Promoters and others who broadcast music will now have to pay two fees to the Copyright Music Organisation of T&T (COTT) to be able to host a show. This, as COTT has signed an agreement with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Latin America and the Caribbean (LATMC), which enables COTT to collect … Continue reading
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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
Tuff Crowd… “Safe Space to Hate” (February 20, 2019)
Spoken word poet and actor Kyle Hernandez will be launching a new monthly series called Tuff Crowd. The first show in the series will take place on February 21 at the Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, Port-of-Spain. Hernandez said the series is dubbed the country’s first Anti-Open Mic, and will function as a “safe space … Continue reading
Break Out time for pianist Hagley at Fiesta Plaza (November 4, 2016)
Fusion jazz pianist Adan Hagley will be making his first appearance with his own band, the Adan Hagley Quintet, with a concert titled “Break Out.” The concert will take place at Fiesta Plaza, MovieTowne, Port of Spain on November 5. Hagley began learning music at the age of eight at the Stafford Duncan School of … Continue reading
Green Screen shows T&T the big picture (October 30, 2016)
The growth of Green Screen – the Environmental Film Series into a full-fledged Film Festival in its sixth year is a huge step for the organization as it graduates from screening some of the best environmental films from around the globe to hosting international film-makers and educators and developing programs which will focus on local … Continue reading
New Play Festival premieres next weekend (October 23, 2016)
The New Play Festival 2016, which will run October 28 to 30, is the brainchild of legendary T&T thespian Tony Hall. Hall said the Festival is one of the projects he conceived years ago when he resolved to stop complaining about what was not happening in theatre in T&T and do something instead. The Festival … Continue reading
Jamaicans fly in for Propella screening (September 25, 2016)
A cadre of specially invited Jamaican film-makers will be attending this years T&T Film Festival (ttFF) to show five short films in a special showcase. The films, which will have their world premiere at the Festival, are the result of a program called Propella initiated by the Jamaican Film and Television Association (JAFTA). The winning … Continue reading
