In front of a packed audience which included the Prime Minister, Etienne Charles and Friends dug into many forms of music to deliver a blazing show. With a line-up which included Charmaine Forde, Clifford Charles, Dane Gulston and Johanna “D Piano Girl Johanna” Chuckaree, the audience was moved through musical genres like soca and R&B,
Skill-building, entrepreneurship, and community building are key aspects in the development of visual artists and musicians, as well as other creatives. This was the message presented at the Creative SummiTT conference, chaired by renowned jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles, at the Little Carib Theatre and Folkhouse, Woodbrook, on Friday. The panel consisted of steelpan scholar and
IF YOU WANT proof that steelpan is the lifeblood of our Carnival, look no further than Sunday’s triumphant return of the Panorama competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah. The event, coupled with the return of the North Stand, was a reminder that some things in Carnival are best left unchanged. Indeed, while the festival is