A late start to this year’s Panorama finals did not hamper a true musical showdown which saw Port of Spain band bp Renegades emerging as the winner at the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS) Port of Spain on Saturday night. Speaking to Newsday after the win, bp Renegades’ Colin Greaves said the band was ecstatic as
THE EDITOR: Every year, various supporters of Carnival make the same claims about the benefits and virtues of mas, calypso and pan. These are: (a) Carnival fosters national unity. (b) Calypso reflects the voice of the people. (c) Pan puts the youth on a better path. No evidence is ever provided for any of these
“I wake in the morning and I just realise Carnival come back again,” Neil “Iwer” George sang almost prophetically in 1999. In the Trinidadian crystal ball, a future without Carnival might have been an unlikely prediction. However, the covid19 pandemic made that a reality for two years. With the festival back, it is left to
Proman Starlift will be the first band to play in the 2023 large conventional Panorama finals to be held at the Grand and North stands, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain on February 18.
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