Monthly Archives: July 2017

Simeon Sandiford

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Simeon Louis Sandiford, Managing Director of Sanch Electronix Limited, is a voting member of The Recording Academy USA, a publisher member of the Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago, a life member of the UWI Alumni Association and a 50th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Awardee of The UWI, St. Augustine Campus. Sandiford developed National Standards Read More

Sharon Pitt

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Sharon Pitt is a well-known presenter and master of ceremonies for many major social and cultural events, most notably the annual National Panorama Steelband Festival. She has an award winning career that spans over 30 years. She began her career at the National Broadcasting Service Radio 610 as a news reporter, worked her way up Read More

Lionel Jagessar Snr.

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Lionel Jagessar Snr. is a recipient of a Humming Bird silver medal award in 1999 and one of the premier mas designers in the Carnival arena. He does Native American mas (commonly referred to as “Indian Mas”) and is an icon in south Trinidad. The band leader, designer and chairman of Lionel Jagessar and Associates Read More

Rosalind Gabriel

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Rosalind Gabriel is a well-known expert in the creation of Children’s Carnival costumes and bands as she has over 40 years of experience and innovative skills, which allowed her to showcase her artistic talents. She has won many competitions and she is the only Bandleader in Children’s Carnival ever to produce a Trilogy, honouring the Read More

Janice Patricia McLeod

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  Janice Patricia Price McLeod is the Chief Priestess and founder of Ile Eko Sango/Osun Mil’osa and Irentegbe situated at Santa Cruz, Trinidad. Commonly known as Sangowunmi, Mrs. McLeod is a certified practitioner in the fields of physiotherapy, osteopathy and naturopathy. Additionally, she worked at the Princess Elizabeth Centre, Government and Private hospitals, The Elixir Read More

Emancipation Exhibition

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In commemoration of Trinidad and Tobago’s Emancipation Day on August 1st, the Culture Division’s Research Unit is working alongside Trincity Mall to host its 2017 Emancipation Exhibition. This interactive display is scheduled to be mounted at the Trincity North Atrium on July 26th 2017 and would contain a combination of handmade African Artwork, examples of Read More

Music Schools in the Community

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Music Schools in the Community had its genesis in a 2009 pilot project at the Chaguanas panyard of Tropical Angel Harps Steel Orchestra. Noting the success of this project, in 2010 the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism (as it was then known) embarked on a period of planning and strategising to implement a similar Read More

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