Will the current state of the ECONOMY in TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO cause MAS PLAYERS to RETURN to playing MAS with the STEEL BANDS / ORCHESTRAS on the road for CARNIVAL 2016 because of the PRICES of MAS COSTUMES ETC ETC ETC.
Times change, and Carnival changes with it — for better or for worse? Mark Lyndersay, Laura Dowrich, and Tracy Assing talk to eight Carnival insiders about the state of the mas and the state of the music, where the festival is heading, and how it wil
After a great performance at the Barclay Centre in New York City on Old Year’s Night, international recording artist, pannist, arranger and producer Robert Greenidge flew into Trinidad on Sunday morning.
SOCA artiste Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez, lead singer of the Asylum Vikings, went on the “war path” at the Soca in Moka All Inclusive fete Sunday evening, condemning the powers behind the Soca Monarch competition for a deci
The Culture Minister made her first public statement (from this EXPAT'S limited point of view) as she announced more cuts for the CARNIVAL. Of course, I have expressed very little faith in this political appointment from day one. But Cecil Hinkson lo
Fantastic Friday will no longer be a live spectacular beamed into T&T homes, instead Soca Monarch will be a PAY PER VIEW package on Carnival Saturday Night CLASHING with Panorama Finals. Which one will SUFFER>?
When you see Carnival Videos of T&T Carnival the first thing you see is Panty and Bra Mas players for hours and hours wining down the place as if they are having sex and little or no video air time given to Steelbands playing pretty MAS like Indian
Soca fans will have to wait till Carnival Saturday night to learn the identity of the 2016 Soca Monarch. Fans will also not see the show broadcast live on Carnival Friday (Fantastic Friday) as has been customary. This was confirmed ye
If the Window for PAN on the ROAD is close as stated by a WST MEMBER. Is he saying that in a few years from now Steelband Institutions like EXODUS.INVADERS.DESPERS.STARLIFT.ALL STARS.PHASE 11,FONCLAIRE. ETC. ETC. Will not be on the road on Carnival
TEAMWORK and ambition for shared success are two of the things which could be learnt through the dedication of the members of reigning National Panorama Champions Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra.
Global -One thing Trinidad and Tobago Panorama 2016 will be remembered for, is the great ‘new’ music each of the big boys - large conventional steel orchestra (large band) category - embraced on their journey to Panorama Champion Gold. Making a big
Will the Judges award band of the YEAR Carnival 2016 to a BIG BAND playing NAKED MAS ( panty and bra bikini and feathers with Body Paint covering their PRIVATE PARTS) over other MAS BANDS including STEEL BANDS playing COLOURFULL MAS.
I somehow feel we could do something more about the Pan Tune, I don't know what, but how about us finding a way to show a little more appreciation for these peoples contribution.