As 3 Canal continues to celebrate 20 years in existence, the group will be performing at the Southern Academy of the Performing Arts on April 2 for one night only. Founder Wendell Manwarren said he expects there will be a sold-out house as both people from the area and patrons who missed it at NAPA. … Continue reading
MusicTT’s upcoming workshop, The Business of Calypso Workshop featuring Calypso Rose on February 17, will present a series of panels covering the Essentials in Composing Calypso, Calypso Music Production and Music Business/Finance/Marketing. MusicTT’s General Manager, Jeanelle Frontin said the workshop is a collaboration with the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) and the Intellectual Property Office … Continue reading
The first installment of the fundraising series “An Evening of Healing with Music” drew a packed crowd to the Fatima RC Church in Curepe on December 28. Patrons agreed that the music at the event, a fundraising concert to assist with medical expenses for Martica Thomas, was more than worth the ticket price. The event … Continue reading
Aspiring singer/songwriter Zuwena James will be holding a second concert to raise funds to continue her education at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, in 2017. “An Evening of Harmonies” will take place on January 13 at Garden Jewelz Foundation in Point Fortin from 6 to 8 pm. The featured guest artiste for An … Continue reading
Revolutionizing the T&T music industry is the ultimate goal of David “Da Face” Hamilton, a goal he has drawn closer to with the opening of his music studio, Future Crab Studios. Hamilton specializes in what he calls Trini-style hip-hop, and is best known for his social commentary. He said the name of the studio came … Continue reading
Audiences attending the upcoming BP Marionettes Chorales Christmas concert can look forward to performances by many award-winning young singers. The concert is titled Sing Alleluia, as it gives praise in many forms. The featured Youth Chorale members include: Dominique Akal — Most Outstanding Junior Vocalist in the Music Festival (2016); Sergio Camejo — National Schools … Continue reading
Musician and sound engineer Navid Lancaster has an impressive list of achievements to his name. This isn’t surprising as he has over 20 years experience in both fields, beginning at age 19 when he played guitar for a band called AK47 and then formed his own band called Broken Mirroz at age 22. Lancaster got … Continue reading
Badjohn Republic, co-creators of last year’s Machel Montano hit “Waiting on the Stage”, are back at it again, this time with a new rhythm called the Vibration Riddim. The rhythm so far features songs by Kes the Band, Voice, Kerwin Du Bois, Preedy, Danielle Veira and Marvay. Keegan Taylor, one of the founding members of … Continue reading
A Night of Guitar 2 promises a night of varied guitar music on November 12 at Queen’s Hall. The concert, organized by classical/rock guitarist Francesco Emmanuel, features seven guitarists specializing in classical, rock, flamenco and contemporary jazz guitar, as well as tenor Kyle Richardson. The concert will feature Emmanuel, Stefan Roach on flamenco guitar, David … Continue reading
Picoplat Music Development Foundation hopes to take opera into rural communities. The company, which is staging Mozart’s The Impresario and a Broadway Revue this weekend at the Central Bank Auditorium, believes an outreach programme can inspire young people to explore their artistic potential in a different way. It’s with this in mind that Picoplat Foundation … Continue reading
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