My condolences go out to the our St Lucian friends, and to the friends and relatives of those who were lost in that tragic bus accident last night.
The victims were apparently returning from a funeral when their bus veered off a cliff into the ocean
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Neither rain or flood last Saturday could keep the true supporters of Witco Desperadoes away from the Central Bank Forecourt when the Laventille Hill steel orchestra did a farewell concert. Tod
IN A RARE light moment during official public duty, Minister of Labour Errol McLeod on Monday recounted his childhood experiences of having pan beaten out of him, as he explained to an audience why to this day he cannot play the national instrument.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Those who attended the launch of the Digital Pan App on Thursday at Queen’s Hall in St. Ann’s, felt Trinidad and Tobago culture is finally stepping into the digital age.
The Digital Pan Mobile App is the only steelpan app th
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - As the Chinese Hospital Ship “Peace Ark” was winding up its visit, appropriately entitled “Harmony”, to Trinidad and Tobago, where its doctors attended to hundreds of needy patients, a farewell function was held on board the
Can anyone mention or state what,s the problem with CNC3 tv station of T&T,,i cannot get to log in to same,,this has been happening for over the pst two weeks,,maybe someone can help or recommend a solution.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dr Aurélie Helmlinger, a French ethnomusicologist, double tenor player, pan teacher and arranger involved in steelband since 1996, will deliver a presentation at Studio 66, at 66, Sixth Street, Barataria on November 16 at 7
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....Godfrey Camps was at the tender age of thirteen when he had his first brush with the national instrument of his native Trinidad & Tobago. At that time Melody Makers was situated at the corner of Coffee and Drayton street
RESULTS - Cayman Islands Steel Band Extrava-PAN-za Panorama Competition
held November 10, 2011 in Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Winners:
Junior Category
Senior Category
Illinois, USA - His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, will attend this weekend’s concert of the NIU Steel Band.
Parsan, who is a veterinarian, contacted countryman Liam Teague a few m
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Southern Marines Steelband Foundation
2011-11-16
MEDIA RELEASE
The semi-final round of Talent Expression, the leading performance art talent competition in the South organised by the Southern Marines Steelband Foundation has been dubbed the best s
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Diatonic Steel Orchestra returned from a nine-day tour last month of five cities in Indiana. The tour was organised as a means of assisting the Indiana Steelband Association in establishing the
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelpan soloist extraordinaire, Noel La Pierre, received the Best Participating Award 2011 at the 13th Shanghai Arts Festival held on October 16-19. The festival is hosted by the Ministry of C
Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. - The congregation attending the Pan Extravaganza at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday was treated to a holistic musical feast that covered the spectrum from classical through religious, ballads, reggae and soca music, sati
By Wayne Bowman
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz believes the steelband fraternity and the nation at large should be thankful it was Prof Brian Copeland who developed the G-Pan and not someone in some foreign university.
Diaz also told the Express o
Read more…I just listened to Boogsie's new CD on WACK Radio, and it is "SICK". He is paying tribute to Sparrow and he dedicated it to the late Dr. Pat Bishop.
Read more…By Janelle De Souza Thursday, November 3 2011 - Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
Over the last few months, pan men have been playing sad songs as they note concerns of a steel drum shortage, especially as the Panorama season approaches.
While the pan men’s
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - New hope now lies beyond the drum shortage crisis currently crippling the local Steelpan industry in Trinidad & Tobago. A local company, CG Packaging Systems Ltd., has stepped forward to especially address and meet the urgen
