Michael Mondezie
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A winning ‘Party’ for Renegades
“Steelband came out to party. Steelband came out to jam, jam, jam. Steelband came out to boogie woogie!”That was the playful sing-song celebratory declaration yesterday from newly-crowned National Panorama Large → Read More
Who wants it most?
BP Renegades rolls into tomorrow’s National Panorama finals with a target on their backs.The Charlotte Street-based orchestra is the one to beat at the Queen’s Park Savannah, following dominating performances → Read More
Tents facing extinction
There is a financial crisis facing traditional calypsonians, with reports of some unable to earn any money during the season as dwindling patrons and a lack of corporate support place → Read More
Nessa Preppy in on-stage row
SOCA STAR Nessa Preppy (Vanessa John) had her set cut short, after backing band Temperature refused to play her music following an on-stage bust-up, at Fire Fest on Saturday night, → Read More
Big Blood Bash
If home is where the heart is, then Ravi B’s very lifeblood courses through the streets and lanes of Sangre Grande.Born and raised Ravi Bissambhar in the sleepy eastern town, → Read More
Terron goes one-on-one against the world
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”Former professional basketball player Terron Stowe has found a new life purpose in that famous Mahatma Ghandi quote.These days the Manzanilla-born, → Read More
Inside Ola’s engine room
Olatunji Yearwood, songwriter Jason “Shaft Vibes” Bishop and Bajan production duo The Red Boyz (Mikey Hulsmeier and Scott Galt) have come together to create a sweet tune called “Engine Room”.With → Read More
Soka in Moka back on Sunday
Welcome to the real start of Carnival. → Read More
Crazy’s Christmas Chant
“Oh God! Nearly 600 already?”That hand-to-head exclamation from calypso veteran Crazy (Edwin Ayoung) sums up the sentiments of every law-abiding citizen, waking up this Christmas morning, to face the alarming → Read More
Baron’s Christmas wish
Peace. Love. And productivity.That’s the Christmas wish upon a star by calypso icon Baron (Timothy Watkins Jr) for his beloved Trinidad and Tobago.As these islands near the harrowing figure of → Read More
Mical writes his way into soca ‘Hall of Fame’
By now Mical Teja Williams should have well and truly been a household name across the Caribbean.As you read this, Teja is the man with the hottest pen in soca → Read More
Tobago ready for mas!
“Long ago in Tobago, de Carnival wasn’t so, oh lawd oh!”Those lyrics from the late iconic Tobago-born bard Shadow (Winston Bailey) take on new meaning this weekend, as the sister → Read More
A decade of decadence
Christmas is coming early via Trinidad and Tobago Restaurant Week.As the popular annual culinary festival plots its first full scale return since the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be lots of → Read More
Tobago-inspired ‘Maxi Blue’ sneaks
Rapper Trinidad James is set to launch Tobago-inspired sneakers tomorrow. → Read More
Rochelle Chedz says hey with ‘Bye’
Rochelle Chedz is bringing good vibes back to the dance floor.The Imij & Co singer/rapper has released her first dance track “Bye” since the ease of pandemic restrictions. She says → Read More
A passion for perfect penmanship
Anyone, at any age, can improve their handwriting abilities with the right guidance, says educator Veronica Carasquero. → Read More
YUMA takes the lead for 2023
Nervous excitement.That’s the energy circling the YUMA camp on the eve of their return to mas for Carnival 2023.YUMA will present Awakened Treasure at Drew Manor in Santa Cruz tomorrow. → Read More
Johann to play one for dad
Johann Chuckaree has an intriguing story to tell. Chuckaree will unpack the joy, triumph and profound pain of his two-decade music career on his tenor pan at tomorrow’s “His Story, → Read More
Braveboy Meets World
Trapso act Marcus Braveboy is making global music moves—all from his couch in West Ridge Villas, Diego Martin.Braveboy collaborates with artistes/producers from five continents on his new album project, aptly → Read More
DADDY DEAREST
“He was just an all-round very beautiful person”.Melicia Cassano’s smiling summation of her soca star father Blaxx (Dexter Stewart) tugged at the heartstrings, during his wake on Thursday evening at → Read More