by Dalton Narine
Global - If, as DJs have circulated, Carnival 2013 was regaled by some 4,000 festival songs, then the dream of the whole lot has been Sapna, a bit of cross-genre music in which our culture is courted by a love story and treated with
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Success Stars Pan Sounds of Laventille has been invited back to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for more performances, after leaving patrons speechless when they performed at Centennial Olympic Park last
In this post I would like to hear feedback from players who have experience of doing gigs. First, check out this brief story.
A prominent band leader was on a gig with Big Sand last year and he said that for every gig like this where the band ticks a
Read more…
He is one of the most dynamic talents out of the Caribbean. Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, Leon “Foster” Thomas has already left an indelible mark in the music arena as a performer, recording artist and songwriter. Today, When Steel Talks (WST) ha
IT IS TIME PANTRINBAGO INCLUDE FOREIGN MUSICIANS IN THE PANORAMA FINALS. AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE MUSIC FESTIVALS. THIS WILL ELIMINATE JUDGES WHO HAVE THEIR OWN HOME TOWN BANDS AND ARRANGERS
They should stop throwing out the high and low scores and a
Read more…port of spain, trinidad
february 1975
trinidad carnival
carib tokyo, steel drum orchestra
parade of bands, panorama 1975
queen's park savannah
The Trinidad Guardian
It’s wrong and unethical
Contrary to popular belief—and, apparently, the belief of Carnival special interest groups—photographers don’t make a lot of money from covering Carnival. This year, Carnival stakeholders—the Nation
Read more…
Global - Someday, Phase II drill person Natasha Joseph will arrange for a large band in the Panorama, “but I’m biding my time.” For now, arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe relies on her ability to conduct rehearsal sessions, so indispens
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Corbeaux Town, Port-of-Spain, is named after the corbeaux who scavenged the garbage from the La Basse and fish market, about where the fire brigade station is now, in the 19th and early to mid-20
Read more…by Sandra L. Blood
Trinidad and Tobago - Worldwide pan history was created within our 2013 Golden Jubilee, national panorama season at the schools’ panorama competition held at the “Big Yard’, Port of Spain, on February 3rd, when the St Margaret’s Bo
Read more…Georgetown GINA, February 17, 2013
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of the President and Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony were among music lovers enjoying the delightful sounds of the Republic Bank Mashramani P
Read more… 
Global - The steelpan music of Trinidad and Tobago has certainly come a long way in the past 50 years from 21 participating bands in 1963 preliminaries to 156 bands (totals for single, small, medium, and large) participating in
Read more…Re-published with the expressed permission of the author
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
Global - Meet the champion arranger for Success Stars Pan Sounds in the Non-School category of Trinidad & Tobago’s Junior National Panorama, Mickiel Gabriel. The orchestra is from Laventille. This ‘successful’ collaboration has resulted in three cons
by Sandra L. Blood
Read more…"Coming from 2nd-to-last in the semi-final rounds of the Golden Jubilee national Panorama competition in Trinidad, to 3rd in finals...entering the competition emotionally and psychologically embattled (hoping to maintain its hat tr
I looks like PanTrinbago had a very successful season having staged Panorama, the Greens and Champs of Steel, congratulations are in order.
I am "just wondering" if they would be hiring additional staff to help them count all that money they collecte
Read more…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
Read more…It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Everald Flores this past Monday. In New York Everald played many years with Silhouetts Steel Orch. then later with Golden Harps.
Condolences to his family. May his soul forever be with the Lord
Read more…Tuscarawas Bargain Hunter
Ohio, USA - The Dover High School Steel Band, under the direction of Joan Wenzel, will create an evening of warm-weather paradise for their annual Pantasia concert. The unique event will be held on Feb. 17, and will be a cel
Read more…
