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Lifeline donates to five schools and Pandemonium Steel Band

The Guardian - Belize

The Lifeline Foundation today handed over $42,600 in donations to boost the efforts of several institutions working for the benefit of Belize’s Children. The grants were made possible through funds raised through the Lebanese Ni

Culture Minister to examine how Carnival is marketed

by Laura Dowrich-Phillips Loop magazine

The way Carnival is marketed is one of the issues occupying the attention of Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts.

Speaking to Looptt, the Minister said if we want peopl

Revisited - Requiem for Jouvert Pan by Dalton Narine

Jouvert pan has been gone, what - how long?

Since 2003, when Starlift danced past a bonafide Bomb competition in tribute to Highlanders’ guru and acclaimed innovator Bertie Marshall - the contest held within

Pan Trinbago Speaks on Panorama 2016 - Excitement and Excellence

Transparency group raps Department of Culture over stalled steel pan probe

The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) yesterday said that the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Ministry of Education has been dragging its feet on a probe into the alleged misuse by its staff of state-owned steel pans.

In a state

The Greens saw a lot of contention in the weeks leading up to Pan semis.

‘Afropop’ television SERIES BEATS THE DRUM FOR ‘PAN’ -- Premieres on WORLD Channel on Monday, January 25

‘Afropop’ television SERIES BEATS THE DRUM FOR ‘PAN’

Episode two of the documentary series is ‘Pan! Our Music Odyssey’,
an exploration of the magic and mystery behind the steel drum, or pan

Premieres on WORLD Channel on Monday, January 25

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Semi-Finals Order of Appearance for Large Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2016

Opera and Steel -- Joslynne Sealey – Famous Arias

A Tribute to Dr. Jit Samaroo by Mark Loquan

This morning I awoke to the sad news of the passing of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural icons, Dr. Jit Samaroo, who came from very humble beginnings to not only create history in the Panorama arena with 9 winning arrangements, but has also compo

Crime makes iconic pan side homeless

The homeless plight of Laventille steelband Witco Desperadoes has afforded Port of Spain businessman Alfred Galy timely opportunity to demonstrate support for Carnival arts.

In urgent need of a panyard base to prepare for 2016 Panorama, Desperadoes h

State money for Carnival under pressure

...when asked about the company’s sponsorship of steelabnds. NGC currently sponsors the NGC Nightingales, NGC Couva Joylanders and NGC Street Explosion. The company also sponsors a fourth band Gonzales Sheikers, a single pan steel Orchestra from Belm

Memories - Remembering - Dr. Jit Samaroo RIP

When Steel Talks extends condolences to friends and family of the legendary master arranger Dr. Jit Samaroo.

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All systems go for Carnival 2016

Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts

January 7, 2016: With exactly 33 days to Carnival 2016, construction is in its final stage for the ‘Home of Carnival’ at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

On Tuesday January 5, 2016, Dr.

Socadrome stays for 2016

BY: Laura Dowrich-P... Loop

The Socadrome will continue to feature as part of the Carnival Monday and Tuesday parade in Port-of-Spain.

However, the bands that utilise the facility may still cross the Queen’s Park Savannah stage on those days.

Kenny D

NCC looking to return traditional mas to Savannah stage

Time may be allotted for traditional mas only on the Queen’s Park Savannah stage on Carnival Monday.

The National Carnival Commission (NCC) is considering a proposal to return traditional mas to the Carnival in Port-of-Spain by allocating time on sta

‘Mas Man’ Film on Peter Minshall Continues Awards Streak

Mas Man, a film about artist-designer Peter Minshall, produced and directed by Dalton Narine, won the Long Beach International Film Festival prize (http://www.longbeachindie.com) for Best Feature Documentary on Oct. 11, in Long Beach, a city in Los A

The UWI remembers a native icon- Dr. Jit Samaroo

Veteran steel pan arranger, Dr. Jit Samaroo. (Photo courtesy The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus)

“The University recognised him because he was creative, innovative and he broke a lot of barriers.” This is how Pro Vice-Chancellor

Iconic Steel Band Arranger Jit Samaroo Dies on the Eve of Trinidad's Panorama Music Competition

Screen grab of a YouTube video of Trinidadian artist Darren Cheewah painting a mural of the late steelpan composer and arranger, Jit Samaroo in the Renegades panyard.

The steel pan is the only surviving instrument to have been invented in the 20

Jit Samaroo’s funeral today

Saturday, January 9 2016 - Trinidad Newsday

THE funeral service for late pan icon, Jit Samaroo, takes place at 1pm today at the Aramalaya Presbyterian Church, Cochrane Street, Tunapuna. Samaroo’s remains will then be taken to the Surrey Village Publi