The Notting Hill Carnival was canceled last year. But it likely wouldn’t exist at all without the efforts of Claudia Jones
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By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
Alvin Daniell visits 12 different panyards throughout Trinidad as they prepare for the Panorama Semi-Finals, and interviews their arrangers and records their practice sessions.
it's GLOBAL AUDIENCE.
The most intriguing aspect of the show, to me, was the constant reference to the music as THE CHUTNEY MUSIC INDUSTRY -- by the HOST and PRODUCERS of the SHOW and GENRE.
The old adage STRENGTH IN NUMBERS really applies here as GU
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - HADCO Phase II Pan Groove’s virtual concert Another Phase has received rave reviews from patrons despite a mix-up that caused a few to miss the s
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Jazz musician Etienne Charles will share the spirit of Trinidad Carnival in a video featuring soca star Kees Dieffenthaller and blue devil masqueraders on American talk show, the Late Show with
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In this file photo an Exodus Steel Orchestra player passionately beats the steel drum. File Photo -SUREASH CHOLAI
Manager of the Exodus Steel Orchestra Ainsworth Mohammed has condemned a break-in at the band's Tunapuna pany
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"The protest began well before midday as a handful of protesters with placards gathering opposite the Abercromby Street entrance to the Red House.
They were soon joined by other groups including one large group of activists, who
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The atmosphere inside the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) on February 6 defied the reality that Carnival 2021 celebrations had been cancelled. All the elements identified with “th
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Loyal enthusiasts on what they missed in a year they needed Carnival the most.
By Geneva Abdul, Pierre-Antoine Louis, Sandra E. Garcia and Sharine Taylor
Booming music. Glittering costumes. And perhaps even more important: the feeling of
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Read more…Cicely Tyson and Bobbi Humphrey brought spoken word and music as Ms. Tyson in her always regal manner read "I, Too" by Langston Hughes.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello has praised the Fonclaire Steel Orchestra for its consistency and loyalty to its commu
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International Pan Ramajay Competition Returns for 2021 Saturday 12th June, 2021 – Saturday 10th July, 2021 Global - Pan Ramajay is a steelpan event which was established and produced in 1989 by Republic Bank Exodus Steel Orchestra. Its primary obj
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"SOME 60 soca artistes registered to be part of the first ever virtual soca monarch competition.
The competition was renamed The Monarch, and replaces International Soca Monarch (ISM), at least for this year. The ISM was op
Read more…Aquil Arrindell continues to be the number one/most appropriate choice to lead the steelband fraternity post COVID-19. Any successful president though, must of necessity be the leader of a dedicated, competent team (not a pick up side). It is importa
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"Speaking to the media following the ceremony at Queen's Hall, Mitchell said he gets a sense of hypocrisy from Gypsy's comments."
Ah trying to figure who is the BIGGER WASTE OF TIME: DOCTOR DOLLY or RANDALL MITCH
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Global - In 2020, PanoGrama made history as the first online steelpan competition and was one of the biggest events held during the heights of COVD-19 restrictions. The inaugural event, which was created by T&T panist Nevin Roach
Read more…Duvone’s very passionate plea brought laser-focus and attention to issues and circumstances that were not only affecting him negatively, personally - but also those wreaking havoc on ma
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