The Small Band and Medium Conventional Semi Finalists.
Out of the fifty-one small bands which eventually competed in the four respective regions, less than half - twenty in all - will play on with hopes of final night glory.
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
Andy compose Dis 1 4 Raf, no doubt Renegades and SuperNovas will be lookin to win a last one for Jit, D Boi's from Brooklyn fresh from their recent success in the ICP lookin to make their mark against the Trini big guns, Despers and StarLift with new
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -Panorama 2016 kicked off on January 8th at the Queens Park Savannah. This signaled the real start of the Carnival in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As always, all Carnival lovers know that the barrels must rumble to si
By COREY CONNELLY - Newsday - Sunday, January 17 2016
Ten-time National Panorama champions Desperadoes Steel Orchestra will return to its treasured headquarters at Upper Laventille Road, Laventille — permanently — long before Carnival 2017.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — During the good times, earnings from natural gas and oil exports made the tiny Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago one of the richest countries in the Western Hemisphere. The c
By COREY CONNELLY Sunday, January 17 2016 -- Newsday
When Jit Samaroo began to forget the notes of the tunes he arranged for BP Renegades, a steelband he had led to nine National Panorama victories, the players and members of his family became deeply
The National Panorama competition for conventional steel orchestras got going at Arima Velodrome, Hollis Avenue, Arima on Friday evening and pan music lovers got a treat. The small and medium bands had
Claude said he likes the change he see's this year with the SOCA and hopes they stay with it for a few years. But in the Newsday dated Friday January 15 Calypso stalwart King David Michael Rudder one of the Country's most successful and respected Cal
Angostura is paying homage to the national Instrument and elements of Panorama during the Carnival Season with their limited edition White Oak Panorama 2016 sleeves.
“We felt that the country’s most popular rum should depict the excitemen
Pan! Our Music Odyssey is the title of a documentary that explores the magic and mystery behind the steel drum, also known as pan. The episode airs on Monday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on World Channel.
