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“Put the pan back in the schools!”That’s the emphatic 70th birthday wish of iconic pan arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe.Boogsie marks his platinum jubilee with a musical Birthday Jam, this coming

It would be rather remiss of me as a pan lover/enthusiast not to share my thoughts on the extensive contribution the pan fraternity has made to the development of the

Today, the rest of the planet will join Trinidad and Tobago in celebrating World Steelpan Day.The stage is set across the nation’s capital for a full day of history, art

The steel pan (it’s really a bit of a faux pas to call it a steel drum!) is one of Trinidad’s proudest exports. It distinguishes itself by being the only acoustic, non-electric instrument invented in the 20th century, and one incubated in Laventille, Port of Spain, during the Second World War

A new Google Doodle celebrates the steelpan with an illustration by Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins and music by fellow countryman Etienne Charles.

Many of us remember pivotal periods that form our life’s perspective. For me, it was the late 60’s and early 70’s. I was a child in the Oval on 30 August 1962 when Dr Eric Williams inspired u

If I wanted to make my mother Celia steups, I would tell her that Sparrow was better than Kitchener. Of course I did not mean it because I became a Carnival piong when they both ruled town.This colu

Working with Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McClaren, performing with the Sex Pistols and acting for Derek Jarman – Jordan Mooney reflects on a life of iconoclasm

The most extensive regular vinyl reviews in the universe. By Thomas H Green.

Remembering pan pioneer Milton Austin Tuesday 29 December 2020 THE EDITOR: History is the very essence of how we gauge our focus on discoveries of our past. TT has witnessed the creativity and sense of national pride that is instilled in us today. As the year ends, we reflect on the untimely passing of Milton "Wire" Austin, a founding member of Fonclaire Steel Orchestra. This is a devastating loss to San Fernando as a son of the soil, an activist, a pan pioneer, a mentor, a father and a cultur...