Producer Christoper Anthony Din Chong and director Kevin Adams have teamed up to produce the film Queen of Soca. The film, which is a sequel to Adams’ 2012 short film No Soca, No Life, is one of three films chosen to represent T&T and premier at Carifesta 2019. The film is currently in pre-production. Din … Continue reading
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Band brings A game to the party (March 15, 2019)
For the A Team Band, Carnival 2019 was a good one, as they backed some of the biggest names in the soca business. The band, which has been around since 2013, has built a reputation as one of the best backing bands in T&T. Production Manager Brennon Vergil said the original members of the band … Continue reading
Natalie settles into role as T&T cultural ambassador (February 25, 2019)
Acclaimed dancer and calypsonian Natalie Joseph-Settle has been performing all her life. Now living in Atlanta, Georgia, Joseph-Settle continues to fly the flag of T&T high in all she does. Joseph-Settle began performing at age nine, and joined the Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement at the age of 15 as a dancer, limbo dancer and actress. … Continue reading
Prison Service Calypso Competition on February 27 (February 23, 2019)
The T&T Prison Service will host its annual Calypso Competition at Woodford Square on February 27. The event is the culmination of calypso competitions held at all nine facilities managed by the Service. The calypso competitions are arranged by the Programmes Department of the T&T Prison Service, which according to the Service’s website, “is geared … Continue reading
Divas Calypso Cabaret International launched (February 13, 2019)
“Calypso tents and steelband are the fundamental basis of T&T Carnival.” Trinbago Unified Calypsonian’s Organisation (TUCO) President Lutalo Masimba, aka Brother Resistance, made the statement during the opening of the Divas Calypso Cabaret International calypso tent on Friday evening. Tent manager Dr. Rudolph Ottley said the tent celebrates 16 years of existence this year. He … Continue reading
Choc’late Allen gets sweet on music business (January 11, 2019)
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
Stick-ey Desires musical continues at UWI (April 2, 2017)
T&T’s first original soca musical, Stick-ey Desires, will be performed this April by students of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), UWI St. Augustine. Head of Department and Director Louis McWilliams said the play centers around Peter, a mas-man who plays in a steel band, his decision to move to New York and … Continue reading
Calypso Rose to give hit making tips (February 16, 2017)
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
Dominant Seventh releases calypso jazz CD (May 22, 2016)
Lovers of jazz, calypso and well-made local music will all find something to love in the Calypso Jazz CD, “Homegrown”, recorded by the Dominant Seventh Calypso Jazz Band and produced by Dominant Seventh Productions. The CD, which comprises seven tracks, was recorded live in studio by entirely local musicians. It will be launched on June … Continue reading
Rhoma Spencer – from Best Village to the world (April 17, 2016)
The Monday Night Theatre Forum on March 14, featuring T&T-born, Canada-based actress Rhoma Spencer, drew the biggest crowd of the series thus far. She is a product of the Best Village school of theatre, which she credits with teaching her the traditions of T&T, especially traditional Carnival characters. Spencer is probably best known in T&T … Continue reading
