Austin “SuperBlue” Lyons and Ronnie McIntosh will be on cast at this year’s North Coast Jazz which takes place from May 26-28. The organisers also hope to grow the festival into a regional and international event, generating revenue for Trinidad and Tobago. One of its organisers and former Port of Spain mayor Louis Lee Sing,
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THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine says Tobago’s cultural leaders must no longer live like paupers. He made the statement on Thursday night while delivering the feature address at function to honour Tobago-born arrangers Duvone Stewart, Kersh Ramsey and Ojay Richards at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex. The men enjoyed immense success during the Carnival season,
ACE ARRANGER, pannist and composer Duvone Stewart says steelpan must be taught in all schools as part of the curriculum. He was speaking on Thursday night during a function, titled Pantastic, at Tobago's Shaw Park Cultural Complex. The event, organised by the THA, celebrated Stewart’s achievements and those of fellow Tobago-born arrangers Kersh Ramsey and
ON A NIGHT featuring many defending champions, first-time winners were eventually crowned at this year’s Dimanche Gras, setting the stage for a Carnival that has come to be defined by virgin victors. Ta’zyah O’Connor was crowned the TUCO National Calypso Monarch with the uplifting Hallelujah. At the age of 20, Mr O’Connor is one of