There's a lot of good music out there this year, methinks. These are my favourites for 2K11. Would love to hear yours, since I'm sure there are any I haven't heard, forgot, or should revisit! 🙂 So in alphabetical order, but categorised a la Soca Monarch...except for a list of things I'm ashamed to say are …
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Arts criticism/reviewing in Trinidad & Tobago: is there any?
Why isn't there a culture of real feedback, reviewing or criticism in T&T? It's something I've heard artists and (good) journalists & editors complain about for years: that there isn't a real core of reviewers and "critics" (however infuriating they me be) to actually give feedback on our cultural products. I can't remember the last …
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“Fare you well, my dear, I must be gone, / And leave you for a while…”
In loving memory of Aunty Astra Da Costa Fare you well, my dear, I must be gone, And leave you for a while; If I roam away I'll come back again, Though I roam ten thousand miles, my dear, Though I roam ten thousand miles. So fair thou art, my bonny lass, So deep in …
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Susan Boyle’s answers to Larry King (check & mate)
LARRY KING: Susan, you're single. In fact you say you've never been kissed. Now you're getting piles of fan mail. How will this change your life? SUSAN BOYLE: I won't be lonely. I certainly won't be lonely any more! LK: Will you date? Will you change the way you look? Your dress, your hair, your …
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Looking back at the (Trinidad) Carnival…
It's been a week since the reign of the Merry Monarch came to an end. I grew up just outside Port of Spain, to a Carnival-avoiding papa and a pan-loving, mas-playing, culture-crazy mama, with access to the home of an adopted grandmother who lived right on Ariapita Avenue (opposite where the popular Corner Bar now …
All tied up at Music Festival Championships
I may be a bit harsh, but as we say in Trinidad – you cyah play sailor mas and fraid powder. And competitions, theoretically, should be spirited contests to be the "best", however subjective and controversial the end results may be. But I've been a little dissatisfied with this year's Music Festival progress in Port …
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More upsets at Dimanche Gras 2008: favourite King goes uncrowned, while Aloes takes one off Cro Cro
It was another evening of upsets and crowd-displeasing results at the Dimanche Gras 2008 show. The evening ended earlier than it typically does, winding up just after 12:30am early Carnival Monday morning. For the first time in years (ever, perhaps?), Dimanche Gras fans may even be able to get some shut-eye before J'Ouvert. Or not. …
Bound to SHINE this Carnival
We've been in rehearsal for the upcoming 3canal Carnival show, SHINE, learning the music and choreography in anticipation of another electric offering from the 3canal camp. I've loved their music for a long time, so it's fantastic to be working with them this Carnival season. Check out a video clip of the first rehearsal last …
Caroline Taylor 