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C2K8
A&E Diary of events
...after
fete after fete
This
pair of party-goers enjoy the action at a popular carnival
fete.
Sincere
apologies to my loyal readers who didn’t get the C2K8
Diary of Events published last Friday. Technical problems
with the press caused some subscribers to get, but many
were without their favourite Saturday newspaper last weekend.
The following is an updated version.
DECEMBER:
n Saturday 8:
6 pm: National Carnival Commission launches C2K8 Regional
Carnival, Cedros;
Wednesday 26 (BOXING DAY):
(TBA) 9 pm: Tri Star Promotions’ annual Parkway Jam,
Skinner Park, San Fernando.
n Saturday 29:
11 am: QRC hosts Small Lime ‘07, QRC Grounds, St Clair;
8 pm: Chutney Soca Monarch 2008 preliminary;
JANUARY:
n Tuesday 1 (NEW YEAR’S DAY):
4 pm: Trinity College’s Soka in Moka, Trinity College;
6 pm: Annual Yorke Inc Start de Carnival Back-a-Yard Dutch
Party, Ann Avenue, Diego Martin.
n Thursday 3:
7 pm: The National Action Cultural Committee (NACC) hosts
the Top 20 Calypsoes for 2007 Awards, Cascadia Hotel, St
Ann’s;
n Friday 4:
4 pm: St Francois Girls’ College annual all-inclusive,
St John’s Hall, Wrightson Road Extension, Port-of-Spain.
8.30 pm: Tuco North Region premieres Klassic Ruso calypso
tent, City Hall, Knox Street, Port-of-Spain;
n Saturday 5:
4 pm: QRC Foundation’s Outta de Blue, music by Traffik
& Shurwayne Winchester, Roy Cape All Stars, KV Charles
Retro Kings, Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars, World
Wide, Queen’s Royal College, St Clair.
4 pm: Island People’s annual Amnesia, Chaguaramas Golf
Course, Chaguaramas;
8 pm: Chutney Soca Monarch semifinal;
9 pm: Blazin’ Fire Fete, music by Atlantik, Bunji Garlin
& Asylum, Roy Cape All Stars, with Blaxx, Traffik with
Shurwayne Winchester;
n Sunday 6:
2 pm: Friends Forever (formerly Friends of bpTT) all-inclusive
fete, feat Machel Montano HD, Traffik with Shurwayne Winchester,
Roy Cape All Stars, Pier 1, Chaguaramas;
4 pm: Kabuki Sweet Soca Stew ‘08 Premium Affair;
n Thursday 10:
8 pm: Tuco South/Central Region premieres Kaiso Showkase,
Palms Club, San Fernando;
n Saturday 12:
Caribbean Prestige stages Soca in the Schoolbags 9 —
National Schools Soca Monarch Competition Finals;
4 pm: Hilarians’ all-inclusive fete, Hasely Crawford
Stadium, Port-of-Spain;
4 pm: St Mary’s College annual all-inclusive fete,
with Machel Montano HD, Iwer George, Kes the Band, Roy Cape
All Stars, Traffik with Shurwayne Winchester, St Mary’s
College, Pembroke Street, Port-of-Spain.
5.30 pm: Courts Trinidad Limited’ Staff Talent Show,
Centre of Excellence, Macoya;
8 pm: Chutney Glow 2008;
9 pm: Pearl Gardens Community Association hosts Pearl Glow,
Pearl Gardens, Petit Valley;
n Sunday 13:
2 pm: Yorke Inc annual Carnival all-inclusive party, music
by Traffik with Shurwayne Winchester, Machel Montano HD,
Patrice Roberts and more, Windsor Road, Valsayn;
2 pm: TTARP annual Carnival Show & Dance semi-inclusive,
De Nu Pub (The Mas Camp), French Street, Woodbrook;
2 pm: US Embassy’s 6th Annual All Inclusive Party,
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain;
2 pm: Hilton Trinidad all-inclusive fete, music by Destra
with Atlantik, JMC 3Veni,
Machel Montano HD, Siparia Rhythm Section & Tassa, Poolside,
Hilton Trinidad;
n Wednesday 16:
8.30 pm: Classic Kick-Off, feat Black Stalin & Friends,
Witco Desperadoes, Rikki Jai, Under the Trees, The Normandie,
St Ann’s;
n Friday 18:
8.30 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions stages the Fifth Annual
Ladies Night Out all-inclusive show, Jean Pierre Complex;
9 pm: Central Bank all-inclusive Nautica 8, Eric Williams
Financial Plaza, Port-of-Spain;
9 pm: Bazodee Friday, Pier 1, Chaguaramas.
n Saturday 19:
1 pm: Flying Fish Swim Club Kiddies Carnival, Flying Fish
Swimming Pool, Federation Park;
5 pm: Xhateau Colouragous 9 all-inclusive fete, Garden Sanctuary,
Centre of Excellence, Macoya;
8 pm: Chutney Soca Monarch Final;
8 pm: NGC Sports Club’s all-inclusive (venue to be
announced), Port-of-Spain;
8 pm: O’Farrell’s all-inclusive, Mobs2, Chaguaramas.
n Sunday 20:
11 am: Pan Trinbago stages annual National Panorama semi-finals
(venue to be announced);
11 am: UWI Fete, feat Machel Montano HD, Atlantik and Destra,
World Wide, DJs Crosby and Rene, UWI, St Augustine;
1 pm: Kiddies Carnival, St Anthony’s College, Westmoorings;
2 pm: Blood Bank All Inclusive Fete, music by Imij &
Co, Dil-E-Nadan, DJ Crosby, Trinidad Country Club, Maraval.
n Wednesday 23:
8 pm: Pan Gone Mad 3, feat Ken “Professor” Philmore,
Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars, Silver Stars, Under
the Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s;
n Friday 25:
5 pm: Trinidad Publishing Company’s 16th Calypso Monarch
Final, Trinidad Guardian Carpark, Queen Street, Port-of-Spain;
5 pm: Newtown Boys’ RC School’s Annual After Work
Lime—100 Years Gold!, at school, French Street, Newtown;
8.30 pm: Jumbie Bead, feat David Rudder & Friends, Under
the Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s;
9 pm: Bishop Anstey High School East and Trinity College
East stages SOCA X 2, music by Roy Cape All Stars; Rhythm
Section and guest artiste band, Trincity College Campus
Grounds,Trincity;
n Saturday 26:
1 pm: Red Cross Kiddies Carnival, Jean Pierre Complex, Port-of-Spain;
7 pm: Fatima College all-inclusive, at college courtyard,
Mucurapo Road, Woodbrook;
8.30 pm: Kitchener Forever, feat David Rudder, Black Stalin
& Friends, Under the Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s;
9 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions presents White Oak Chutney
Brass 7, feat Dil-E-Nadan, Karma, SSL Melobugz, BMRZ, JMC
3 Veni, Black Rose, Divya, D Rampersad Indi Art, Spread
Pal Crew and T&TEC Gayatones, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre;
10 pm: Alternative Concept 6, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain.
n Sunday 27:
2 pm: Nestle annual all-inclusive, Churchill Roosevelt H’way,
Valsayn;
5 pm: Hearts on Fire all-inclusive fete, feat Shurwayne
Winchester, David Rudder, Kes the Band, Silver Stars, Under
the Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s;
n Monday 28:
9 pm: PNM Fete, Balisier House, Victoria Avenue, Port-of-Spain.
10 pm: Atlantis presents Mardi Gras 2K8;
n Tuesday 29:
7 pm: Tranquillity Past Pupils Association’s C2K8 Boat
Cruise—Yellow & Black on the Sea —mv Treasure
Queen, Pier 2, Chaguaramas;
8.30 pm: Baron Live, feat Baron and Friends, Under the Trees,
The Normandie, St Ann’s;
9 pm: Eyes Wide Shut Carnivale, Queen’s Park Oval,
Woodbrook;
10 pm: Island Style’s Glow, Mobs2, Chaguaramas.
n Wednesday 30:
Noon: Smooth Entertainment, La Flor, Julius Caesar Ent and
NY’s Party People Promotions host S.O.S. Lost in Paradise
premium all-inclusive party, Music by DJs Richard Simply
Smooth, Anonymous, Sprang, Joy Juice and Back To Basic Bayview,
Maracas;
8.30 pm: Bring Dat Back, feat Crazy, Brigo, Scrunter, Bally,
Poser, de Mighty Trini, Under the Trees, The Normandie,
St Ann’s;
9 pm: Customs Pan-o-Brass-Pan, Hasely Crawford Stadium,
Port-of-Spain;
9 pm: Sweetbread Promotions stages Feting with the Stars,
music by Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars and Pal Joey
Lewis Orchestra; plus Black Stalin and DJs Kabuki and Fred
Sounds, The Harvard Club, St James.
10 pm: Bacchanal Wednesday, Chaguaramas.
n Thursday 31:
11 am: Escape to the Sanctuary @ Playa del Este Private
Resort, Salybia;
11 am: Beach House Carnival, Ortinola Estate, Maracas;
11 am: Alternative Thursdays, Down the Islands.
La Flor’s Carnival Cruise "Melange," Pier
1 Marines, Chaguaramas;
9 pm: Machel in Concert, feat Machel Montano HD, with guest
Shurwayne Winchester, Under the Trees, The Normandie, St
Ann’s;
This
fete patron is an army of one at a popular carnival fete.
...after
fete after fete
FEBRUARY:
Friday 1:
Noon: Break Biche premium all-inclusive;
Noon: The T&T Hospitality and Tourism Institute hosts
its annual all-inclusive party — Taste of Carnival
— TTHTI compound, Airways Road, Chaguaramas;
8.30 pm: Kitchener Come Back, feat David Rudder, Black Stalin
& Friends, Under the Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s;
9 pm: Island People’s Girl Power, Queen’s Hall
Carpark, St Ann’s;
9 pm: Rise all-inclusive (venue to be announced);
9 pm: D Cooler Fete, Pier 1, Chaguaramas.
Saturday 2:
4 pm: Atlantis 4 — D Ultra all-inclusive, Pier 1, Chaguaramas;
6 pm: The Ultimate One, music by Machel Montano HD, Patrice
Roberts, Allison Hinds, Dr Ross and D’Professionals,
Igneiri Road, Valsayn;
7 pm: Pan Trinbago stages National Panorama Finals, Skinner
Park, San Fernando;
8 pm: Monarchs Back to Back, feat David Rudder, Shadow,
Black Stalin, Denyse Plummer, Gypsy, Black Sage, Under the
Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s;
9 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions presents Chutney Survivor
Cooler Fete 2, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre;
11.55 pm: Island Style’s Insomnia, Mobs2, Chaguaramas;
Sunday 3:
1 am: D’Original Breakfast Party, Diamond Vale, Diego
Martin;
1 am: Sunny Side Up Breakfast Party, Palm Avenue West, Petit
Valley;
11 am: Dancing in the Sanctuary, Windsor Road, Valsayn;
11 am: Atlantis Booze Cruise, Chaguaramas;
2 pm: Brian Lara all-inclusive, Chancellor Hill, Maraval.
3 pm: T&T Involvers Social & Cultural Association
hosts its boat cruise, mv Treasure Queen, Pier 2, Chaguaramas;
Monday 4/Tuesday 5: CARNIVAL Days
Saturday 9:
8 pm: Pan trinbago stages Champs in Concert 2K8, (venue
to be announced), Port-of-Spain.
Sunday 10:
10 am: Anyhowers’ annual After-Carnival boat ride to
La Tinta.
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TBA - to be announced
Lagniappe
Nadia
Batson
I
just don’t have the time to listen to any of the radio
stations but I did manage to listen to sweet-voiced Nicola
Bharrath on Sweet 100.1FM last Saturday morning.
Aside from learning that Sweet Lime Restaurant has live
parang music every Friday after work, I was lucky to hear
the sweetest song I’ve heard thus far for C2K8.
I am referring to Love of my Life by Nadia Batson. Oh goosh,
that song sweet. It is early days yet, but I am predicting
from now that once the live accompanying band could reproduce
the musical accompaniment on the recording, Nadia is going
to be hard to beat in next year’s Groovy Soca Monarch
competition.
The other song I simply enjoy this Christmas is Coro, done
by a relative unknown in Walter Taylor, a native of Mausica,
Arima, now resident in Laventille and a member of The Love
Bunch parang group. I must thank a friend, Avalene, for
turning me on to this one as she’s been singing it
for the past month, from the first day it aired on radio.
My other Christmas favourite is the ridiculously hilarious
Drunken Master by actor/comedian Clifford Learmond. You
must try and give this one a listen as it takes the fun
side of the season to another level.
One setta fellas, Sprangalang’s “talkarang,”
on which he speaks the entire track over the melody of Guantanamera,
brings much comic relief to the season. Myron B’s My
Wish is one of the year’s most endearing ditties for
Christmas, while Miami-based Leon Coldero has shown consistency
with another hit titled Ron.
Also catching my fancy on the weekend were Blackie singing
No Doi Doi; Crazy (For Card); and, Whole Day, featuring
Shurwayne Winchester and Johnny King.
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