Jessel Murray the conductor in command
Nasser KhanPublished: Sunday, January 11, 2015Getting PersonalEnergetic and in command is the best way to characterize the tall, shaven-head Jessel Murray, artistic director/conductor of the T&T...
View ArticleSparrow musical Ten to One to be staged for Carnival
Shirvan WilliamsPublished: Monday, January 12, 2015Carnival 2015Two decades ago, Canboulay Productions staged the musical Ten to One which told the story of the Mighty Sparrow’s early life and his...
View ArticleThe battle of soca Divas and Gladiators returns
Published: Monday, January 12, 2015The Battle of the Sexes is one of the signature events of Carnival offering the thrill of artistes seeking to better each other on stage as well as the excitement of...
View ArticleRanbir pops the question to Katrina
Dana LaVoixPublished: Monday, January 12, 2015Bolly TalksTake a deep breath before reading this, #BollyTalk-ers.Last we reported with the Katrina Kaif-Ranbir Kapoor saga is the young couple making home...
View ArticleSoca Monarch no longer required to defend title
Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2015International Soca Monarch organisers Caribbean Prestige Foundation (CPF) are hoping that a small change will make a big difference.A simple change to the contest...
View ArticleKMC makes comeback for Soca Monarch title
Kalifa ClynePublished: Tuesday, January 13, 2015Soca surprises came from the Caribbean Prestige Foundation (CPF) yesterday as veteran soca artiste Ken Marlon Charles (KMC) made a return to the soca...
View Article2015 Soca Monarch semi-finalists (full list here)
Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2015Groovy category Preedy 5 Star Akil Biggie Irie Darnella Simmons Farmer Nappy Saucy Destra Lyrikal Dev Blaxx Crazy Erphaan Alves Faith Antoine Skinny Fabulous...
View ArticleKMC makes comeback for Soca Monarch title
Kalifa ClynePublished: Wednesday, January 14, 2015Carnival 2015Soca surprises came from the Caribbean Prestige Foundation (CPF) yesterday as veteran soca artiste Ken Marlon Charles (KMC) made a return...
View ArticleChutney Monarch reaches 20-year milestone
Sharlene RampersadPublished: Wednesday, January 14, 2015Carnival 2015It started on a makeshift-plywood stage, covered with two borrowed tents and marked with a stigma that it did not belong in the...
View ArticleBIGGIE IRIE brings Pangkatang to T&T Carnival
Rhondor DowlatPublished: Wednesday, January 14, 2015Carnival 2015Carlton Geoffrey Owen Cordle, popularly known as Biggie Irie, brings his Barbados Sweet Soca competition-winning hit Pangkatang to the...
View ArticleBigger celebrations for Couva carnival
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2015Carnival 2015Despite the short season, Carnival celebrations in Couva are expected to be bigger than ever in 2015 as action gets under way with auditions for Senior...
View ArticleKMC, Destra to perform first in Power, Groovy Soca semis
Kalifa ClynePublished: Thursday, January 15, 2015Soca fans flocking to the Savannah Greens next Sunday will be forced to come early and leave late if they want to see some of the most popular artistes...
View Article70 steelbands for Panorama single pan prelims
Published: Friday, January 16, 2015Carnival 2015The 2015 National Panorama Single Pan preliminaries will run off in all regions over a four-day period with total of 70 steelbands registered to...
View ArticleHelp Jevanni get to hollywood
Peter Ray BloodPublished: Friday, January 16, 2015Jevanni Clairmont, 14, grandson of Massy Trinidad All Stars pioneer Hugo “Big Sarge” Pechier, and one of the young stars in the movie PAN! Our Music...
View ArticleSoca at high noon - UWI Fete is 25 years old
Peter Ray BloodPublished: Friday, January 16, 2015UWI Fete 2015, one of the biggest fund-raising events on the entertainment calendar, takes place on January 18 on the grounds of the university...
View ArticleFire in the Savannah
Peter Ray BloodPublished: Friday, January 16, 2015PULSEAfter some uncertainty, the popular Fire Fete is on tomorrow night at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain. Perennially a crowd-puller, this...
View ArticleShah Rukh in 3D
Dana LaVoixPublished: Friday, January 16, 2015Bolly TalksWe have wooden statues, greek gods sculpted out of stone and bronze, and now our Bollywood Baadshah in 3D!The visual effects company under Red...
View ArticleCarnival film series pays tribute to Brian Honoré
Published: Saturday, January 17, 2015Carnival 2015This year, the T&T Film Festival’s Carnival Film Series celebrates the late Brian Honoré, who was one of this country’s foremost Midnight Robbers....
View ArticleMAS2 TV takes Caribbean culture to the world
Shirvan WilliamsPublished: Saturday, January 17, 2015Millions of people around the world will soon have access to the unique culture of T&T and the Caribbean on any media platform they choose...
View ArticleLight, camera, action - It’s Scandalous
Mark LyndersayPublished: Monday, January 19, 2015The T&T Guardian sent Mark Lyndersay on a mission to capture some of the happenings taking place on the set of the movie Scandalous, starring soca...
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