A good manager can make or break the career of an artist. Musician Choc’late Allen said it was her curiosity which led her to investigate the management aspect of the music business and eventually become a manager for other artists, specifically her father Kurt Allen and the reigning Calypso Monarch, Helon Francis. Allen first came … Continue reading
Tenor trio Q.E.D. TT (Quite Exquisitely Done) will be entertaining their audiences with beautiful music on December 14 and 15 at St. Dominic’s Pastoral Centre on the compound of St. Finbar’s Church, Morne Coco Road, Diego Martin. The event is their annual Christmas concert, One Night in December. The group consists of renowned singers Raymond … Continue reading
Pannist Marcus Prince will be returning to the Berklee College of Music to continue his five year degree in Music Education and will be holding a fundraising concert to assist with expenses. Prince said he’s been playing the tenor pan since primary school at Diego Martin Boys RC School and continued through high school at … Continue reading
As singing actor Raguel Gabriel begins his third and final year of study at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City, he’s looking toward the future after school. Gabriel said he wants to be known as “the singing actor from T&T who does theatre, film, musical theatre, the Hugh Jackman of T&T. … Continue reading
Local website plentytalent.com was founded in 2014 based on the perceived need for a regional database of emerging talent in all areas of the creative industries. Three years later, expansion plans are in the works through a crowdfunding campaign in association with the World Bank and Caribbean crowdfunding consulting company VisionFunder. Co-founder Gavin Luke said … Continue reading
“In creating Remembrance, I started to make my own nationalist statement using Trinbagonian elements of music.” “Since I’m a choral musician, it had to contain a choir; since I’m trying to chart a new course for instrumental music with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, I had to also include them and because the first type of … Continue reading
Singer and dancer Jillia Cato’s debut concert, Jillia in Concert, was a fun mix of original songs and covers chosen to show off the songbird’s range of musical ability. The concert, the second event in the recently concluded Pride Arts Festival 2017, was presented by I Am One T&T. Cato said she chose the songs … Continue reading
For Trinidadian Janique Charles, playing the part of Nala in Disney’s The Lion King musical on London’s West End is the culmination of a life-long dream. The 23-year-old said the accomplishment is all the more poignant because she has been in love with Disney all her life. “As a child I dreamed I would be … Continue reading
The purpose of the Acoustic Sessions put on by the Indigenous Movement is to encourage spontaneous collaborations between local artists as well as expose interested audiences to a wide variety of local talent. Organizer Sheldon Manoo encouraged the audience at the first installment on May 27 to support local artists by going to their concerts … Continue reading
Musician Abhijit Anchortassoo says his interest in Indian classical music began when his family sent him to classes in the genre at age eight. Now, at age 20, he says music is what he wants to do for the rest of his life. Anchortassoo plays a wide range of instruments, including the harmonium, guitar, piano, … Continue reading
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