Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago’s Youth Rally carded for Saturday 18th August 2012, has been postponed.
Pan Trinbago apologizes for the inconvenience caused by the postponement but this is due to the unavailability of the venue which has be
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago joins with the rest of the steelband community in extending condolences to the bereaved family of Bertie Alonzo Fraser. Bertie was a former president of Pan Trinbago, Inc. having served from 1974 to 1975. At th
Read more…28 October 2012
Caribbean Fashion Plus Week – caribbeanplussizefashionweek.com
All eyes will be on the Caribbean and host country Trinidad and Tobago for the largest Plus Size Fashion week event in the region. Caribbean Fashion Plus Week is hosted
Read more…New York Carib News
New York, USA - At Last!
It may have taken them almost a year to receive their performance fees and prize money but the Caribbean steelbands have finally been paid the $52,000 owed to them by the West Indian American Day Carnival
Read more…What's the buzz on the up comming Pan Trinbago election? ah find things quiet with only two more weeks to go. Members in T&T no news is bad news allyuh doh keep we in the dark.
Read more…Dear Bandleader;
There comes a time when we must put aside differences and look to the greater good for our pan community. That time is now; we have suffered and will continue to suffer if we remain as we are, splintered and divided. It is with this
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Brooklyn, New York, USA - The steel drums may have been born in Trinidad — but for this island-born tinkerer, it took a move to Brooklyn to find the pan's perfect pitch.
Clement Franklin, 54, of Canarsie, began banging out steel drums i
Read more…Did you know that T&T was the first country in the western hemisphere to win gold in javelin at the olympics .................. Excellent
Did you know that The Tourism Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago(TDC) had a T&T village at the Olympic
Read more…Guyana Chronicle
Celebrating Education Month…
Guyana, S.A. - The Allied Arts Unit of the Ministry of Education on Sunday held its annual Amity National Steelband Exhibition at the Botanical Gardens in Georgetown, as part of its mandate to celebrate
4th International Steelpan Conference
‘From Empire Windrush to London 2012 Olympics; An Epic Journey for Steelpan, Calypso and Carnival’
26 -28th October 2012
Main Venue: University of East London, Strafford Campus
Steelpan and Carnival were
New York, USA - A kaleidoscope of colors and a cacophony of adrenaline pumping soca rhythms are at the core of the West Indian American Day Carnival (WIADC) parade held on Labor Day along a several mile stretch of Eastern Parkway in the
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In preparation for the annual Panorama competition, steelband arrangers would usually spend long hours at panyards perfecting their musical renditions. Now, newly-developed software will allow them to fine-tune their pan arr
Congratulations to Bertram “Birch” Kelman—Pan Maker/Tuner—(Culture); Renowned panist, member of the National Steel Band which performed at Expo ’67 in Montreal, Canada and Anthony Emrold Phillip aka Brother Valentino— Calypsonian—(Culture) in each be
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Hollywood, California, USA - Richmond Street Boys’ Steelband and Fire in the South tassa group from Iere High School represented T&T [Trinidad & Tobago] at the 16th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) l |
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....I was embarrassed last weekend when a group of young people from Finland and Denmark were asked to contact me to find out where they could go in Port-of-Spain on a Friday evening to hear live p
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Rain may have delayed the start of the 14th Annual Emancipation Street Parade on the Eastern Main Road, Laventille on Sunday but it didn’t dampen the spirit of performers or spectators.
The 4 pm s
Read more…Today, I just wanted to be aware of the day Nelson Mandela arrived. Happy Earth Arrival Day, Nelson Mandela! President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election!!! http://www.nobelp
Read more…Trinidad Guardian - Published:
Monday, July 16, 2012
Members of the media were ordered out of a meeting of Pan Trinbago yesterday at the Scherzando panyard in Curepe. The meeting was called following allegations levelled against Pan Trinbago presiden
Read more…Dear Chief Bowie,
We, the WST membership, would like to know, why you have chosen to remain silent, on the issues raised on this forum, regarding your newly formed company, the Africa Trinidad & Tobago Steelpan Development Company. As die-hard lover
