Canada is the only country with a Caribbean Diaspora contingent participating in Carifesta XIV. A contingent of nearly 50 nationally recognised artists, arts administrators and their supporters will be participating in the Festival. The contingent is being managed by the Toronto-based Canadian-Caribbean Arts Network (C-CAN). C-CAN Artistic Director Rhoma Spencer said the organisation was formed … Continue reading
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Lil Bitts launches section, Volkano (August 16, 2019)
Shivonne “Lil Bitts” Churche-Isaacs is excited for the upcoming Carnival season. She recently launched a section in Ronnie and Caro Mas Band and is working on new music. The theme for Ronnie and Caro Mas Band 2020 is Serengeti, and Churche-Isaac’s section is Volkano. The Serengeti, which means Endless Plains in the Maasai language, encompasses … Continue reading
Ladies excel at Soul of a Woman (August 2, 2019)
The concert, Soul of a Woman, with Chantelle Esdelle, featuring Candace Alcantara and an all-female band, was a lush, lovely performance by a group of talented artistes. The sold-out crowd at the Kaiso Blues Cafe were in turns awed and enraptured by the quality of the music on offer. The vocalists, Alcantara, Karla Gonzales, and … Continue reading
Lustre of talent at Kaiso Blues (July 25, 2019)
Sopranos Adafih Padmore, Tiana Chandler and Cherysh La Touche will present Lustre 2: Adieu on July 28 at the Kaiso Blues Cafe, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. This is the second performance by the singers as a group. Chandler said “our inaugural performance as a trio took place in December 2017 after having sung together for several … Continue reading
Holistic vibes at Rhythm of Love (July 25, 2019)
Holistic Music School pulled out all the stops at its latest concert, Rhythms of Love: The Jazz Lime. The concert, held at the Trinidad Country Club, Maraval, showcased past and present students of the school. Cellist Tracell Frederick, accompanied on keyboards by Adan Hagley, began the four-hour show with a smooth, stirring, nostalgic set composed … Continue reading
Christian singer Stephen John breaks the mould with Gospel of Romance (July 22, 2019)
Christian singer and songwriter Stephen John will release his new album, Gospel of Romance, this August. The seven-track album focuses on romantic music for Christians. John said he decided to take his music in this direction for three reasons, the first being that it is an expression of another side of his creativity. “Secondly, as … Continue reading
New music by VOZMUSIC (July 19, 2019)
Venezuelan singer and songwriter Irvys “Vozmusic” Dordi will be launching her first album No Puedo Evitarlo on July 20 at the Skyy View Lounge in San Fernando. She will also be filming the video for the title song of the album during the launch. Dordi learned to play the Venezuelan cuatro as a child and … Continue reading
Bitter Cassava returns to the stage for Carifesta XIV (August 16, 2019)
The acclaimed play Bitter Cassava will return to the stage for one showing only for Carifesta. The production, which celebrates its fortieth year of existence this year, will take place on August 18 at the Little Carib Theatre. The play was written in 1979 by Dr. Lester Efebo Wilkinson, who directed the play in its … Continue reading
Operafest 2019: A show for everyone to enjoy (July 1, 2019)
Over-the-top emotions, romance, scandal and humour are the hallmark of The Merry Widow, the 2019 production being staged by the Picoplat Music Development Foundation as part of T&T Operafest 2019. The show will take place from July 5 to 7 at The Little Carib Theatre, along with free masterclasses between July 1 and 3 and … Continue reading
The emergence of Andrew J Fitt (June 28, 2019)
Digital artist and writer Andrew J. Fitt’s latest creations can be viewed as part of the art exhibition, Emergence Group Art Exhibition, currently taking place at NAPA, UTT. The exhibition continues until June 30. Fitt’s pieces are mosaic-like, with rich deep colours and hidden depths which draw the viewer in. While he does not create … Continue reading
