Miami, Florida, USA - Internationally-respected steelpan artist, educator, and cultural leader Dr. Dawn K. Batson, PhD, will be honored at the 29th Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival Weekend, taking place February 26–March 1, 2026, across South Flo
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - TTT Limited has apologised for the audio interruption that occurred during Helon Francis’ performance of Doh Forget on Sunday night at Dimanche Gras saying at no time did TTT purposefully cut the audio.
TTT said the disrupt
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - She received a standing ovation, and was one of twelve finalists who graced the stage under the lights of the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. Terri Lyons, singing ‘Blessings,’ took home the title of 2026 National Ca
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Exodus Steel Orchestra and Terrance “BJ” Marcelle got the job done for two years in a row; this time it was with Voice’s popular ‘Cyah Behave.’ As title defenders, they bested ten fellow competitors on finals night for the
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The eleven large steel orchestras aiming for the pinnacle of success in competition on final night, Saturday February 14, drew for playing positions on February 10 overseen by event organizer Pan Trinbago. The competition i
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....Initially sixteen steel orchestras competed in the preliminary rounds of this medium category in the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. They hailed from the East, South/Central, Tobago and North regions. Making i
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Renegades Steel Orchestra playing champion arranger Duvone Stewart’s interpretation of the Mighty Sparrow’s cheeky ‘The Lizard,’ continued to titillate (musically) and retained its lead in scoring, ahead of title defender E
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Elders performing Ojay Richard’s arrangement of Magician (I Command You) garnered top points in the medium category semi-finals of the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Sound Specialists of Laventille which led
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Large and in charge, musically speaking, for about ten minutes at the Big Yard, on stage. That is the case when seventeen large steel orchestras compete in the semi-finals, as part of the music battle at the Savannah Party
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Part of the ‘Savannah Party’ they are, but seventeen large steel orchestras will get down to serious business, the task of making the cut for the finals, even as steelband music lovers enjoy hours of performances to the max
Read more…RECAP - See how the sixteen Medium steel orchestras ranked out of Preliminaries, going into the Semi-finals today.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - All roads, quite literally, lead to the Queen’s Park Savannah this coming Sunday, February 1. From their pa
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelband music lovers take in the competitive performances of sixteen medium steel orchestras as they perform on Sunday February 1 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. It is the semi-finals phase for the category
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - For many steelband music lovers, it is the most anticipated night in the preliminaries for large steel orchestras - the North region participants, which, this year are the final set in this phase of competition in the 2026
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Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, Senator David NakhidTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The board of Laventille Desperadoes Steel Orchestra has moved to formally distance the organisation from
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The South/Central region is expected to field six medium steel orchestras over two nights—Wednesday January 21 and Thursday January 22—in the category’s preliminary phase for the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama s
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight steel orchestras representing the East region ‘take it away’ musically speaking, as they vie for a spot in the semi-finals in the medium category of the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama. First, they have to
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Invaders Youth Steel OrchestraTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - St. Francois Valley Stars and Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra laid claim to the championship titles and trophies in their respective categories, in the Trinidad and Tobago 2026 National Junior
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ten junior steel orchestras in the 19 and Under age group and twelve in that of the 21 and Under, take the stage at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain on Sunday January 18.
These finalists made the cut after preli
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The Garvin Blake QuartetBrooklyn, New York, USA - On an evening between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Khalabash Productions gave the New York audience a musical treat - a heavy dose of history, some unknown facts, education and entertai
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Scintillating sounds of steel in Trinidad and Tobago’s South land? Check. Sixteen steel orchestras more than up to the task, and delivering the musical goods at Skinner Park in San Fernando? Check....
Playing a Duvone Stewa
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