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Gillian Nathaniel-Balintulo, a gift of musical joy

PAULA LINDO - Newsday

Musician and composer Gillian Nathaniel-Bartulino - Photo courtesy St Joseph Convent Port of Spain Past Pupils' Association

Musician and composer Gillian Nathaniel-Balintulo is remembered as someone who brought the gift of joy

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A Moment in Pan Music Misery - Brooklyn, New York

The state of Brooklyn's Steel Orchestras 

photo by Noah Smit

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Ken "Professor" Philmore & Harmony Steel - "Nah Going Home"

Brooklyn, New York, USA - Every year at the end of the New York Steelband Summer season, steelpan music fans, enthusiasts and music educators can look forward to stellar quality recordings of the steel orchestras as they feverishly prepared for the

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The JJR Steelpan Relief Fund

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NIU Steelpan scholars appeal for funds

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”

That quote by Scottish writer and poet Robert L

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Earl Richards, don't forget: How when yuh sister talk to ah STEELBAND MAN you and YUH FAMILY wanted to break she hand ...

Yuh want to give up ALL THAT PAN PROGRESS to keep a BACKWARD WOMAN from TOBAGO in OFFICE while she writes CHECKS to HERSELF in the sum of MILLIONS OF DOLLARS?

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Claude Gonzales. You cannot remove the President of Pan Trinbago by preaching violence this is not Haiti you got to do it the right way.

I borrow a melody from Lord Kitchener's Jerico to calm you down and ease your tension will we wait for the elections.                                                                                                                                     

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The UWI St. Augustine Graduation Ceremony 2021 - Faculty of Humanities & Education and Sport

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Pantonic Steel Orchestra - Live Yuh Life (Like Yuh Playin' Mas)

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Bram Bratá Steel Band

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The potential of steelpan

THE EDITOR: I remember it as if was only yesterday.

It was a cool night in Grand Chemin, Moruga; the slight chill cooled and comforted our bodies through our light tropical clothing. There we were, a group of young men playing the steelpan, crammed i

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Lengendary Len "Boogsie" Sharpe Celebrates Birthday on TTT

The iconic musician, composer and arranger Len "Boogsie" Sharpe celebrates his 68th birthday with a guest appearance on Trinidad and Tobago National Television station TTT

Go to 1:11:40 to watch performance

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Billy Jean - Phase II Pan Groove - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe arranger

The date is April 16, 2005. The place is the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad - the home of the steelpan. The event is the annual Pan In The 21st Century competition produced by Pan Trinbago, the governing body of the steelbands. Pres

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Carib Brewery celebrates 70 years of premium beers

Newsday

Drinks in the air: Singer/Songwriter Kerwin Du Bois hoists his beer in the air during the shooting of the Can You Feel It video as part of Carib’s rebranding and launch of Carib Blue. PHOTOS COURTESY CARIB -

For 70 years, Carib has been inte

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Chesterfield school marks musical end to Black History Month celebrations

Black History Month celebrations ended on a high note at a Chesterfield School last week as pupils broke up for half term

By Alana Roberts

Duckmanton Primary School Black History Month celebrations culminated on Friday with a range of workshops by t

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Ain't NOBODY making no GOOD PAN MUSIC so I have to go BACK IN TIME to one of my ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONGS:DESAFINADO!!!

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Musician/Educator Mr. Ray Anthony Holman will be conferred with an honorary degree from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus

Musician/Educator Mr. Ray Anthony Holman will be conferred with honorary degrees from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus

At the 10:00am ceremony for the Faculty of Humanities and Education on Saturday 30 October, Mr. Ra

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4 More Days ... and BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE'S term as PRESIDENT OF PAN TRINBAGO has EXPIRED

When we spread THE NEWS around

Is to see ALL DEM CAVE MEN coming to town ...

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Doctors fear ‘ethical minefield’ of deciding who lives, dies from COVID [DEATH PANELS COMING TO TRINIDAD]

Guardian October 26, 2021

"With Intensive Care Unit spaces in the parallel healthcare system now almost gone, doctors are now closer to being placed in a position where they will have to choose who gets the critical, life-saving COVID-19 treatment. D

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Fuad Abu Bakr bought Cold bottle water for his attacker after being assaulted. Pan Moving Forward (PMF) condemns violence.

Fuad Abu Bakr bought Cold bottle water for his attacker after being assaulted. Pan Moving Forward (PMF) condemns violence.

 

Last week’s press conference was publicly announced by Pan Trinbago and member bands of the organisation accepted the invitat

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