Chanteuse Vaughnette Bigford pulled out all the stops for her first ever Carnival Jazz Brunch. The event, held at the Lions Cultural Centre, FitzBlackman Drive, Port of Spain. Billed as VB’s Carnival Jazz Brunch, the event showcased pan, kaiso and jazz as well as local vendors and food. Patrons were greeted at the gate by … Continue reading
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Duane, a Monarch of all he surveys (January 15, 2020)
As former National Calypso Monarch Duane O’Connor celebrates a year of running D Monarchs Pub on Ariapita Avenue, he looks forward confidently to the future. While he has had some setbacks during the course of the year, he said this has not deterred him. O’Connor opened the D Monarchs Pub along with his wife because … Continue reading
A little parang at Christmas at the Carib (December 5, 2019)
The Little Carib Theatre’s upcoming Christmas concert, Christmas at the Carib, on December 8, is the venue’s last big fundraising concert for the year. Proceeds go towards the upkeep and maintenance of the theatre. The concert will feature Soca Parang Queen Marcia Miranda, guitarist Stefan Roach and Friends, Johanna and Johann Chuckaree on piano and … 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
The FEF youth empowerment project (August 29, 2019)
The Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) has begun a series of workshops, in collaboration with Pan Trinbago, to train members of the national youth steelbands in improvisation and the art of film production. Co-founders of the FEF, Cheryl Din Chong and Christopher Din Chong, said the Foundation seeks to create a platform for the dissemination of … Continue reading
National instrument integral to Queen of Soca movie (June 27, 2019)
Queen of Soca producer Christopher Din Chong said he has envisioned as pan as an integral part of the upcoming movie Queen of Soca. He is pleased to welcome Methanol Holdings Trinidad Limited (MHTL) Starlift as a strategic partner in the film. Din Chong’s Forward Ever Foundation (FEF) held discussions with several steelbands and MHTL … Continue reading
Children make mas at Camp Zante! (June 27, 2019)
“In order to return focus to our Carnival and traditional artforms, it is important to vest the knowledge of these traditions in our young people and lay the foundation for preservation of the cultural artforms that are intrinsically T&T.” Vacation camp Zante! founder, Dara Healy made the statement as she explained why the camp focuses … Continue reading
La Petite Musicale celebrates 50: Choir stays true to Caribbean legacy of music (April 24, 2019)
The choral ensemble La Petite Musicale of Toronto celebrates 50 years of existence in 2019. Artistic Director Lindy Burgess said the anniversary will be commemorated with a series of events, including a gala dinner, a concert series and fundraising events, under the theme of Legacy Alive. The original La Petite Musicale was started in T&T … Continue reading
Marcus Prince presses on at Berklee (July 30, 2017)
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
Sneak peak at a T&T Opus (July 2, 2017)
“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
