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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

South Central Pan Prelims Pan lovers treated to soca classics

By Richardson Dhalai - Trinidad News Day

Under a cool evening’s sky, pan lovers were treated to a variety of scintillating pan arrangements ranging from the soca classics of Super Blue’s “Get Something and Wave” to Machel Montano’s 2016 offering “Tem

Former Minister Winston Gypsy Peters (Panorama is killing Steelbands) returns to Calypso tent.

Winston Gypsy Peters famous for saying Panorama is killing Steelbands is making a return to his first passion Calypso and have recorded his first CD since 2010 for his fans. Peters will perform at the Kaiso House Calypso tent this season which opens

Recession hits fetes hard

The downturn in the economy seems already to have had a negative impact on Carnival 2016 fetes and events as two promoters say sponsorship has been either hard to come by or unavailable since some sponsors have pulled out.

Chief executive officer of

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

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

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

Pantrinbago gets $30 million

By Verdel Bishop -- Trinidad Express

Sweet pan: Members of Supersonic Steel Orchestar performs at Skinner Park in San Fernando during the Panorama preliminaries of the large and medium band catagory last year. -Photo: DEXTER PHILIP

Although Pantri

Happy Birthday to Mr. Mack --Sonatas Steel Orchestra

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings Mr. Mack Scott of Sonatas Steel Orchestra.

Dr Jit Samaroo - A TRIBUTE

Changes in Panorama format

By Verdel Bishop -- Trinidad Express

Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz said Tuesday there have been some changes in the format for the 2016 competition, the most significant being the semi-finals where all conventional bands would face the adjudicato

Pan legend Jit Samaroo has died

By Susan Mohammed

Passed away: Pan icon Jit Samaroo

STEELPAN icon Jit Samaroo has died. Samaroo passed away at his home in D’Abadie shortly before noon on Thursday. He was 65.

Samaroo was the arranger for the Renegades Steel Orchestra for for over

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.

Do you see Panorama finals results Sealed and released Ash Wednesday after Carnival.

If the results of Panorama Finals were sealed and released on Ash Wednesday like band of the Year, Road march and other winners. Will the public see it as a step in the right direction.?

BERTEL GITTENS tells it LIKE IT IS!!!

The reality ON THE GROUND (in Trinidad)  is that there are THOUSANDS of TRINIDADIANS (like Bertel Gittens and Gerard Clarke and Alima Garcia -- PAN ON D AVENUE) who never left Trinidad and who have worked (their whole life) CONTINUOUSLY to MOVE PAN F

KEITH DIAZ begging CORPORATE SPONSORS like a DOG for MONEY

It's a shame! It's a shame to see KEITH DIAZ begging CORPORATE SPONSORS like a little PUPPY DOG for MONEY. To hear him explaining MARKETING STRATEGIES to the likes of ANGOSTURA is comical to say the least -- ignorance to be honest.  All the BIG TALK

Soca Monarch must avoid conflict with Panorama

For people used to spending Carnival Friday night watching Soca Monarch on television, those hours on February 5, 2016 will remain an extended new entertainment slot to be filled.

This is the consequence of the decision by Caribbean Prestige Foundati

Destra Garcia will no longer be competing in the International Soca Monarch competition

When the semi-finalists for the annual competition were revealed last night, the singer’s name was conspicuously absent.

When contacted, Garcia said she did not enter.

She said she was tired of the stress of the competition and wants to focus on dev

A Panoramic New Year, Panorama starts Carnival next weekend

Peter Ray Blood

Published:

Friday, January 1, 2016

Unlike the Panorama final of 1975 when almost every steelband played one selection—Kitchener’s Tribute to Spree—this year’s Panorama is expected to unearth a cornucopia of new, beautiful music. Of th

Five Star Akil & Desperadoes and Sforzata

96.1 WEFM

 

“It is the best thing to happen for me, for Carnival 2016! When I heard the news that Desperadoes will be playing my song for Panorama, I went on my knees and thanked God,” Five Star Akil said on Monday morning, gushing about the news