When Kirsten Michener heard the steelpan being played for the first time in California, US, she immediately felt an affinity to the instrument. Now, 28 years later, she is living her dream, playing the tenor pan with Hadco Phase II Pan Groove for Panorama, and for her musical hero, Len “Boogsie” Sharpe. She said she
THE battle for the Calypso Monarch title is on as the names of 11 finalists seeking to dethrone reigning monarch Terri Lyons, have been announced. Lyons was in the audience at the history-making Calypso Fiesta competition on Saturday. Four women and seven men have advanced to the finals. Aaron Duncan has also been named as
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They may have been the last band to perform for the night, but the BP Renegades steel orchestra were in no way left behind as they topped the list of performers for the Panorama Semi-Finals in the large conventional bands category at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain on Sunday. Beginning just before 7
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