Bio

Stefan Walcott is a performer and a young academic who focuses on the popular music of the English- speaking Caribbean. Stefan has a PhD in Cultural Studies from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. Stefan has self-published three books, 60 Caribbean Folk Songs, 20 Bajan Folk Songs and Caribbean Composer’s Handbook, which is being used in the education system in Barbados. He also has the only blog on Caribbean Music, www.stefanwalcott.com, which discusses music and culture. Stefan has also created Handel’s Caribbean Messiah, an original re-working of Handel’s Messiah, which uses Caribbean folk and popular culture. Stefan is the artistic director of The University of the West Indies Big Band and was a cultural consultant with the Royal Opera London on their work-in-progress piece, Insurrection. He is currently the musical director of Yankee Bajan, a theatre piece which toured the United States in 2023. Stefan is also a 2024 Anthony N. Sabga Laureate in Arts and Letters.

Qualifications

PhD, Cultural Studies

Research Areas

Folk and popular music of the Caribbean especially within Barbados and the Anglo-Caribbean. 2024 Anthony N. Sabga Laureate.

Teaching Areas

Jazz Harmony and Orchestraion Composing in Caribbean Genres Introduction to Critical Listening Caribbean Popular Music and Society Harmony and Orchestration Repertoire for Recital

Select Publications

Handel’s Caribbean – The Global Messiah A brief musicological study of Handel’s Caribbean Messiah – Handel-Jahrbuch (HJ, volume 68)

Non-Refereed:
60 Caribbean Folk Songs *self-published
XX Bajan Folks *self-published
Caribbean Musicians’ Handbook *self-published