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New World Steelband Order: Teague’s minor changes make a major note
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “I am a Dreamer,” he declared. And he’s got ideas. But, here in Trinidad, Professor Liam Teague does not speak unless spoken to except when he is teaching. You would have to seek knowledge. And it is o
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All Stars win J’Ouvert Bomb competition
Trinidad All Stars won the NLCB (National Lotteries Control Board) Northern Region J’Ouvert Bomb competition on Carnival Monday morning at Victoria Square, Port of Spain.
The 2017 Panorama Champion (Large Band category) played Theme from The Magnifi
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Is soca music "maturing" ?
I've been asked ( by Claude Gonzales ) my opinion about the winning composition ( not arrangement ) at panorama 2018.
This question is in keeping with some of my recent thoughts , which I would like to share.
That composition happened to be " Year fo
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Meet Tobago’s Winston Duke, star of Marvel’s Black Panther
Tobago-born actor Winston Duke, appearing in the eagerly awaited Black Panther movie, on his love of stories and magical realism, how his village childhood shaped his ethos, and his love of soca music
Winston Duke. Courtesy Walt Disney Studios Motion
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Is time for me to GIVE UP CALYPSO and go to ah OLD FOLKS HOME in TOBAGO: 22-year-old BOY wins ROAD MARCH!!!
22-year-old DJ and producer Travis Hosein created the now-famous musical composition for Soca Kingdom, which was produced along with lyrical composer Joseph Figueroa and soca legends Machel Montano and Austin 'Superblue' Lyons. [ ... and a 24-year-ol
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Pantrinbago
Pantrinbago should invest some money to helping wack fm have a better feed and video quality to, yes i am happy with them providing and they did it on their own, but i feel pantrinbago should help them with some better camera or so that way you can s
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bands and arrangers
Time in and time out I see arrangers go with band and they may arrange for one year or so and they are gone. Is that enough time for a band to get use to an arrangers style.
Look at in NY I played in Harmony and Duvon was there helping another guy a
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DESPERATELY SEEKING GREGORY LINDSAY!!!
Gregory Lindsay: Where are you??? We need some updates from you on THE CIP and the imminent resignation of KEITH DIAZ and the legal action you took against Pan Trinbago when they PUT your band in LAST PLACE.
I am also very concerned about who the NEX
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What does the NCC want?
Mark Lyndersay writes a weekly column for the Newsday.
IT MIGHT be more accurate to ask what Carnival’s stakeholders want, but the reality of 21st century mas is that it is driven by powerful interests, most of which are self-interests.
The NCC has a
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Regrello: Police killing Sando Carnival
San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello looks on as corporate secretary of the San Fernando City Corporation Amanda Rangell speaks to reporters during a press conference yesterday.
YVONNE WEBB
WHO gave instructions to prematurely stop the Carnival in the
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Making IT better. Recording Pan Elders on the airwaves
Making IT better. Recording Pan Elders on the airwaves.
TT Steelband Panorama 2018 Medium & Large Finals. Oh dear, of all points to screw-up on, Pan Elders. Mixing faults and ‘drop outs’; fix applied.
Vibe City105FM’s sound engineer (?) had a pan
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The C.I.P thanks you for your commitment to the culture and your craft.
The C.I.P thanks you for your commitment to the culture and your craft.
By Aquil Arrindell
Before the CIP resumes its ongoing pursuit of justice for the pan people, we would like to say congrats to all the bands that competed and were successful
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Song of choice panorama
Let me put it this way when we pick a song for panorama are we picking a song that can get the players and crowd involved or we picking a song for us to play.
I ask this i am 40 and this is the 1st time my mom and dad came to a panorama in NY and sa
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Low TURNOUT across the board for CARNIVAL 2018
Is it the bad economy or the crime or the lowered Government assistance or the EVENT in general?
It would be nice if KEITH DIAZ told us how many people attended the PANORAMA FINALS. But that would create some problems for him and Forteau ... imagine
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