By Carlena Knight Carlena.knight@antiguaobserver.com Several of the marquee Carnival events will be making their return this year following a three-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. Last year, a scaled down version of the festival was held, the first since the coronavirus came on the scene in early 2020, with…
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The recipient of the JCI Lester Jonas Musical Maestro Award, Maurisha Potter, believes that one should be determined in the pursuit of a goal. Speaking to Observer media, Potter, a young steelpan player, said that her message to others in the musical field would be…
By Makeida Antonio Makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The Panorama competition has been reinstated to the 2022 schedule of Carnival events after news broke on the weekend that the staple event had been axed from this summer’s line-up. Some members of the local steelpan fraternity including the Captain of Gemonites Steel Orchestra, Joseph…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com Three pannists from Antigua and Barbuda will be competing against 24 other musicians from across the…