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• Musician hoping to get support to build studio in Buxton 15th December 2020 6:03 am Guyana Chronicle LOCAL drummer, Marlon ‘Chucky’ Adams, is hoping to garner support as he builds a studio in his community of Buxton, on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), so that the numerous young and emerging artistes in the community can have a space to engage in their …
• POLITICS BY OTHER MEANS: TIM HECTOR on Arts and Culture (Part III) 8th December 2020 10:23 pm The Antigua Observer By Dorbrene E. O’Marde Tim finds strong support for his espousal of a single purpose for both ‘the aesthetic’ and ‘the political’ in the remarkable essay – ‘The Emancipation – Jouvay Tradition and the Almost Loss of Pan’ where – Earl Lovelace explained ‘ …
• Well done, thou good and faithful Joe 1st December 2020 9:41 am The Antigua Observer Former classmates of his attest to the fact that he could hardly wait to get out of class at Princess Margaret School so that he could begin regaling them with his calypso compositions. Others shared that he actually wrote and sang BOOM BOOM a number of …
• Moods of Pan cancelled for the first time in 22 years 28th November 2020 9:52 am The Antigua Observer By Elesha George [email protected] The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the West Indies Oil Company (WIOC) Gemonites Moods of Pan steelband festival – a staple event which has been staged uninterrupted or 21 years. The event would have had …
• Miami-Broward Carnival 2020 Was a Top-Notch Virtual Experience 2nd November 2020 10:02 pm Jamaicans.com For the past 35 years, the Miami-Broward Carnival showcased the lively and colorful spirit of the city’s vibrant Caribbean culture and community.   But as a sign of the times, this year’s 2020 episode of the jubilant festivities was a virtual affair that …
• Senators in one accord as National Honours Amendment Bill passed 27th October 2020 8:44 am The Antigua Observer By Carlena Knight There was a unanimous show of support by senators on both sides yesterday as they all were in favour of the National Honours Amendment Bill 2020, which clears the way for recognition of the contributions of institutions to arts and …
• National Honours Act amended to recognise group contributions 16th October 2020 8:38 am The Antigua Observer By Elesha George [email protected] The Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage has been amended to recognise the contributions of institutions to arts and culture in Antigua and Barbuda. Cheers rang out in Parliament on Thursday when the Speaker of the …
• Daly Bread: What goes beyond the money? Where the Budget falls short 12th October 2020 2:25 am Wired 868 The Ortoire River meets the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to Point Radix on the south-east coast of Trinidad. Point Radix is a headland that separates the two renowned, but badly abused beaches of Manzanilla and Mayaro, which are of similar length, each said to …
• NJAC rededication: Pegasus’ flight—how forerunner to NJAC inspired national stadium and awards 11th October 2020 2:38 am Wired 868 “[…] ‘Pegasus’ was formed by Brother Makandal Daaga after a life-changing event at an Independence night party, on 31 August 1962. He was shocked when persons protested noisily, when the DJ put on the very first calypso for the night, shouting that it was …
• National honour for Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra 3rd October 2020 8:31 am The Antigua Observer By Carlena Knight The reigning Panorama champions will make history by becoming the first steelband in Antigua and Barbuda to receive a national honour. The Cabinet, during its meeting on Thursday, decided that the Caribbean Union Bank Hell’s Gate Steel …
• Daly Bread: Understanding the part the panyard plays in T&T’s social fabric 28th September 2020 5:25 am Wired 868 It appears from their television interviews, that the Community Recovery Committee headed by Anthony Watkins is proceeding with the task given to it by the Prime Minister, namely ‘to find solutions to address some chronic problems in urban and semi urban …
• Too big to be small: The life and legacy of Eric Williams 26th September 2020 8:36 am The Antigua Observer By Erica Williams-Cornell (To mark her father’s birthday, September 25) I was 14 years old, without a profound thought in my head other than “boys,” when I told my father, Eric Williams, “Daddy, when you die, all I want are your books and papers.” I had …
• The road to a PhD 25th September 2020 8:58 am The Antigua Observer By Dr Hollis ‘Chalkdust’ Liverpool, ORTT Since writing on the esteemed work of PhDs and the ladder to be climbed to attain same, in a roti shop in Diego Martin last week, I was bombarded by a gentleman who wanted to know how long it would take him to reach …
• Steel bands, COVID and concerns about violence: It’s Labor Day in Brooklyn 4th September 2020 4:15 pm MarketWatch Some New York activities can be performed at a nice, quiet, safe distance. Strolling the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Riding on a mostly empty city bus. But standing outside while the late-summer sun bears down on Eastern Parkway and the sound of a steel- …
• Lincoln Crawford obituary 11th August 2020 8:29 pm The Guardian Lincoln Crawford, who has died aged 75, was a trailblazer for black barristers. He also contributed to an extraordinary range of public and voluntary bodies, in which his driving force was racial justice and the bringing of ethnic minorities into the …
• Grouping of CSOs joins nation in expressing condolences 23rd July 2020 9:49 pm Now Grenada The events of the last 7 days have left the country saddened. The Grouping of Civil Society Organisations (Grouping of CSOs) joins the nation in expressing condolences. David “Peck” Edwards, Cultural Ambassador: It is with deep sadness that the Grouping of …
• A tribute to David “Peck” Edwards 21st July 2020 1:26 am Now Grenada The National Democratic Congress deeply mourns the passing of one of our country’s foremost cultural icons, David ‘Peck’ Edwards. We in the NDC see his passing as a tremendous loss to Grenada, since he was definitely a national treasure. He contributed to …
• Sympathy on the passing of David “Peck’’ Edwards 21st July 2020 1:26 am Now Grenada by Lincoln Depradine A former Grenada Minister of Culture, Arley Gill, has joined the public expressions of sympathy that are being expressed on the passing of musician David “Peck’’ Edwards. “I wish to express condolences to his family and the entire …
• FROM THE ARCHIVES: Major L. Earle Johnson – Nation Builder 25th May 2020 9:00 pm Dominica News Online Major L. Earle Johnson“We are surrounded by unlimited opportunities for self-education. The real challenge is our personal response to this exposure, and our passion to get ahead in life” Retool or Rust (2007, by Dr. L. Earle Johnson) Major L. Earle …
• Noble: Writers must read too; why Baldeosingh misunderstands Black Power movement 8th May 2020 2:44 am Wired 868 Stephen King, the famed writer, once said: “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others, read a lot and write a lot.” It is a pity that several in our community do the second and not the first. But beyond that, book publishing has a …
• Notting Hill Carnival is cancelled but organisers promise 'celebration of Carnival culture and arts' 7th May 2020 1:27 pm Daily Mail Notting Hill Carnival is cancelled but organisers still promise 'celebration of Carnival culture and arts' for August bank holiday weekend By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 08:52 EDT, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 09:21 EDT, 7 May 2020 The …
• Antigua shines in panograma competition 6th May 2020 8:20 pm The Antigua Observer By Machela Osagboro Antigua’s own Amarni Gomes placed 9thin the first ever panograma event, which saw competitors from all over the region.  The winner of the event, Trinidadian pannist, Earl Brooks, topped the table with a performance of Michaels Jackson’ …
• Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71 21st April 2020 9:15 pm The New York Times This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. On summer nights in central Brooklyn, the roar of traffic gives way to the twinkle of steel-pan drums as musicians of all ages rehearse, …
• ‘T&T still mecca for pan’; Author Kim Johnson campaigns to reprint work on steelpan 2nd April 2020 1:36 am Wired 868 Author Kim Johnson is on a mission to reprint his 2011 work, The Illustrated Story of Pan. Drawn from more than 600 interviews with pan pioneers, and filled with historical photos, the book documents the history of the steelband movement. Wired868 spoke …
• Trinidad’s first COVID-19 victim loved the Carnival 27th March 2020 9:06 am Stabroek News (Trinidad Express) The first COVID-19 victim to die in Trinidad and Tobago was Hansel “Hanny” Leon, a man who loved Carnival and well known for “beating the iron”. Tributes have begun to flow for 77-year-old Leon who died Wednesday at the Couva Hospital. A …
• CubaDupa Announces Full Festival Lineup of 1500 Performers 11th March 2020 3:41 am Scoop Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 3:59 pm Press Release: CubaDupa New CubaDupa App, Visual Arts Elements, and Accessibility Initiatives WELLINGTON, NZ — Aotearoa’s most vibrant and creative free festival hits the streets of Wellington on 28 and 29 March—and has …
• Pan as icon: preserving, claiming, marketing (Part II) 7th March 2020 10:33 am The Antigua Observer (An address to the CARIFESTA V SYMPOSIUM, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago/August 1992) By Dorbrene O’Marde And then this final word, ‘marketing.’ It is a word that I am scared of, especially when loosely bandied around culture and the arts. It is …
• Pan as icon: preserving, claiming, marketing (Part I) 6th March 2020 10:05 am The Antigua Observer (An address to the CARIFESTA V SYMPOSIUM, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago / August 1992) By Dorbrene O’Marde Before adding my contributions to this discussion on ‘Pan as Icon – preserving, claiming, marketing,’ let me be quick to acknowledge my …
• RHTYSC Cricket Teams, Guyana Beverage Co. hosts successful Say Yes/ Say No Parade 25th February 2020 5:44 am Kaieteur News Feb 25, 2020 Sports 0 Hundreds of students drawn from six schools along with the cricketers of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS on Republic Day participated in a massive Chubby Children Mash Parade along the Lower Corentyne Highway. The Mash …
• Trinidad & Tobago Carnival's steel pan competition in photos 19th February 2020 2:54 pm Global Voices Renegades Steel Orchestra on stage at the National Panorama Semi-Finals in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on February 9, 2020. Photo by Maria Nunes, used with permission. One of the highlights of Trinidad and Tobago's annual Carnival celebrations is the …
• Daly Bread: Prime bands in prime time; we may be at a new beginning in pan 16th February 2020 7:15 pm Wired 868 Everything is set for a thrilling indigenous musical contest at next Saturday’s Panorama Finals and I open this column with an appeal to anyone who loves pan and our country’s youth to put aside their bad experiences with previous ridiculously lengthy …
• RHTYSC, MS Cricket teams and Guyana Beverage Co. launch Mash Children’s Parade 12th February 2020 2:59 pm Kaieteur News Feb 12, 2020 Sports 0 The cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS on the 23rd of February would take their highly successful Say No/ Say Yes Campaign to a higher level when they host a 500 person children Mash Parade as part of …
• Media Monitor: customer satisfaction and reporter work ethic clash on CCN and TTT 10th February 2020 12:48 am Wired 868 Ahahn! At last! It only take about 70 years. Too late fuh Blakie buh not fuh we! And de timing perfick; it only have a week or two to go before dis year Carnaval. (Big band music blassing. De tune is a famous 1954 classic by de now dead kaisonian with de …