Trinidad and Tobago : Music

Trinidad and Tobago Tel 1809 Capital Area 5 128 sq km

Artists or Bands

Ataklan(3)  -  Lord Kitchener(3)[text]  -  Mighty Sparrow(10)  -  

Various Artists

Carnival Jump-Up(1)  -  Jump up ragga(1)  -  Trinidad(1)  -  

News : Trinidad and Tobago : Music

Antigua and Barbuda mourns loss of steelpan icon Leroy 'Jughead' Gordon, who passed away recently of a heart attack brought on as a complication to cancer. (panonthenet.com)

Hard on the heels of the Trinidadian progenitors, Antigua leapt onto the steel band music scene with a bang....Lord Baldwin happened to be Governor of the Leeward Islands just in time to anoint the fledgling Antiguan steel band movement, declare it worthy of respect and preservation, when the hoity-toity of Antiguan citizenry were poised to deliver a death-dealing kick-in-the-rump to what they considered a public nuisance. (panonthenet.com)

It has been said that the only thing new in the world is the history you don't know. With pan's genesis still a head-scratcher even for trivia buffs, the history of the steel band still comes up fresh no matter who's recounting the events that led from the bamboo to the steel pan - and Sterling Betancourt wears pan nostalgia like a family heirloom. (panonthenet.com)

But mostly it's jealousy, politics, false national pride, philosophical differences over promotion of the culture, inflated egos and a little racism - all hurdles the steelband movement here must overcome someday before it becomes the universal reference point of pan, Trinidad notwithstanding. (panonthenet.com)

The 'Mozart' of Pan - Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe turns fifty-five today. (panonthenet.com)

A look at Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe - the legendary steelpan composer and arranger (panonthenet.com)

Partygoers experienced powerhouse performances of Caribbean Airlines Invaders, Sagicor Exodus and Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars, Kees Dieffenthaller, Denyse Plummer and Karen Eccles at Invaders’ “Celebrate!” all-inclusive fundraiser last month. (panonthenet.com)

Scipio 'Sarge' Sargeant, well known guitarist and steelband arranger around New York's Caribbean community and beyond, is seriously ill. A fundraiser is being held on his behalf in Brooklyn. (panonthenet.com)

Composer/musician Phil Hawkins has teamed up with performing artist "Crazy" to produce one of the first panorama musical offerings for the 2009 season. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad, W.I - The auditions for the eighth edition of Talent Expression, organised by the Southern Marines Steelband Foundation, began on Saturday and Sunday 4th and 5th October 2008 at the Southern Marines Pan Palais, Southern Main Road, Marabella. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - The 2008 New York steelband panorama competition again presented the art form in a grand and very significant manner. ADLIB Steel Orchestra, hailing from Freeport, Long Island, won the 2008 New York Steelband Music crown. We are pleased to present New York Panorama 2008 in pictures. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - New York continues to be the largest and most vibrant steelband music community outside of Trinidad and Tobago. It is unique in that it is the only place in the United States where there is a huge musical and cultural phenomenon built solidly around a single community. However, this was indeed a very challenging season for the steelband franchises of New York. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - With a line-up of nine orchestras in competition for the title of panorama champions, and a mandatory cut-off time before 2:00 a.m., organizers WIADCA (West Indian American Day Carnival Association) ensured the show got underway shortly after 8:00 p.m. (panonthenet.com)

ENGLAND, U.K. - Melody, Chords, Chorus, Verse, Bridges, Syncopating Rhythms and the Circle of Fifths. Steelband music is very infectious and the virus is being spread at a fast and furious rate, so much so that we are hoping that it may soon reach global epidemic status. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - This year Basement Recordings captured four steel orchestras in their yards - Sonatas, Pantonic, Sesame Flyers and Utopia Pan Soul. Basement Recordings extends apologies to all the other orchestras they were not able to cover this year. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad - It is an open secret in Pan circles that Tony Williams and Bertie Marshall received the highest national award to ward off widespread resentment that the Prime Minister was determined to give it to Professor Copeland, come drought or flood. (panonthenet.com)

Brooklyn, New York - The 2008 New York J'Ouvert celebrations got underway in Brooklyn. There were enthusiastic rhythm sections armed with iron men and more, colorful characters, traditional 'mud mas', ole mas characters complete with their social and political commentary on the times - and of course, the steelbands, all in the marvelous mosaic that was J'Ouvert this past Monday morning - the unofficial start of Labor Day. (panonthenet.com)

London, England - Results from the Annual National Steelband Panorama, BAS J'Ouvert Bomb Steelband competition, and Notting Hill Carnival 'Best Steelband on The Road.' (panonthenet.com)

New York - History, history, history! And probably as never before in any steelband music panorama around the world. History was made in New York with the release of the 2008 New York Panorama results in the early hours of the last day of August. (panonthenet.com)

New York - New York's steelband music panorama competition took place this past Saturday, August 30. ADLIB Steel Orchestra won the title for 2008. (panonthenet.com)

New York - Utopia Pan Soul:the Next Generation again hosted another classy affair that provided participants an intimate, special and unique steelpan music experience. Moreover, Utopia Pan Soul continues to highlight the understanding and reality that there are much greater things and opportunities available for steelpan performing organizations, beyond the warrior throngs of panorama competitions. Don’t get us wrong - we love panorama, but there is life outside of panorama. (panonthenet.com)

New York - One thing that is certain - current New York Panorama champion Sonatas Steel Orchestra knows how to organize a successful steelband launch. Neither rain, thunder or lightning can stop folks coming to a Sonatas launch. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad - Pan Trinbago has dedicated August 2008 to the achievements of Pan Artisan Anthony ”Tony” Williams. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad - Participants can collect their Registration Forms, Rules and Regulations, Scores and Music for all categories, from Pan Trinbago Regional Offices in the North, South/Central, East and Tobago - for the upcoming Pan Is Beautiful festival.. (panonthenet.com)

United Kingdom - Monday the 14th July 2007 saw the Engine Room Collective open the Carnival Village’s summer events at the refurbished Tabernacle with their ‘Ladies Night’ featuring some of the UK’s young, gifted and aspiring female pannists backed by the Engine Room Collective. (panonthenet.com)

As the euphoric panists of Diamond Steel danced on the stage actuated by the proclamation of their victory, an obviously happy but measured Gregory "Shining" Emmanuel declared it "lucky seven" after his band regained the coveted crown two years after their last triumph in 2006. (panonthenet.com)

There was great weather, great performances, great fans, a committed host and an area ideally suited for outdoor performances by steelbands. So: why was this event denied an ‘A plus’ grade? Simply put - insufficient time for these great performances, but it must be noted here - through no direct fault of the host, Carl Merez. (panonthenet.com)

Badjohnhood (badjohns in the 'hood), flaunted its swagger as early as the mid-'40s, the tuned pan’s first outing on the road, through the mid-’70s, when steel band clashes in Port of Spain began to cool down. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad - Government has scored a victory over the rights to the steelpan, as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has revoked previous applications for the patent of this country's national instrument, Legal Affairs Minister Peter Taylor says. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad - They already had a name that fit—Ivory and Steel. Actually, they made a record, did pianist Winifred Atwell and Anthony Williams’ North Stars steel band. They created history—in black and white. (panonthenet.com)

In the Summer of 2005 When Steel Talks had the honor of watching New Dimension Steel Orchestra from Grenada as they prepared for the 2005 World Steelband Music Festival, held that year at Madison Square Garden in New York. Most fortunately for us, New Dimension performing “Poets and Peasants” Overture was captured by Basement Recordings. This beautiful recording is our ‘Steelband Music Video of the Week.’ (panonthenet.com)

Links : Trinidad and Tobago : Music

Soca and Calypso Lyrics

Lyrics site for the music of Trinidad and Tobago: soca and calypso etc

TriniScene

Triniscene.com is your number one source for Party information in Trinidad and Tobago! When in Trinidad this is where you want to be, all the most recent Carnival, party news and of course photos are right here

TRINISOCA.COM

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival and Cultural Center. Trinidad carnival: afri-caribbean resistance. what is not so well known is that this colourful festival also served as a medium for resistance to white domination, particularly when one considers that the ways in which the british imposed their authority and 'superiority' was [sometimes] much more sophisticated and subtle than the blatant thuggery that characterised north american racism.

A Pan-African Festival

The annual emancipation festival in Trinidad and Tobago, which commemorates the end of chattel slavery on August 1, 1838, has been described as a monumental pan-African festival . . . a true celebration of Africa outside of Africa . . . come to this multi-dimensional commemoration and find an inspirational experience beyond your imagination.

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