To help give a sense of the wide variety of topics that are presented on http://repeatingislands.com/2009/05/29/conference-on-the-black-music-diaspora-in-the-caribbean/, here's a listing of that site's most recent posts (as of June 1, 2009):

RECENT POSTS

Art: Caribbean, Crossroads of the World

Ras Mosera and "Caribbean Crossroads Curaçao"

Trumpeter Etienne Charles releases Folklore

Haitian Protesters against Dominican Environmentalists

In Memoriam: Lady Guymine (1932-2009)

The Chicago Tribune reviews Lilian Pizzichini's The Blue Hour

In memoriam: Ivan Van Sertima (1935-2009)

Boggy Peak to become Mount Obama on August 4th

Walcott vs Padel: Wole Soyinka's 2-cents' worth

Ernerst Hemingway's Legacy in Cuba