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Janelle Reid — From Self-Doubt to ‘Under the Sea’ (opens the original)
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Itâs not every day one gets a call to work on a Disney production. But thatâs just what happened for Janelle Reid when she was cast as Sebastian in Theatre Under the Starsâ production of Disneyâs The Little Mermaid. Originally from Trincity, Trinidad, Reid decided to give the performing arts a try when her family migrated to Vancouver, Canada, in 2007, after years of missing out on opportunities to shine, due to one reason or another. âBefore I knew how to speak, I knew how to sing in
Carl and Carol Jacobs: Their legacy in song (opens the original)
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They are to groovy soca what the US singing duo Ashford and Simpson were to R&B. Carl and Carol Jacobs are the husband-and-wife singing duo whose music ruled the local airwaves in the 1980s and 1990s. Next week, fans of their music will get an opportunity to hear some of their classics at the Legacy Concert, scheduled for Kafe Blue on September 11. At last Tuesdayâs rehearsals, Kevon Carter and Glenda Collens were on stage singing the Jacobsâ song âJumpâ, while Carol sang backup with Nat
A passion for the pour (opens the original)
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When he was a boy growing up on Ragbir Street, St Augustine, Declan Khan was fascinated by the collection of bottles on his grandfatherâs bar counter. As Khan recalled, the counter separated the living room and kitchen, and was a place where family and friends often gathered to partake of the bottlesâ contents and whatever concoctions they came up with. âI was captivated by these interactions and the artistry behind every pour,â Khan said. His grandfather, an acting deputy comptroller of
Plié returns with bigger Amalgamation (opens the original)
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LAST year, when Marisa Benain brought the Jamaican dance organisation Plié for the Artsâ Amalgamation Dance Gala to Queenâs Hall, she promised the audience that in 2026, when she returned with the dance collective she founded in 2016, she was going to do it bigger. Benain, who also serves as artistic director of the group, seems to be a woman of her word. Last Sunday, when Plié for the Arts returned for Amalgamation 2, in celebration of its tenth anniversary regional tour, it was at the 1,
New name, same old vibe at piano bar (opens the original)
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The name has changed, so too has the décor, but the vibe of the Heritage Piano Bar and Loungeâformerly called The Cellarâat Jennyâs on the Boulevard in Port of Spain remained the same. A space where the whoâs who of T&T mingled with the regular shmegular during after-work limes, The Cellar was forced to close its doors because of the Covid-19 restrictions of 2020. At the opening of the Heritage Piano Bar last week, and to a room with just under 200 specially invited guests, owner Jennif
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