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Trinidad & Tobago’s Large Steel band Orchestra Results 2026.

Trinidad Carnival Winners 2026: Road March: Machel MontanoCalypso Monarch: Terri LyonsChutney Soca Monarch: Savita SinghNACC Calypso Queen: Tameika Darius Young King of Calypso: Rivaldo London Panorama Large Conventional Band: Republic Bank ExodusPanorama Medium Conventional Band: Pan Elders Steel Orchestra Senior Large Mas Band Winners: 1st The Lost Tribe “Island Circus”. 2nd Trinidad Allstars 3rd Paparazzi Senior Medium Mas Band of […More]

Jamaican American New York TV and radio host H-Diggy dies from cancer. Beloved Jamaican American Brooklyn-based Whatz Up New York television, Sound Chat & Culture Zone radios host H-Diggy, born David Duncan, passed away two weeks ago, after battling cancer. Known for his booming voice and unmistakable presence at community events, the dreadlocked H-Diggy, a Jamaican American, was a staple […More]

THE DEFENCE AND HOMELAND SECURITY MINISTERS ARE PRAISING POLICE COMMISSIONER ALLISTER GUEVARRO, AND THE OFFICERS OF THE TTPS, FOR MAINTAINING HIGH SECURITY THROUGHOUT VARIOUS CARNIVAL EVENTS THIS SEASON. SPEAKING WITH JOURNALISTS DURING A WALKABOUT IN PORT OF SPAIN ON CARNIVAL TUESDAY, POLICE COMMISSIONER ALLISTER GUEVARRO NOTED THAT THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE SERVICE’S SECURITY STRATEGY HAS HELD FIRM. THE HOMELAND […More]

Tameika Darius regains Calypso Queen Crown for a second time with a cultural message. Some artforms only get respected when the country needs them. When it’s time to laugh, or gripe, or blame somebody, or make sense of why the nation feels so heavy, calypso is still the first thing we reach for. But when the tents close and Carnival […More]

Kamella Carmino unleashes Sōk-D’M, a fusion of soca, EDM. Entrepreneur, producer and cultural innovator Kamella Carmino has created and coined a new genre – Sōk-D’M (pronounced Soak Dem), a high-energy fusion of soca and EDM that bridges Caribbean culture and global festival sound. A media release said, while DJs across Europe and beyond have long experimented with layering techno or […More]

The grammy award-winning singer and star of the movie “The Harder They Come” died of pneumonia his wife said. He was 81 years old. His family posted a message Monday November 24/ 2025, on his social media sites that he died from a “seizure followed by pneumonia.” James Chambers, Order of Merit (OM), born on July 30th, 1944, known professionally […More]

Evan Rogers, Music Mogul Behind Rihanna’s Rise, to Speak at Caribbean Week in New York. Evan Rogers, the acclaimed music producer who discovered global singing sensation Rihanna, will be a key speaker at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Caribbean Week in New York from June 16 to 21, 2024. The event, proudly headlined by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & […More]

Peter Anthony Morgan, lead singer of reggae band Morgan Heritage, died at age 46. Peter Anthony Morgan, lead singer of the popular reggae band Morgan Heritage that he founded with four siblings, died on Sunday February 25th, 2024 at age 46, his family announced. In a statement posted Sunday on social media, the family asked for privacy and thanked people […More]

The Lost Tribe takes the top spot for the 2024 Band of the Year. The results of the band of the year were announced this afternoon with The Lost Tribe with its scarlet ibis-inspired portrayal Fly taking the top spot. Following behind was Ronnie and Caro Mas Band with Bushfire: The Rising of New Life, and Paparazzi Carnival’s Ihoka: The […More]