UWI hosts virtual Carnival symposium – Panchayat: The Mas(s) In We
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Jessel Murray, UWI St Augustine campus Senior Lecturer of Music in the Department of Creative & Festival Arts. PHOTO COURTESY THE UWI
THE University of the West Indies (UWI) on Wednesday begins a three-day virtual Carnival research and arts symposium at which the main question it hopes to answer is: what is the value of Carnival to society?
The symposium is aptly titled “Panchayat: The Mas(s) in We: (Re)claiming de People’s Festival” and is hosted UWI s St Augustine campus Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE). The term Panchayat is Indian in origin and generally means a communal gathering of elders to discuss important matters.
From fetes to concerts?
Tuesday 23 February 2021
THE EDITOR: Following my previous reviews, I believe that the virtual offerings from our soca artistes and certain calypsonians during the Carnival 2021 period are still credible but only so much. There is determination though enduring success still awaits. TT should give them an “A” for effort. The problem is that more than effort is needed.
First of all, our artistes need to see themselves not only vying for a home-based feteing audience but as competitors in international show business. In other words, they have to think about events that will have as many elements of entertainment as possible.
Music Festival honours 2020 winners
Monday 25 January 2021
A WINNER: Michelle Dowrich, left, collected the first place plaque the St Joseph Convent, San Fernando choir from Larry Olton, head of the Brand and Marketing Department of First Citizens at the Music Festival prize giving ceremony, at Naparima Bowl, San Fernando on Friday. - CHEQUANA WHEELER
IT was a bitter-sweet moment on Friday night at the abbreviated prize-giving ceremony for junior participants of the southern leg of the Music Festival held at the Naparima Bowl, San Fernando.
While the winners were celebrated, hostess and Music Festival communications officer Marilyn Lalla noted how sad it was that the instrumentalists and the older participants who would have practiced long and hard for the event, were denied the opportunity to showcase their talent due to covid-19.