Browsing by Author "Blackman, D Anthony"

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    $$$... Jumping Out for Steelband'
    (Guardian, 9-Mar-12) Blackman, D Anthony; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    While T and T Carnival is seen as a lucrative venture, this year's investment in steelbands has garnered the inevitable negative aura and lack of respect which surrounds the steelband movement, and by extension the national instrument. The Starlift Steel Orchestra, however, remains as one of the successful, though struggling survivors of the cultural holocaust.
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    Savannah Party on Sunday… It's All About the Track
    (Trinidad Guardian, 28-Jan-10) Blackman, D Anthony; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The article recounts when the Savannah and the Grand Stand, where the theatre and drama of mas and steelband unfold, were once the home of local horse racing, hence why so many love Panorama on the "track". Soca diva Destra Garcia during an interview made some interesting allusions to steelpan and the sweetness of the "track". Destra comments on her pan experience as a child and as an acclaimed performer.
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    Saving Pan Trinbago
    (Guardian, 19-Jan-11) Blackman, D Anthony; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    As the steelband movement faces challenges in Trinidad and Tobago, Pan Trinbago's main objective should be becoming an organization that is in full control and successfully managing the business of pan. To deal with these challenges, Pan Trinbago should seriously consider adopting the model of a successful organization such as FIFA (The International Federation of Association Football).
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    There's a Kinda Hush… All Over Our Multicultural World
    (Guardian, 6-May-11) Blackman, D Anthony; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The article describes the lack of dialogue on whether this year's Carnival was the biggest and the best ever. The perceived success of the venture has not been backed by empirical evidence and every concerns on the matter has been swept under the carpet.