Paula Lindo Wednesday 25 March 2020 MANY people who are self-isolating in keeping with government mandates arising from the covid19 pandemic are complaining of boredom. However, there are many activities that can be carried out online or come with an offline format. Choreographer Bridgette Wilson is offering free dance classes on Instagram, with a different format … Continue reading
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Her Majesty Stacey Sobers reigns at Kafe Blue (November 30, 2019)
It takes magic to be able to draw a full house to a calypso/jazz/soca concert on the same night as Single Pan Band Finals. Songstress Stacey Sobers achieved this feat with her show Crackers and Cheese at Kafe Blue (formerly Kaiso Blues Cafe) on November 23. Each patron was presented with a cracker and cheese … Continue reading
Christmas at the Carib (November 27, 2019)
Soca Parang Queen Marcia Miranda celebrates 30 years in the business this year. In addition to releasing new music, she continues to maintain a hectic schedule, including headlining the Christmas at the Carib concert on December 8, in a return to the venue of her first-ever live concert. Miranda’s new song is Solamente, written by … Continue reading
Curtain call for Jazz Noel (November 12, 2019)
Curtain Call Consulting Company Ltd. will be presenting its Christmas concert, Jazz Noel, on November 17 at the Little Carib Theatre. The concert will feature a mix of genres and generations, with performers Mavis John and Lord Relator alongside Dean Williams and Candice Alcantara. Curtain Call Director Giselle Alcantara said the name Jazz Noel “helps … Continue reading
A September to remember with the Marionettes (September 6, 2019)
“We want to celebrate the contribution made by Desmond Waithe, not only to the Marionettes Chorales and the nation, as well as share our experience of singing in Carnegie Hall.” The BP Marionettes Chorales’ musical director Gretta Taylor made the statement as she spoke about the group’s upcoming concert, Forward Home, which takes place at … 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
Women honour Singing Sandra (June 21, 2019)
Raising funds to lift women Women need to stand up for themselves and each other was the main message of the Woman of Substance: Shatter the Silence and Begin the Healing concert, held at the Little Carib Theatre. During the event, an award was presented to veteran calypsonian Sandra “Singing Sandra” Des Vignes-Millington for her … Continue reading
A Team Band heads to Germany (June 21, 2019)
The A Team Band will be performing at the BonnFire Festival in Bad Honnef, Germany on June 22 and 23. The Festival is the first ever to showcase Caribbean culture in that city, and will host over 15 bands and popular singers from many Caribbean countries including Cuba and the French West Indies. Marketing and … Continue reading
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons comes to Christ Church (June 7, 2019)
Renowned violinist John Storer, along with a chamber orchestra, will be hosting a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on June 9 at Christ Church, Cascade, beginning at 6 pm. Part proceeds for the concert will go towards offsetting the cost of travelling to T&T to teach masterclasses and recording a violin sonata written especially for … Continue reading
Dances for Two brings piano magic (May 23, 2019)
T&T’s first ever two-piano duet recital, Dances for Two, will take place on May 25 and 26, at the Department of Creative and Festival Arts on Gordon Street. The concert will be presented by pianists Rosie Ward and Alan Cooper, and will also feature a number of vocalists and instrumentalists, with part proceeds going to … Continue reading