Ok people it's that time of the year when we make our pick for panorama 2014, pick as many as you like.
Here's how I see it.
1 Phase ll
2 XO
3 Despers and Renegades
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It is that time of the year folks- When Steel Talks!
Global - The steel orchestras of Trinidad & Tobago continue to check in with When Steel Talks regarding their respective tunes of choice for the 2014 Panorama season.
One of the goals of NCC's new five-year Strategic Plan 2014-2018 is to replace the focus on Carnival as a festival with Carnival as an industry.
The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago Act(Chapter 42.01, A
Read more…January 23, 2014: The National Carnival Commission would like to respond to Trinidad Guardian’s editorial dated January 22.
In summary, we believe there are other elements that were not sufficiently discussed and we would like to use this opportunity
Read more…With the advent of racks with wheels, came the challenging and gruesome task of moving steelbands from one place to another. That task was willingly and voluntarily picked up by none other than the steelband supporter. Were it not for those who becam
Read more…When I played in Merrytones, we had a Flag Woman that goes by the name "Mama Cita". Mama Cita! lol. (merrytonestodebone could probably share more on her being chosen as the flag woman.) She was a very colorful and animated character. I didn't know he
Read more…Before I begin, I would like to share with you ALL, my attitude and opinions on RACISM. A couple years ago I wrote the following poem, titled None Of My Friends Are Niggers:
None of my friends are niggers
Though many (of them) are of African descent.
Salmon Cupid, the inventor of the E-Pan, in his attempt to assert and attach his (version of a MIDI) controller to the hip of the steel drum (steelpan), has been trying to convince the steelband community that he has no intention to compete with the
Read more…Trinidad Express
The only way to preserve festival essence whilst transforming into a larger event is to return to the source — and to engineer growth from out of the principles that were sacred to the festival from the beginning.
Read more…The Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago - Government may have to start from scratch on the construction of a headquarters for PanTrinbago, despite spending approximately $4 million on the existing structure at Orange Grove, Tacarigua. Minister of Art
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Dai Ailian is China's legendary ballerina who was born in 1916 into an overseas Chinese family living in #Trinidad. Her years as a dance teacher and educator helped China build a generation of dancers, choreographers, and educators. She is known by #
Trinidad Guardian
After the fourth steelband passed the judges during the Carnival Monday Night Steelband Competition in San Fernando, one woman said, “I am still waiting to hear a real band play.” Another said: “Is this all the bands in San Fernando
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Trinidad & Tobago: Attendance was high on Saturday morning when the National Carnival Commission (NCC) hosted its Carnival Stakeholders Consultation—“Crystallising the Role of the NCC”—at the UTT Auditorium, National Academy for the
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A big lagniappe of Carnival 2013 was the duel over rights in which value creators squared off against value appropriators.
It's been a long time in co
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Global - Thirty-eight steel orchestras will compete in the Junior National Panorama at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Sunday 3 February 2013 from 9:00 a.m. The competition is staged by The M
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If Port Of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing has his way there will be competition to the Dimanche Gras show being put on the by national carnival commission on carnival Sunday night. As Melissa Williams tells us, he is upset with the decision to remove t
Read more…Newsday - Trinidad & Tobago
ADMISSION that Pan Trinbago adopts a liberal approach to interpreting its constitution so as to allow greater participation by steelband lovers, was made yesterday by Pan Trinbago’s general secretary, Richard Forteau.
Fort
Read more…An exclusive When Steel Talks interview with Andy Neils - steelpan tuner and former ace steelpan player for the legendary Renegades Steel Orchestra
Global - Andy “Max” Neils is an accomplished and outstanding steelpan tuner whose talents are sought
Trinidad Express
THE Calypso Monarch competition will be held on Carnival Thursday and not the traditional Dimanche Gras Sunday night.
This was disclosed yesterday by recently appointed chairman of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) Allison Demas
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