Happy Birthday to Mr. Mack --Sonatas Steel Orchestra

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings Mr. Mack Scott of Sonatas Steel Orchestra.

Crime makes iconic pan side homeless

The homeless plight of Laventille steelband Witco Desperadoes has afforded Port of Spain businessman Alfred Galy timely opportunity to demonstrate support for Carnival arts.

In urgent need of a panyard base to prepare for 2016 Panorama, Desperadoes h

Changes in Panorama format

By Verdel Bishop -- Trinidad Express

Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz said Tuesday there have been some changes in the format for the 2016 competition, the most significant being the semi-finals where all conventional bands would face the adjudicato

Pan legend Jit Samaroo has died

By Susan Mohammed

Passed away: Pan icon Jit Samaroo

STEELPAN icon Jit Samaroo has died. Samaroo passed away at his home in D’Abadie shortly before noon on Thursday. He was 65.

Samaroo was the arranger for the Renegades Steel Orchestra for for over

Pantrinbago gets $30 million

By Verdel Bishop -- Trinidad Express

Sweet pan: Members of Supersonic Steel Orchestar performs at Skinner Park in San Fernando during the Panorama preliminaries of the large and medium band catagory last year. -Photo: DEXTER PHILIP

Although Pantri

Memories - Remembering - Dr. Jit Samaroo RIP

When Steel Talks extends condolences to friends and family of the legendary master arranger Dr. Jit Samaroo.

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All systems go for Carnival 2016

Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts

January 7, 2016: With exactly 33 days to Carnival 2016, construction is in its final stage for the ‘Home of Carnival’ at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

On Tuesday January 5, 2016, Dr.

Five Star Akil & Desperadoes and Sforzata

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“It is the best thing to happen for me, for Carnival 2016! When I heard the news that Desperadoes will be playing my song for Panorama, I went on my knees and thanked God,” Five Star Akil said on Monday morning, gushing about the news

First Lady calls for Carnival manufacturing industry

First Lady Reema Carmona is calling for the creation of a manufacturing industry that provides for Carnival exclusively in Trinidad and Tobago.

Speaking at the media launch of the Trinidad & Tobago Red Cross Carnival Committee 60th Anniversary, Carm

Destra Garcia will no longer be competing in the International Soca Monarch competition

When the semi-finalists for the annual competition were revealed last night, the singer’s name was conspicuously absent.

When contacted, Garcia said she did not enter.

She said she was tired of the stress of the competition and wants to focus on dev

Laventille honours its own

After a great performance at the Barclay Centre in New York City on Old Year’s Night, international recording artist, pannist, arranger and producer Robert Greenidge flew into Trinidad on Sunday morning.

Greenidge was honoured with an Award of Excell

Plans for the Carnival season - Pan Trinbago launches theme for Panorama 2016 - Excitement & Excellence

Launch of Panorama 2016  at the VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain... plans for the Carnival season inclusive of Panorama

• Minimum for all participating conventional bands across all categories reduced to 40 players
• Semi finals and fina

Anger over Power Soca Monarch demise

GARY CARDINEZ - Trinidad Newsday

SOCA artiste Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez, lead singer of the Asylum Vikings, went on the “war path” at the Soca in Moka All Inclusive fete Sunday evening, condemning the powers behind the Soca Monarch competition for a deci

Trinidad All Stars celebrates at church

Newsday - Trinidad

TEAMWORK and ambition for shared success are two of the things which could be learnt through the dedication of the members of reigning National Panorama Champions Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra.

This was the view held by Roman

No live Soca Monarch final - Show heads to pay-per-view

Trinidad Express

Soca fans will have to wait till Carnival Saturday night to learn the identity of the 2016 Soca Monarch. Fans will also not see the show broadcast live on Carnival Friday (Fantastic Friday) as has been customary.
This was confirmed ye

Not your parents’ carnival

Times change, and Carnival changes with it — for better or for worse? Mark Lyndersay, Laura Dowrich, and Tracy Assing talk to eight Carnival insiders about the state of the mas and the state of the music, where the festival is heading, and how it wil

New Great “Chunes” for Days - Large Band have no Time for “Retro” Panorama - NEW Songs is it...

Global - One thing Trinidad and Tobago Panorama 2016 will be remembered for, is the great ‘new’ music each of the big boys - large conventional steel orchestra (large band) category - embraced on their journey to Panorama Champion Gold. Making a big

Maestro follows beat of a different drum

BY BRAD STAGER
Special Correspondent

TAMPA — After earning his master’s degree in music composition, Matthew Maines came to Tampa from North Carolina in 2005 for a three-week house-sitting gig and didn’t go back. Now he’s

2016 Panorama Rules - Trinidad & Tobago

Happy Birthday to Panist Garvin Blake

When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to panist Garvin Blake