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CARNIVAL 2021 POSTPONEMENT - NATIONAL CARNIVAL COMMISSION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Port of Spain, Trinidad: Tuesday, September 29, 2020: The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (NCC) is in complete accord with the recent announcement by the Prime Minister, Dr. The Honourable Keith Rowley and the Government of the Re

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President Of North America’s Biggest Caribbean Carnival Calls It Quits

By newsamericas

WIADCA's president Dr. Jean Joseph has called it quits.

News Americas, New York, Thurs. Oct. 8, 2020: The President of North America’s largest Caribbean carnival association has called it quits, News Americas News Network has learnt.

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PAT BISHOP remembers the late great Clive Bradley

Global - “In the midst of all the merrymaking that carnival is supposed to be; that handling of the minor key makes you remember those two masks... One mask is smiling and one mask is weeping. His minor always had this terrible, gut-wrenching qualit

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THE VIRTUAL CARNIVAL 2021 IS ON

THE VIRTUAL CARNIVAL 2021 IS ON.
• MOST STAKEHOLDERS ALREADY KNEW THAT THERE WOULD BE NO PHYSICAL CARNIVAL 2021.
• SO WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE HONOURABLE PM. THE NATION'S HEALTH COMES FIRST
• BUT
• WHAT STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN CO

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Clive Bradley - The Man and his Music by Robbie Joseph

Clive Bradley - The Man and his Music
by Robbie Joseph

United Kingdom - The following is a lasting memory I have of the greatness of Clyde and his captivating music. This episode of my life is often relived when his music is played.

In 1998, Clive

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APEI Product Development Symposium

APEI Product Development Symposium October 14, 15 and 16 (6 Sessions per day)

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), will host a three-day Product Development Symposium – October 14, 15 an

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Clive Bradley - The Higher Level by - Mrs. Merle Albino-de Coteau

Bradley was academically sound. So great was he that after being a student at the Gov't Training College and passing with distinction in his subjects he was recalled- this time as a lecturer in Mathematics. He also taught Math at the Catholic Women's

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Saving the Sight of Music Ace Vanessa Headley

The lifelong music passion of Vanessa Headley has been the centered on (but not limited to), the sounds of steel via the national instrument of her native Trinidad & Tobago, the steelpan. But for now, her focus has had to shift from steel to saving

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Time to say goodbye. Trinidad is not interested so I donated my entire collection of calypso, steelpan, combo, chutney, big band, rapso, Christmas, parang, Caribbean soul... music from 1912 to 1989

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Notting Hill Carnival provides blueprint for a virtual production

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Panology, a show featuring the UK's top steelbands were part of the virtual packages

With a virtual Carnival celebration among the options under consideration for 2021, the recently concluded virtual celebration of Notting Hill’s Carnival ma

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Creative Industries in T&T Budget 2021: To be or not to be?

Colm Imbert, as Minister of Finance, will lay in Parliament next week Monday, the Appropriations (Financial Year 2021) Bill, 2020. We call it the Budget Statement, but in essence he will ask the Parliament to authorize the issue of tens of billions o

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Revisiting - Ronald Emrit Engineer, Historian, Panist, Educator

When Steel Talks continues its "Spotlight Series" of shedding light on people who have quietly made significant contributions to the steelband movement. Today we focus on Mr. Ronald Emrit whose work and contribution When Steel Talks recently hailed a

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Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly no longer Trinidad & Tobago Minister of Culture

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The government of Trinidad & Tobago has been sworn in.  Former Minister of Community Development and Culture Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly is now the Minister of Education. The responsibility for the national Steelband art form was

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Anthony Pascal has passed

Anthony Pascal

Sunrise 05-30-1947 and Sunset 08-12-2020

 

A musical hermit, a natural talent, he was. Twin brother to Ann, big brother to Roy and Wayne, and favorite uncle to many. Born in T&T on 05-30-1947. He has been an inspiration for all of us t

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Happy Birthday to educator, teacher, arranger, songwriter and panist Damany James

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Denzil "Dimes" Fernandez - funeral service - Friday, August 14th, 2020.

The funeral service for the late Denzil "Dimes" Fernandez will be held at St. Margaret's Church in Belmont at 10:00am on Friday, August 14th, 2020.

About Denzil Fernandez

* Denzil Fernandez composed 15 songs and calypsoes for the steel pan, of whic

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PLAYING PAN WITH SAMANTHA “RISSA PAN” WILLIAMS

BY SHEKINAH ADE-GOLD

How did you become involved in playing the Steelpan?

“My Steelpan journey started in my second year at UWI Mona. I was casually walking pass Student’s Union and I heard Bob Marley’s “Natural Mystic” being played in the panyard,

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When The Force Is With You - CrossFire Steel Orchestra and National Geographic

Indeed, while the ruthless COVID-19 abruptly struck down and removed Martin “Dougie” Douglas from our realm - now through his ‘ascension’ his mark, impact, and positive “Force” continues to be felt.

Pan was his passion and his beloved CrossFire Stee

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Champion arranger David “Peck” Edwards has passed - Grenada

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of arranger David “Peck” Edwards. He was an outstanding musician.

Passing of pan musician Peck Edwards

By Lincoln DePradine

Veteran Grenada pan musician and arranger, David “Peck’’ Edwar

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Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19

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