Saturday, January 9 2016 - Trinidad Newsday
THE funeral service for late pan icon, Jit Samaroo, takes place at 1pm today at the Aramalaya Presbyterian Church, Cochrane Street, Tunapuna. Samaroo’s remains will then be taken to the Surrey Village Publi
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings Mr. Mack Scott of Sonatas Steel Orchestra.
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to friends and family of the legendary master arranger Dr. Jit Samaroo.
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additional comments by global steelpan community
Read more…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.
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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
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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
Read more…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
Read more…Launch of Panorama 2016 at the VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain... plans for the Carnival season inclusive of Panorama
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
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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
Read more…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
Read more…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
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
Read more…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
Read more…TABLE OF CONTENTS·
| 1 | Authority | |
| 2 | Definitions | |
| 3 | Management | |
| 4 | Registration | |
| 5 | Participation | |
| 6 | Music | |
| 7 | Adjudication | |
| 8 | Arrangers | |
| 9 | Procedure for Competition | |
| 10 | Preliminary Rounds | |
| 11 | National Semi Finals | |
| 12 | National Finals |
