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Newspaper: Newsday Writer: John Babb Date Published: March 19th, 2018 THE 32nd biennial Music Festival, showboat of local talent, came to an end at Queen’s Hall on Saturday evening with vocal, steelpan and wind instrumental performances for which a host of trophies were handed out to the young and old....

Newspaper: Newsday Writer: John Babb Date Published: March 17th, 2018 THE curtains came down yesterday on the Juniors section of the Music Festival and they indeed got the lion’s share of the trophies handed out. Quite noticeably, Tobago won its fair share which proved additional weight for Caribbean Airlines flying...

Newspaper: Newsday Writer: John Babb Date Published: March 15th, 2018 FOLK singing, costuming, drumming, the steelpans, and some very good singing from Music Festival contestants topped the list yesterday morning, including the bright weather made Queen’s Hall the place to be for a good occasion. As usual, among the steelpans,...

Newspaper: Newsday Writer: Gary Cardinez Date Published: March 12th, 2018 THE sweetness of TT’s music rang through Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s on Friday as the first evening of the Championships of the 32nd Biennial Music Festival got under way. Pan and calypso music held the audience hypnotised, sometimes bringing some...

Newspaper: Newsday Writer: John Babb Date Published: Feb 27th, 2018 MUSIC Festival adjudicator Dorothy Howden yesterday paid tribute to the performances of the ten Primary School Folk Song choirs for their singing, actions, music, imagination. “I have enjoyed the folk song very well,” she effused. Tribute was also paid to...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Feb 26th, 2018 APA Folk Swingers performed Lord Kitchener’ Bees Melody and Calypso Rose’s Leave Me Alone and the overwhelmed Scottish adjudicator awarded the choir 94 points for their performance. On Tuesday evening, another choir performing in Class OP-14 Calypso Chorale (with choreography) Eh Bien Oui...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Feb 20th, 2018 YESTERDAY Queen’s Hall was abuzz as school children took over in presence, song and vitality to test the atmosphere and the adjudicator, as judging of the Primary School Choirs (girls, boys or mixed) got underway. There was little doubt that there is some...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Feb 10th, 2018 THE longest-running talk show in TT, the annual Carnival Talk Tent, will celebrate its 35th anniversary with performances at Queen’s Hall from February 15-17, starting each day at 7.30 pm. The producer, author, humorist and storyteller Paul Keens-Douglas, says patrons can look forward...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Feb 6th, 2018 WITH the staging of its14th annual Carnival show, 3canal is aiming to bring down the power at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s from tonight. The presentation titled Power will also feature the cut + clear crew live and introduce This Generation also known as...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Jan 29th, 2018 Arturo Tappin and Mr Shak will join Brazilian artistes in Take 2 the Concert: Afro Calypso and Latin Jazz Fusion at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s, tomorrow. Produced by Creative Collective Arts, the concert has its theme, Journey to Brazil and will pay homage...