Newsday -- John Henry
Thank you, Carifesta, for having united TT’s pan fraternity in a spectacular way. In this regard, the Government, Pan Trinbago and the national community may wish to do some soul searching and take action.
What better time for
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USA - When Ellie Mannette died in August of 2018, the steelband community worldwide grieved along with his family. He had made it clear that he did not want a funeral, but we, his apprentices, friends and family, knew we would soon h
Read more…The concerts will create an essential platform to celebrate the music from the Dutch, English, French and Spanish speaking Caribbean. These unique events will be designed to capture this diverse yet vibrant community of artists and genres of music..
Read more…LIVE COVERAGE AT 3:00pm - Hellsgates Steel Orchestra on their way to Bishop Ainsty High School for their first performance at CARIFESTA XIV. Stay tuned for their Live Performance.
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Coverage of CARIFESTA Country Night. Where each country is given an opportunity to showcase its artistic production reflective of their culture and heritage
CARIFESTA XIV: Country Night - Day Seven.
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Holistic
The Carifesta XIV experience being hosted in Trinidad and Tobago this year may have a bit of upheaval, this as Pantrinbago says the national instrument isn’t being treated with the respect it deserves.
Ace pannist Dane Gulston ha
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Give these two a soca rhythm and it will come to life with the effervescent tapping of their drumsticks. Modupe Onilu and Rhys Thompson, or together called Boom Boom Room, come from the island where the steel pan originates, but the ins
Read more…CARIFESTA XIV Opening Ceremony - The Spirit Of Wild Oceans
Beginning this year, August 11 will be celebrated globally as World Pan Day. This was announced last Sunday by Beverley Ramsey-Moore, new President of the governing body for steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago, Pan Trinbago. She was speaking at the Pa
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One of the biggest events of the year is back this month, with two million people taking to west London for Notting Hill Carnival.
It's the largest street party in Europe, celebrating Caribbean culture with stunning parades, calypso music, steel ban
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - At Grenada’s 2019 National Panorama, one of the competition's youngest arrangers, Cordel Byam, guided now-twelve-time Panorama champion New Dimension Steel Orchestra to its latest victory lap around the national steelba
Read more…By Lucas Villa
“Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi” marks La Rosalía’s second time dabbling in música urbana this year following “Con Altura” with Colombian superstar J Balvin and her frequent collaborator El Guincho. Whereas “Con Altura” is an aggressive party anthe
Read more…Written by Seani B
OVER THE last few weeks, I’ve been talking to different people that make up the components of
Read more…Michael Mondezie - Express
She was responding to an allegation by Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore that she was told by Gadsby-Dolly that the national instrument, the pan, is “not good enough” to be featured at the Carifesta XIV Super Con
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With mere hours to go before the official opening of Carifesta 2019, the leaders of the country’s premier cultural organisation is in public dispute with the Minister of Culture.
As Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore put it, the national st
Read more…Joan Rampersad - Newsday
Mass Trinidad All Stars.
MASSY Trinidad All Stars views the snub of pan on the Island Beats concert as “a slap in the face,” especially in Pan Month.
The concert lowers the curtain on Carifesta XIV on August 24 and is inten
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Ace pannist Dane Gulston who intrigued artistes like Tarrus Riley and Maxi Priest during their visit to Trinidad earlier this year, is unhappy that the national instrument is not being given its fair space on the main stage at the upcomi
Read more…Rare Film Clips by Ray Funk
As part of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival at Carifesta, Ray Funk will be presenting a celebration of Pan Pioneers who have passed away. This free event will focus on Ellie Mannette, Kim Loy Wong, Clif
