever qualify for the World Cup Finals, a feat many in the region thought would never happen. Making the tournament was historic, but when they won their 3rd game 2-1 vs Japan the Reggae Boyz became legends. Remember when by enjoying the video above, which showcases some of Jamaica’s biggest recording artists – Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest, Shaggy, Buju Banton, Tony Rebel, among them – performing the Reggae Boyz theme song from 1998, Rise Up!

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Saturday Video: Celebrating C’sted’s 275th B’day with The Fat Boys

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Christiansted, the charming principal town on my home island of St. Croix, is celebrating its 275th anniversary in 2010. Many notable and historic events have occurred here over the centuries, but we’re choosing to mark the momentous milestone by remembering the town’s uncommon star turn in a 1980′s rap video.
In the mid-80′s there was hardly a bigger rap group, both literally and figuratively, than The Fat Boys. With 3 Gold albums (’84, ’85, ’88) and 1 Platinum release (’87), this Brooklyn trio was on top of the music world. It was pretty surprising to me, then, as a young teen growing up in St.

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Music We Love: The Police – Ghost in the Machine

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Remember when The Police were the biggest rock band in the world? I’m talking way before Sting started developing jazz scores around his blue turtle dreams, and probably well before he ever heard of tantric sex, much less became the face (albeit a farcical one) for it.
In the late-70′s and early-80′s, the 3-man British trio – Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion) – topped the charts with a unique brand of rock combining punk, jazz and reggae influences.
I, like just about everyone else, was hooked. In particular, I was hooked on the group’s 1981 release, Ghost in the Machine.

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Saturday Video: Wishing we were at the 2010 BVI Music Festival

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As our faithful readers already know, Uncommon Caribbean loves a great concert, so it’s little surprise that on this Saturday we’d rather be in Tortola for the annual BVI Music Festival. The 3-day party’s ideal location in Cane Garden Bay offers music lovers the option of groovin’ on the sand, in the water, or out on their boats, all the while enjoying fabulous local food and friendly faces. Headliners this year include Nina Sky, Fantasia and CoCo Tea, so you know this jam will be hot. The video above of Tanya Stephens performing her hit “It’s a Pity” at last year’s Festival provides a glimpse of what we’re missing…

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Saturday Video: Classic Jamaican Ska Dance Lesson

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Need to bone-up on your dance moves before heading out to the clubs tonight? Then check out this classic video with step-by-step instructions on how to dance Jamaican ska…

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