Fighting against bullying is the focus of Zante’s 2020 Children’s Carnival Band. The band, billed as Mas with a Heart, will feature a dramatic presentation titled Inaru’s Gift. The costumes in the band each relate to a story, written by Zante Director Dara Healey. Designer Nia Thompson said the story starts with the Blue Devils … Continue reading
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Project Charlo goes to Kafe Blue (January 2, 2020)
Musician and instrumentalist Charlo Alfonso’s upcoming concert, Project Charlo, will take place on January 9, 2020, at Kafe Blue (formerly Kaiso Blues Cafe), Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. The concert is being held in aid of raising funds towards Alfonso’s final semester at Northern Illinois University, where he is doing an MFA in Steel Pan Performance. Alfonso … Continue reading
Celebrating T&T’s Culture and the Arts (December 10. 2019)
Prolific non-fiction author Nasser Khan recently handed over his new book, Celebrating Trinidad and Tobago’s Culture and the Arts, to the schools and libraries of T&T. The text is intended to be a one-stop shop reference guide to the cultural forms of T&T. At 336 pages, Celebrating Trinidad and Tobago’s Culture and the Arts takes … Continue reading
Delightful Melodies come to Queen’s Hall (November 5, 2019)
The UTT RAPturous Voices Chorale will be presenting its Delightful Melodies 2 Concert on November 9 and 10 at Queen’s Hall. The concert will feature genres ranging from classical to contemporary, secular and non-secular songs including vibrant Christmas selections, folk and parang. Choir member Lorraine Cross said the first instalment of the Delightful Melodies concert … 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
