Too much alcohol in Indian Music, so says Mungal Patasar local Sitarist and Musical Director. Patasar says that local
music composers need to stay away from lyrics referring to drunken revelry. He says composers focus much too much on alcohol
and alcohol-induced behavior.
I am sorry Mungal but alcohol especially rum has become synonymous with West Indian culture and more so Indian Culture. Tell
meh if I lie? These lyrics by local composers are more playful than they are serious and are not meant to encourage alcoholism
by any stretch of the imagination.
Everyone will agree that there is a time and a place for these types of songs and they will, I am sure continue to
be a part of our culture in Trinidad and Tobago.
We look at Allyuh as a solution for aggregating what is taking
place with regard to Trinidad and Tobago. Before Allyuh you would have to visit numerous sources from the local newspapers
to those hard to find blogs in order to get a real-time pulse on the country. We aimed to solve that by giving the community
the power to identify and decide what qualifies as worthy of being shared with each other. As it stands now we are "Trinidad
and Tobago's user driven social content website".
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The community is currently submitting 5-6 stories on average daily
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We average about 5 hours a day, mostly working on and
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I have an expansive list that feeds me daily, including the popular
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Well as the founders we understand
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We recognize that our direction is decided by the community, so
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a holistic view of the happenings as it relates to Trinidad and Tobago.
The Unofficial 2007 West Indies Cricket World Cup Song
I wanted to make sure that all West Indian fans around the
globe take a listen to this West Indies Cricket theme song "West Indies Forever" by Gino McKoy and cheer on the team.
Especially before the start of play on March 23rd when the West
Indies will take on Ireland in their 3rd outing in the 2007 Cricket World Cup from Sabina Park, Jamaica. It promises
to be a good game because the luck of the Irish has certainly followed this Irish team thus far.
The
song is performed by Gino Mckoy
Composed
by Hudson Mckoy, Ossie Gurley and Gino Mckoy
Lyrics
by Hudson & Gino Mckoy
Produced
by OSS Productions – Ossie Gurley
Mixed
and Mastered by Metal Works Studios Canada
*(Picture) Dwayne Bravo sweeps during the Zimbabwe game March 19th, 2007 in Jamaica.
Luke Paddington is a Trinidadian freelance filmmaker who concentrates on pan Caribbean documentary production. He has
developed and headed the video production unit of the Trinidad National Scientific Institute and is currently the director
of a video production company with over 30 years of experience in the region.
His
work as an editor, director and producer has popularized regional scientific issues, highlighted national environmental concerns
and documented diverse social and historical events of the Caribbean Diaspora. His work won national environmental awards
in 2004 and 2005, launched the 2006 Trinidad and Tobago International Film Festival and won Best World Cinema at the 2007
DIY Film Festival in Hollywood, California.
Luke
is a talented Trini and IZATRINI.com is proud to feature him. You can view Luke's Film clips on Google Video.
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It was not a simple win, even though everyone watching thought
that the WI would sail into a win after taking 3 early Zimbabwe wickets. The WI supporters in Sabina Park were overjoyed to
see the wickets fall as early as they did and the party started from there with David Rudder's "Rally Round de West Indies"
playing loudly in the background.
Zimbabwe made 202 runs for 5 followed by the WI coming into bat and taking their sweet time to command the win.
Chris Gayle was my man of the match with 3 sixes in a row at
the beginning of the over, this too had all of Sabina Park on their feet, Gayle commented that one of them was his biggest
six ever. It reached the roof of the pavilion never to return.
Lara and Bravo ended the match with a fine partnership giving
Lara (picture to the left) the opportunity to hit the winning ball for six. The WI final score was 204/4 (47.5 overs).
Mad prices for Cricket in de Oval and all dem restrictions...
Well I sorry for anybody in Trinidad who planning on going
Cricket in de Oval, because de prices from everything from parking to eating is out of control. Yuh better doh get thirsty
because is TT $12 for a bottle of water.
$30 to Park in the Savannah and another $20 to take the shuttle
because of course you cannot park at King George the V Park, that is reserved for other nonsense. Better doh park in de yellow
zone because your car will be wrecked.
Yuh could take yuh Tanti Merle parasol but it must be able
to collapse. Take yuh flag to wave but make sure is de right size. Doh bring yuh pothound unless yuh blind or yuh parrot on
yuh shoulder because no pets allowed.
Imagine cricket in de Oval with no cooler, well dey say
yuh could take one but it must be soft and could collapse, I think dey want cricket fans to collapse with all these restrictions.
Check de Trinidad Express for more info on what you can and cannot
take.
The 9th Annual event opening ceremonies featured Caribbean entertainers including Trinidad and Tobago's
Machel Montano, Faye Ann Lyons, David Rudder, Jamaica's Sean Paul, Shaggy, Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Gregory Isaacs, Half
Pint, Sly and Robbie and Alison Hinds from Barbados.
The Soca artists performed a medley of tunes at the
very beginning of the event and were not given enough time to shine individually, this was a disappointing start to the proceedings
that then gained promise when David Rudder performed.
David Rudder was by far the best performance of the night and really got the attention of the crowd with his
remixed version of "High Mass" just for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Rupee, Shaggy and Faye-Ann gave a spirited performance of the ICC 2007 Cricket World Cup's official
song “The Game Of Love and Unity" written by Rupee himself.
The event took place at the new Trelawny multi-purpose Stadium in Montego Bay,
Jamaica. The venue of the first match
of the tournament on Tuesday; will feature the West Indies against Pakistan, in Sabina Park, Kingston at 9:30am
EST/local time.
More than 2,000 singers, dancers and performers were involved in the production, which culminated with West
Indies captain Brian Lara taking the player’s oath and the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers officially declaring the games open.
Sixteen teams will play a total of 51 matches at grounds spread around nine different Caribbean nations, with
the final in Barbados on April 28th.
On de Road with Tribe both Carnival Monday and Tuesday. Videos
have been posted to the website in the IZATRINI.com Trini Video Zone.
Monday is overlayed with the 2007 Road March track - "Jumbie"
by Machel Montano HD to give yuh de full effect of de song on de road with Tribe dis Carnival.
Tuesday has a little bit of everything and gives you the opportunity
to feel like you were right in de action with the actual audio, very little has been edited on the audio.
We hope you watch and enjoy - let us know what you think!
Ms. Triniti moves up the Billboard Charts - VOTE NOW!
Ms. Triniti featuring Edee moved up to #16 on the Billboard Hip Hop/RnB Core
Singles Chart. Help support a fellow Trini by downloading the Single on iTunes and or Album on CDBaby or Amazon.com.
You can also Vote for Ms. Triniti's Video on Music Nation.
Text V78e to NATION (628446) or CLICK HERE to vote online. Just register and add 5 stars to vote for
the video and support a Trini doing she ting. The track and video is on
point, see the video below I am sure you will agree.
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Top T&T Soca Artists to perform at Cricket World Cup
The opening ceremonies for the ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled for Sunday 11th, March 2007 in Jamaica. It promises to be a spectacle as top artists
from Trinidad and Tobago will form part of a unified cultural contigent.
The all expenses paid trip scheduled to leave tomorrow
March 7th will include Calypsonians, Mas Men and Women and Soca Artists will cost the government $850,000. Some of the artists
include Machel Montano HD, David Rudder, Sitarists Mungal and Prashant Patasar, Pan Icon Len ‘Boogsie’ Sharpe
and others.
The rest of the 20-man contingent also
includes designers and builders such as Trevor Wallace, Stephen Derek, Saryanand Narine, Terrence Stephen and Ronald Blaize.
Source: Red967fm.com
Will you watch this year's Cricket World Cup on TV or follow
online?
Luke Paddington is a Trinidadian freelance filmmaker who concentrates on pan Caribbean documentary production. He has
developed and headed the video production unit of the Trinidad National Scientific Institute and is currently the director
of a video production company with over 30 years of experience in the region. 
Zimbabwe made 202 runs for 5 followed by the WI coming into bat and taking their sweet time to command the win.
The opening ceremonies for the