By Alicia Sealey Let’s go exploring a few places through TIFF 2014, shall we? First up, I’d like to reintroduce you to the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2014, the NFB is dedicated to innovation and leadership in social documentaries, auteur animation and ground-breaking interactive works. It has contributed […]
Mary Wells’ Kingston Paradise features crime, comedy and some serious soul searching. The ninth-annual Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (CTFF), returns to Toronto Sept. 3 – 13, showcasing films from 15 selected countries around the region with public, community and online screenings. The festival includes 10 feature-length and 20 short films in competition for the […]
By Dave Douglas Photos by Peter Tang At the TD Irie Music Festival third-annual concert at Celebration Square, Mississauga, more than 6,000 came out in support of all their favorite artists and performers on closing day. Some were there for the music, while others simply to enjoy the excellent food provided by the various vendor […]
Pan! Our Music Odyssey opens festival The epic story of pan is told in Pan! Our Music Odyssey, premiering at the T&T Film Festival. Pan! Our Music Odyssey, the long awaited documentary film about the steelpan, will have its world premiere at the ninth edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) on Sept. […]
David Rudder – Guilty as charged? Calypso/soca artist David Rudder will perform at the TD Irie Music Festival Sunday evening. By Dave Douglas In the late 70s, R&B singer Isaac Hayes, otherwise known as “Black Moses”, stood accused of a crime of emotion – he fell in love with a “sweet soulful thing”. He had […]
A scene from the Barbadian movie Two Smart starring Alison Hinds, George Gill and Saran Lashley. The film is part of the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival and is in the narrative category.
T&T fest announces Caribbean films The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) announced the first section of its program of films for its 2014 edition, the Caribbean features section. Twenty feature-length films – 10 fiction films and 10 documentaries – will screen in this section at the festival, which runs Sept. 16-30. The 20 films […]
birdsong – Pan for the people Founded in 1973, birdsong holds a unique position among steelbands, writes Joy Lapps-Lewis (inset). By Joy Lapps-Lewis My first encounter with birdsong took place in January 2012 when I stumbled upon a beautiful panyard on my way to the nearby Blue Edition bookstore in Tunapuna, Trinidad. Oddly enough, one […]
Allison, the Queen of Irie Allison Hinds, the Queen of Soca, owned the crowd at the TD Irie Music Festival. Eyesers will recall my up close and personal interview with Barbadian sensation Allison Hinds in Jamaica – needled her about the D.J. come bring the needle thing. Well, once again Eyes had the opportunity to […]
Brazil’s funk is Black music Brazil’s Baile Funk music is a sub-genre popularized by the youth movement mainly from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Although different from the funk of the seventies in the USA, it does share similarities. Its origins were influenced by Miami bass, Rap, Soul and other American music genres. Basically, […]
