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Call that George
Marlon de Bique, Raymond Edwards, Eddie Cumberbatch, Ronald Samm, Richard Pierre, Wendell Constantine, Christopher “Tambu” Herbert, Baron, Nyol Manswell, Junior Byron and Roger George—what do they all...
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Alumni, steelbands come out for some fun
Last Sunday, St James Secondary School Alumni (SJSA) held an amazing reunion brunch at the school’s Panka Street location in St James. Attended by more than 100 past students, the day’s programme...
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Pan music sweeps over the Sea Wall
Thanks to Pan Trinbago I now know my country. After last Sunday’s open air Pan in De Countryside concert on the beach of Guayaguayare, Pan Trinbago Inc has taken me to almost every nook and cranny of...
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Republic hosts talent spectacular
Last Saturday, Republic Bank Ltd held its bi-annual Talent Spectacular competition, Fifty Shades of Blue, before a packed O2 Park, in Chagaramas. The competition, which includes the Group’s regional...
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Trini Mas in Dallas
The flag of T&T is expected to fly high come September 17-20 when Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex’s Carnival is held in Dallas, Texas, USA. Bandleaders/designers Melissa Stephen and Marie-Térese Syé...
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PM funds WeBeat 2015
Since its inception in 2001, the St James Community Improvement Committee, under the chairmanship of Earl Crosby, has struggled to stage its annual WeBeat St James Live event in June. It is now in its...
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Political Calypso Convention scores big
When I arrived at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday evening for the Political Calypso Convention concert, I thought I had walked into a PNM rally. The Grand Stand was filled to capacity by 5 pm when...
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Calypso battle on in South
As a popular politician recently quipped, “this is just the tip of the iceberg,” the just held Political Calypso Convention, held at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, is but the tip of the...
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Pan and Food in the countryside
Carib and Supernovas Steel Orchestra embellished the last instalment of Pan in De Countryside staged by Pan Trinbago Inc in Surrey Village, Lopinot, home of Supernovas Steel Orchestra, under the...
View ArticleForeign steel orchestras to battle top Panorama bands
At least 20 foreign steel orchestras are scheduled to decend on Trinidad soil to do battle against 12 of the top local steelbands from this year’s National Panorama competition when Pan Trinbago stages...
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Happy 80th, Birdie!
Yesterday, the Mighty Sparrow marked a most important milestone. Born in the fishing village of Grand Roy, Grenada, on July 9, 1935, the undisputed Calypso King of World celebrated his 80th birthday....
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Celebrating calypso Royalty
Royalty celebrated birthdays last week. People’s Calypsonian Brother Valentino celebrated his 74th birthday in style at The Mas Camp on Wednesday night. The following evening Margaret Francisco hosted...
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Cricket party in the Oval
Trinis came out in their numbers to propel Red Steel, led by Dwayne Bravo, to three consecutive victories over Barbados Tridents, St Kitts/Nevis Patriots and Jamaica Tallawahs at the Queen’s Park Oval,...
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Focus on creativity in mas
Major changes were announced for next year’s Carnival by the National Carnival Commission (NCC) which proposes additional competitions and cash incentives for masqueraders and steelbands.The changes...
View ArticlePan on D’Avenue 4 coming
Having being denied funding by some government ministries and state entities, and with no assistance from any business in its catchment area, the Woodbrook/St James Community Association is confident...
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Laventille steelband parade pays tribute to pan icon
2015 will mark the 17th year of successful activities of the Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation (LSFF), which started its committed service to the communities of Laventille and environs in 1999....
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A World of Pan
From August 5–7, Pan Trinbago and the ICP Secretariat present the first major International Conference on Pan. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. The conference is open to the...
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A weekend of sports and culture
What a weekend that was. Two band launchings—Fantasy and Ronnie & Caro—and CPL T20 cricket in the Queen’s Park Oval. The hectic pace continues this weekend with the Emancipation Support Committee...
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International Panorama on Sunday
The weekend’s big cultural event is the staging of the first international Panorama competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain. The competition has been organised by a joint government...
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The pan player from Manzanilla Music is Ellies’ first love
Derron “Ghostman868” Ellies, 32, hails from Manzanilla, and possesses a wealth of experience and exposure as a pan musician that belies his age. Ellies, who began playing steelpan in 1993, at ten,...
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