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New organiser promises rebirth of Carnival in Bermuda

BHW Ltd has handed over management of Bermuda Carnival to the newly formed Bermuda Mas Band Association. The BMBA is organising this year’s festival, which …
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If you missed seeing Bazodee

If you were one of the many who wasn’t able to see the Machel Montano film, Bazodee, at its European premiere back in March...

Saint Lucia’s 39th Independence Celebrations

  Saint Lucia celebrates its 39th year of independence today. Lucians worldwide are preparing for concerts, religious observations and, of course, partying. The island has a...

St Kitts and Nevis your perfect music festival paradise

St. Kitts and Nevis are the sort of islands that dreams are made of: a lush tropical landscape, pristine beaches, luxury hotels, gourmet restaurants...

How authentic is Notting Hill Carnival?

That’s the question Connor Roberts is hoping you’ll answer. Connor is a student at Manchester Metropolitan University and is researching Notting Hill Carnival for...

Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2018 Road March results

Machel Montano & Superblue - Soca Kingdom (336 plays) 2. Iwer George – Savannah (140 plays) 3. Patrice Roberts – Sweet Fuh Days (112 plays)

Helon Francis crowned 2018 Calypso Monarch with Changes

Trinidad has a new Calypso Monarch in the form of Helon Francis. The 24-year-old romped to victory in the early hours of this morning...
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Trinidad Panorama Finals 2018 results

The finals of the Pan Trinbago National Steel Band competition took place last night at the Queens Park Savannah, Trinidad. Here are the results. Large Bands Results: 1st....

Voice is the 2018 International Soca Monarch

The finals of the 2018 International Soca Monarch took place at the Queen's Park Savannah on Fantastic Friday 9 February 2018, and in the...

Voice to do battle against the chosen eleven

Voice (Aaron St Louis) will go up against 11 contestants in the finals of the International Soca Monarch competition, which takes place on Fantastic...

Grenada marks its 44th Independence Day

With its distinctive gold, green and red flag, the Spice Island of Grenada will celebrate its 44th year of independence from Britain on Sunday...

Voice set his sights on Calypso Monarch crown

Voice (Aaron St. Louis) sets his sights on the Calypso Monarch crown, having now won the International Soca Monarch title twice. He registered with...

Cyril Khamai – golden moments from the star in silver

yril Khamai? What a sellout! And of course we mean that in the best possible way.

ROC brainstorms Notting Hill Carnival’s future

What do you get when you put 40 or so carnivalists in a room and tell them to solve Notting Hill Carnival’s problems? Surprisingly (some may think) not a cacophony of passion and prejudice, but a wealth of good ideas.

Still time to catch Cyril’s life in steel

Stars of steelpan and calypso will be celebrating the life and smiles of Cyril ‘Scratcherman’ Khamai on Saturday 13 January at the Tabernacle
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Notting Hill Carnival think-tank to meet on Sunday

Notting Hill campaign group Reclaim Our Carnival (ROC) will be holding an afternoon of discussions about the event’s future on Sunday 14 January

Celebrate with scratcherman Cyril Khamai in January

Known as “the gentle man with a big smile”, Cyril Khamai has been a quiet but ubiquitous presence at Notting Hill Carnival

The Spirit of Christmas

Christmas, as we know, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, on whom Christianity in its myriad forms was founded

British Association of Steelbands Awards 2017

I always enjoy the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) Awards. I’ve been attending annually since I was a teenager

Trinidad Carnival 2K18… the drama continues

With Trinidad Carnival 2018 soon upon us preparations continue apace alongside the expected debates and disagreements

Review – Bayonets, Mangoes and Beads, by Nairobi Thompson

At June’s official unveiling in Brixton of Britain’s first permanent memorial to the contribution made by servicemen and women from Africa and the Caribbean

A New Miss Wob Dwiyet Ti Matador & La Dame...

The Waitukubuli Culture and Tourism Initiative (WCTI) held its fourth annual Ti Matador & Miss Wob Dwiyet show on Saturday 2 December

From Harvard to Rihanna Drive

She is often in the news for her sexy music videos or unique fashion flair but early this year -and again in recent weeks

Sugar Mas 46 Soca Monarch finalist announced

The semi-finals of the Sugar Mas 46 Soca Monarch competition took place last night
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Virgin Atlantic launches direct flights to Barbados from Heathrow

Starting this week, Virgin Atlantic will fly direct from Heathrow to Barbados

St Kitts soca monarch semi-finalist

The semi-finals of the St Kitts soca monarch competition will take place today Friday 15 December

Steel Pan Fusion

Steel Pan Fusion, organised by Wade Austin, spent the summer touring the UK introducing pan music to new audiences

Trinidadian Chocolate a sweet success story

London’s prestigious department store, Harrods, has started selling some very special chocolate from Trinidad

Celebrating 10 years of Pan Clash 2007-2017

The Tabernacle in west London was the venue for celebrating 10 years of Pan Clash on Sunday 22 October

Panomundo Part 2: Pan Worldwide premieres in Trinidad

Friday 24 November saw the world premiere of Panomundo Part 2
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