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Parang livens up the city
I dedicated the weekend past to parang and the music of Christmas so I never made it to any steelband event, including Saturday’s Pan in De Countryside at Koskeros panyard in Rio Claro.On Saturday,...
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Shy Samantha stands out
Born August 7, under the sign of Leo, Samantha Johnson isn’t your ferocious, aggressive feline. Decidedly shy, reserved and demure, the 27-year-old advertising sales executive won the New Female...
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Fanfare to All Stars
What are the ingredients for a good fete? Good venue; reasonable admission; good music; good food; nice people. Fanfare Associates got an A in each category when it launched its J’Ouvert 2016 mas band...
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Entertainment galore at SJC’s Parang in a Pot competition
The turnout was tremendous on Saturday evening when principal Anna Pounder, staff, students of St Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain, and coordinator Noel Aming staged the third edition of their annual...
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Bitten by the music bug
Kevon Carter has just finished an outstanding performance in Brian Mac Farlane’s show Christmas Joy, where he performed with a cast of T&T's best musicians. The DNA of this talented 36-year-old is...
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New beat for rude girl CC
“Music, or Die Trying” has been CC’s credo since her entry into the local music industry and this time around she is determined to make her mark on the music landscape. CC, born on June 26, 1989 in...
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Rum Cyar Done
Despite a hectic weekend I still managed to make it to the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday to see the T&T Red Force mauled by the Guyana Jaguars on the third day of the fourth round of the WICB...
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One Night in December
A very special Christmas production with appeal for the entire family has been scheduled for Saturday evening. Quite Exquisitely Done Company Limited (QED), a company comprising Edward Cumberbatch,...
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Steelbands are already in competition mode for the 2016 Panorama competition with most bands already selecting their tune of choice. Some bands are also located at new venues, including Desperadoes,...
View ArticleThe party now start
Forget next year; Carnival 2016 will be up and running from tomorrow, at 4 pm, with the season’s first “big fete.” D Cocoa Crew and Paprazzi Carnival are holding Switch—Start D Bacchanal Cooler Fete at...
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Cutbacks: No more Carnival Village
Heeding the Prime Minister’s call for prudent fiscal management, the National Carnival Commission (NCC) has scaled down on spending for Carnival 2016. The NCC has reduced the Carnival budget by $60...
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Myney, the female Sparrow?
One day she aims to be “the female Sparrow.” Herminey Victor has been singing since she was a young girl growing up in Vincennes, St David’s, Grenada. She has already won the island’s Road March title...
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A Panoramic New Year, Panorama starts Carnival next weekend
Unlike the Panorama final of 1975 when almost every steelband played one selection—Kitchener’s Tribute to Spree—this year’s Panorama is expected to unearth a cornucopia of new, beautiful music. Of the...
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From Platinum to Panorama gold?
History will be created in Panorama this year when an all-female steel orchestra competes—a first in the competition’s 53-year existence. From Malick, Barataria, the pan band is called Platinum, and it...
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Soca from Tortola
Carnival 2016 holds promise of good things for aspiring soca artiste Hashim Lewis, who is now based in Trinidad. Born and raised in Tortola, BVI to Trinidadian/Nevisian parents, Lewis has been...
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Sensational Sunday: Soca Monarch semis in Savannah
On Sunday, 69 artistes will take to the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, to compete in the 2016 International Soca Monarch (ISM) semi-finals. Yes, this year things are quite different with those...
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Rikki Jai a King of the Night
One local artiste who can be legitimately defined as an “all-rounder” is Samraj Jaimungal. Professionally known as Rikki Jai, this ultra-talented, bilingual artiste is a veteran calypsonian, chutney...
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Steel on the Savannah
Panorama is outgrowing the Queen’s Park Savannah but there’s no alternative venue to stage this premier annual steelband competition, which was born at this venue in 1963. This and other challenges...
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40 face the judges
Three of the best calypsoes I have heard this year will not be performed tomorrow at Skinner Park, San Fernando, when Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (Tuco) stages the Calypso Fiesta...
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Youths shine in pan and calypso Monarch competitions
In the wake of much criticism on social media about the paucity of soca music for 2016, the youth of the nation are not only shining but are restoring hope that traditional calypso and pan are in safe...
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