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A song for Patti
The recently departed Patti Rogers would have enjoyed the music tribute held in her memory last Sunday at Kaiso Blues Cafe. The event, held in a celebratory mood, was the brainchild of vocalist Candice...
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Pan in danger, calypso in the city
Veteran pan musician Dane Gulston was one of the many outspoken members who told Pulse: “What Pan Trinbago has displayed to its membership is total disrespect.“My main concern with the president and...
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CNC3 is ready for Carnival 2017
Whether you like fetes, fashion or old school calypso, CNC3, the television arm of Guardian Media Limited, is well prepared for Carnival 2017. Some of the special programmes the station has scheduled...
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Start de Carnival
Carnival 2017 began with a blast on Sunday when Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (Tuco) staged Start de Carnival at The Courtyard of the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain....
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Remembering Anand Yankarran
The new year opened with sad news with the death of iconic chutney performer Anand Yankarran. Having survived a stroke in 2008, Yankarran, 51, eventually succumbed to a stroke at Couva District Health...
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$m prize cut, one song alone: Big changes for Dimanche Gras
There will be no million dollar first prize for the winner of this year’s National Calypso Monarch competition and competitors can only sing one song for Dimanche Gras.These were among the changes...
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Whither goes Dimanche Gras?
Carnival Sunday night, specifically Dimanche Gras at the Queen’s Park Savannah, has been a continuing challenge to successive organisations and producers. Among its challenges has been the length of...
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The killing of the Flamenco Dancer
Last month Anthony Maillard launched his book, The Killing of the Flamenco Dancer, at The Big Black Box on Murray Street, Woodbrook.The launch was a unique experience as the author transformed the...
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Much more than Soka in Moka
It’s rare to witness a band receive an encore at the end of a Carnival fete performance, but that is what happened when Dil-e-Nadan performed last Sunday at Trinity College’s Soka in Moka. The popular...
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Jason Peru—A man for all tastes
He is 31 years old but he has already travelled the world cooking for some of the best known actors and personalities on the planet. Now, Santa Cruz resident Jason Peru is keen on making his mark on...
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Making the right Imij
Like every other conglomerate, there comes a time for change, and it is once again the time for change for Imij & Co. Leader Joey Ng Wai said this week: “This allows us to give way to new and...
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Playing mas with a cause
Wee International (WI) is a Carnival band with a conscience, as the band digs into its profits each year to donate money to worthy causes. Maintaining its six-year tradition this year, WI mas band is...
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Divas star at calypso cabaret
Divas Calypso Cabaret International, the country’s only all-female calypso tent, managed by Dr Rudolph Ottley, had an impressive opening night on Wednesday night.Based at De Nu Pub (The Mas Camp) in...
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Battle of the Sexes at Jean Pierre
A star-studded line-up is in place for Spektakula Promotions tomorrow’s annual Toyota Battle of the Sexes, Ladies Choice Edition. Now in its 17th year, the Toyota Battle of the Sexes will be held on...
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Pan in a rage
A lot more of the national instrument is needed as a balm to heal our crime-stricken nation. On Tuesday night, when the North Zone preliminary was conducted, people came out in their thousands,...
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School fetes deliver
The days of massive Carnival fetes staged by the likes of Customs Boys, Winsure, Cosmos, Guardian, St John’s, Tears, Anyhowers and Choice of Colours are a thing of the past, replaced by fund-raising...
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Panorama Explosion in de Savannah
In spite of the impasse between Pan Trinbago Inc and the National Carnival Commission (NCC), all lights are on green for the staging of the National Panorama semi-finals on Sunday for Small, Medium and...
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When the false teeth flew
T&T Guardian’s Entertainment Editor Peter Ray Blood has covered T&T Carnival for the past 37 years. He has also covered 25 editions of Barbados’ Crop Over Festival, as well as carnivals in New...
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Devon Seale goes for monarch repeat
It is more difficult to defend a title than to win one, and that’s why reigning National Calypso Monarch Devon Seale is exclusively focusing all his attention on retaining the title on Sunday night...
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Enjoy Carnival to the full extreme
It has arrived; Carnival weekend.Champions will soon be crowned in soca, pan and calypso, with the staging of the finals of the International Soca Monarch (ISM) tonight at Hasely Crawford Stadium, the...
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