by WST
March 8, 2014 · Machida, Tokyo, Japan · facebook post Dear my friends living in Trinidad. I came home safely. In this journey, companion of many is waiting for me, and gave me a warm welcome. I was able to meet new friends as well, and was ab
This is my Japanese protoge and she was on a journey to greatness. What we should all want to know is who planned to rape and strangle her. And what going on with the investigation. Mr Prime Minister and Mr Mayor what we want is for this killer to be
Read more…by Raffique Shah - Wired868
I don’t think Trinidad’s Carnival is dying, as many people say it is.
For the traditionalists, it’s a case of wishful thinking. They want to see the jarring noise that passes for music—songs that have no melody, only hook
Read more…The Washington Post - By Michael E. Miller February 12
It was Ash Wednesday morning and Trinidad was waking up to a Carnival hangover. Trash from the raucous two-day festival still covered the streets
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February 11, 2016: It was a good start to the year from pan in Tobago, with an unprecedented 14 bands from the isla
Machel Montano has done it again.
The soca superstar has won the Road March title for the third time.
Montano's "Waiting on the Stage" won the Road March by a landlside with 328 plays.
Kes the Band's "People" came second with 29 plays.
Montano
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Asami Nagakiya.
by Ron Tiah
Ron Tiah to Asami Nagakiya
For Asami :
She was a special young lady, a dedicated pannist who played not only for our Panorama, but yea
Global - The term “icon” is tossed around much too loosely in our culture. Happily, it was not wasted on Joey Lewis, a giant of a musical presence not only in his native Trinidad and Tobago, but throughout the Eastern Caribbean, ever since he became
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Trinidad and Tobago’s biggest annual festival, Carnival, calls to me in a way that nothing else in my life ever has. As an Afro-Caribbean Black woman who immigrated to America when I was just 4, visits to my homeland feed my soul and put me in touch
by Michael L. Joseph
Public Relations Officer
Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Gary G Aboud of Port of Spain says that he is a lover of pan, but Pan Trinbago does not have the skill and efficiency to manage $34 million dollars in pri
Read more…Trinidad and Tobago Newday
THE EDITOR: No entity should be permitted to evade public scrutiny and accountability, especially those that function using the people’s hard-earned money.
For Panorama 2016, Pan Trinbago received a $34 million free subsidy
Read more…Purpose:
To encourage, promote and reward the highest level of percussion education and musical excellence among high school and collegiate non-Western percussion-based performing ensembl
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - After a 16-year wait and with a new arranger leading them, Desperadoes Steel Orchestra at 2.55 a.m. yesterday captured their 11th National Panorama Championship (Large Conventional Band category).
Supporters of the band f
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Three steel pan musicians have helped a small-town steel orchestra in Trinidad defy the odds and take second place in the 2016 Panorama Competitions on Saturday night.
MJ Byron, Omandy Byron and Kazrano Gumbs played with
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - STEELBAND instruments are one of several items which will not be subject to the revised Value Added Tax (VAT) regime. This was revealed in a special notice published by the Finance Ministry in the name of Finance Minister Co
Read more…On another front -- a DJ inspired this question.
With Desperadoes winning Panorama 2016 with a popular tune - Different Me - does this signal the return of orchestras picking popular music as their tunes of choice?
Read more…Cnc3 News - Trinidad
Local musical legend, Joey “Pal” Lewis has died at the age of 78.
CNC3 has confirmed that Lewis passed away last night although the exact ill
by Dalton Narine
I listened mostly on radio after losing the CTV feed, which returned in the middle of the Large Bands competition.
So I missed the Phase Pan Groove’s visuals, but was entranced by Desperadoes’ roses shining in Picardy, in the hush
Read more…Peter Minshall discusses Carnival 2016 - The Dying Swan
Read more…Finals Results - Large Conventional Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2016
1. 285 Desperadoes
2. 284 Supernovas
3. 283 Phase II Pan Groove
3. 283 BP Renegades
5. 281 CAL Invaders
6. 280 All Stars
7. 277 Silver Stars
8. 276 Redemption
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