HAVANA, Cuba – The third edition of the Havana World Music Festival will be held in the Cuban capital from March 24 to 27 and will feature artists from around the world. The list of attendees includes popular American group Earth, Wind and Fire, which will present its show EW & F Experience, by […]
Steelpan must be declared the national emblem of Trinidad and Tobago, The Pan Piper told The Camera at the annual showcase Snowflakes on Steel. Hameed Shaqq, aka The Pan Piper, made the comment at P.C. Ho Theatre Chinese Cultural Centre as some of Toronto’s finest steelpan orchestras performed in the Pan Arts Network (PAN) 19th […]
A European filmmaker from Belgium who made his first trip to the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago has developed a love for their food, culture and the natives. Jerome Guiot told The Camera that “the island hooked me so much that I just embraced some of the culture and the way the people behave […]
Having made its international debut on Aug. 8 in Trinidad, Joslynne Sealey – Famous Arias has fulfilled her fans’ requests for a definitive CD of her operatic vocal work. Throughout her 25-year career of singing professionally, she is most proud of her collaborations with Trinidad & Tobago’s national instrument, the steelpan. Featured on her CD […]
At Joan Alexander & Friends’ 15th annual Soca Parang Lime last Sunday, T&T musical luminaries Joslynne Sealey and Etienne Charles exchange their respective CDs. Charles (Creole Christmas) made a surprise appearance to accompany show headliner Lord Relator. Sealey was in town to promote her CD Famous Arias. Alicia Sealey photo.
Dearly Beloved Mayor John Tory: You may recall I told you “I respect you,” after you ran and lost that election. You replied you respected me, too. One Love inna Toronto yard. And you may recall my coverage of your subsequent campaign (aside: one of my stories was so full of ‘kissy-kissy’ that the then […]
Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare honoured in Jamaica for contribution to music. KINGSTON, Jamaica – Renowned producers, Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar and Robert ‘Robbie’ Shakespeare, dubbed the ‘riddim twins’ for their collaborative efforts inside the studio and on the stage, joined scholar and novelist Orlando Patterson as recipients of the 2015 gold Musgrave Medals. The three […]
Dr. David Rudder is having a ball as a successful – and now honoured – calypsonian. By Gerald V. Paul; The Trinidad and Tobago-born global musical philosopher-king, who gave us Haiti We Love You and numerous other songs, is now Doctor David Rudder. The Calypso legend was awarded an honourary doctor of letters (DLitt) […]
Canadian band Magic joins acts like David ‘King David’ Nieves and I-Sasha at Reggae on the Bay on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – Hennessy Artistry’s Reggae on the Bay will feature a slate of powerful singers from Trinidad and Tobago who will rep the 868 alongside some […]
