The Caribbean region is noted for a festive ambiance all year round, so the holidays always turn up the partying a notch. Every island has its own traditions with holiday food and music but Trinidad ...

Christmas 2018 is now history but for the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago, their celebrations would not have been the same without Parang music. Even though the traditional carolers are around and ...

Jerrod Johnson is the point of the spear of a new wave of soca parang music. Aptly, Johnson is known in music circles as Bongo Spear. The Palo Seco-born musician catapulted into the national ...

In the Caribbean, calypsonians and their musical offerings are typically associated with Carnival, but Barbados-born, Trinidad and Tobago-raised Francine Edwards managed to successfully cross over ...

PARANG in August For paranderos preparing for the parang season which commences in September, the answer is a resounding 'Yes!'. This year is very special for Voces Jovenes — the reigning national ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Think of the music of Trinidad and Tobago and the sharp report of steel pan drummers parading at Carnival is most likely to come to mind. Those rhythms and melodies are associated with the ...

The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is famous for calypso and soca, infectious music that takes center stage during the island's annual Carnival. But during the Christmas season another type ...

Have you ever had a parang band visit your home at Christmas? If you didn't, then there will be a great lack of joy and togetherness that a good parang session transfers. What is Christmas without ...