Michael Mondezie

True freedom is a continuous journey.Popular ’90s rapso duo Kindred are reaffirming that philosophy ahead of tomorrow’s national Emancipation Day celebrations.Omari Ashby and Quynton “Akinde” Gooding are returning to the

THE full Nailah Blackman experience will be on display this summer in Europe.Nailah takes her new live band, The Experience, to Antilliaanse Feesten in Belgium on August 7 and 8,

Ahead of Tuesday’s World Steelpan Day observance, pannist and music educator Kharysa Gabriel is calling for a special-schools category in Junior Panorama and wider changes to make national arts events

Steffon “Reddo” Thomas was nine years old, struggling with pan and ready to give it up.Growing up, he had been trying to figure out where he fit in. The Siparia-born

Dareon “MR DSJ” St John is using his latest 14-track album, Mixed Emotions II, to make a case for Trafrobeat—a hybrid sound the Princes Town artiste and producer says can

“Mich, why don’t you do soca?”Michelle Abraham gets asked that question quite often.In a soca-dominated music ecosystem, she understands why. She does not feel pressured by it, she insists. In

Three years after getting his own unlikely shot at calypso’s biggest title, Ta’zyah O’Connor is opening the door for other undiscovered singers.O’Connor was just 20 when he entered the National

SOME people know they need help. Some have even been referred to a therapist. Still, they never walk through the door.Maia Labastide has seen that reluctance first-hand.After completing her Master

COLLEGE BOY JESSE’S Lennox Stewart Foundation has helped more than 40 students prepare for the September 7 start of the new school year through a back-to-school initiative.The drive was supported

TWENTY-THREE years is a long time for the lyrics of a song to hold true. For Khori “Ziggy Ranking” Francis, that is both beautiful and concerning.