Despite a rocky 2 years, Destra Garcia is determined to produce a concert for Carnival 2017. The Queen of Backannal announced that we can definitely expect a Destra concert from her this year. If you remember, her 2015 concert was plagued by late arrivals, but was positively reviewed. Last year she cancelled her 2016 offering…
I had a lot of fun this year covering all manner of things cultural and artsy. It was very inspiring to see people doing their thing in this country. It belies the rab that nothing good can come from here. I saw amazing art, and was party to enlightening conversations about design and history. I…
Soca’s favourite winer boy, sorry Machel, has entered the soca arena. We featured the song before on this blog, but yesterday, as a present for the Carnival babies, the video was released on YouTube. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz-lR0UT7No?rel=0] A few years ago, Uncle Ellis was a Port of Spain sensation for dancing in front of KFC Independence…
The Ethnic Jazz Club is presenting a special performance on Friday 18th November with Clive Zanda. Clive Zanda will be performing with Richard Joseph (drums), Russell Durity (bass), Natasha Joseph (pans). Clive Zanda’s set will run from 8pm-10pm, so get there early! Tickets can be purchased Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th November between 11am and…
The Ethnic Jazz Club is presenting a special performance on Friday 18th November with Clive Zanda. Clive Zanda will be performing with Richard Joseph (drums), Russell Durity (bass), Natasha Joseph (pans). Clive Zanda’s set will run from 8pm-10pm, so get there early! Tickets can be purchased Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th November between 11am and…
The Ethnic Jazz Club is presenting a special performance on Friday 18th November with Clive Zanda. Clive Zanda will be performing with Richard Joseph (drums), Russell Durity (bass), Natasha Joseph (pans). Clive Zanda’s set will run from 8pm-10pm, so get there early! Tickets can be purchased Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th November between 11am and…
‘We returned to the scene of the crime so to speak, as our investigation into drug trafficking between both countries began back in 2009″. Garth St. Clair, co-host of the award-winning radio show Eye on Dependency was speaking about the recent private screenings of the local film Trafficked in London. Garth and his wife and…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mWyIlS8VmU?rel=0] I think that this is a first for Iwer. The Bum Bum master has released a soca parang for Christmas 2017. Enjoy!
Television journalist Soyini Grey of C Television sits with Nigel Campbell to discuss the 2016/2017 budget with reference to the creative industries in light of his recent blogpost which analyses the government’s diminishing response—both financial and conversational—to the idea a creative industry. Video courtesy CNMG Programme Air Date: Tuesday, 28 October, 2016 Programme Length: 0:25:28…