Daily Archive for February 19th, 2007

Bunji, Brass and Beyond Concert

Bunji, Brass and Beyond Concert
Bunji, Brass and Beyond Concert in pictures

Top cop: Police ready for J’Ouvert villains
Law enforcement officers will be out in their numbers to deter any criminal activity which may mar J’Ouvert celebrations today, promises Deputy Police Commissioner Winston Cooper.

Errant truck snags live wires in city
Wires from electricity poles were pulled down by a truck carrying two large dumpsters on Marli Street, near the corner of Maraval Road, Port-of-Spain, on Saturday afternoon.

All Stars takes $1m pan prize
Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars created pan history on Saturday night when they won the bmobile National Panorama finals held for the first time at Skinner Park, San Fernando, and walked away with the $1 million first prize.

Licks for Phase II
Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars walked away with the top prize of an unprecedented $1 million at the 2007 National Panorama Finals held before a large crowd at Skinner Park, San Fernando, on Saturday.

Pan may return to Park in 2008
CARNIVAL 2008 may see the return of the National Panorama Finals to Skinner Park, San Fernando, for a second consecutive year.

Violence at ‘Brass’
VIOLENCE continued to plague the annual Brass Festival, with five people, including a tourist, getting stabbed during fights and robberies.

Lara surprises rapso audience
Just as the rapso traditional drum call opened the show, a drum call closed it. Last Tuesday’s Rapso Explosion at the Nalis amphitheatre brought out many rapso artistes and supporters of the indigenous musical art form, including world renowned cricket sensation Sir Brian Charles Lara.

Sunshine Snacks Junior Carnival 2007

Sunshine Snacks Junior Carnival 2007 in pictures
Sunshine Snacks Junior Carnival 2007 in pictures

Iwer’ is International Soca Monarch 2007

Youth vs experience at tonight’s Calypso Monarch

POWER TO IWER
Shurwayne dethroned as Soca Monarch

Iwer, Bajan first-timer win big at Soca Monarch
Despite two strong performances and a default People’s Choice award, soca superstar Shurwayne Winchester had the gate slammed in his face on Friday night, after he lost his International Soca Monarch.

‘This one’s for Barbados’
In an interview minutes after receiving his first-place prize in Friday night’s Groovy Soca Monarch Finals, it was clear that the judges could not have selected a less likely winner in Biggie Irie.

‘Straight case of mas in yuh face’
Pierrot Grenade (Felix Edinborough) and the Midnight Robber (Curtis Gross) are among the slew of traditional mas characters who will take centre stage tonight as Dimanche Gras gets under way at the Jean Pierre Complex…

Soca Monarch Finals

Soca Monarch Finals in pictures
Soca Monarch Finals in pictures

Blind singer takes the extempo crown

Canboulay Riots revisited

Showdown at Skinner Park

Cooldown party moves to Mayaro
THE ANNUAL Ash Wednesday cooldown fete is still on—but the popular beach party is moving to Mayaro.

Pan Trinbago happy with $1m first prize
Pan Trinbago president Patrick Arnold has expressed delight at the decision to award a $1 million first prize to the winners of the national Panorama competition.

Plenty tempo down San Fernando
After competition in the National Calypso Monarch semifinal of Calypso Fiesta ended last Saturday at Skinner Park, San Fernando, Austin “SuperBlue” Lyons gave a memorable performance, reminiscent of the period he dominated the soca scene.