Trinidad and Tobago, often heralded as the cultural capital of the Caribbean, is a country where music, tradition, and celebration intertwine with parang and pan. Among the island’s many unique offerings, the transition from the Christmas parang season to the Carnival frenzy—dominated by the resounding echoes of steel pan music—is …
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“Ah went Paranging by my neighbour… aye Ms Gloria!” says Scrunter in his famous Soca Parang tune. “We moving from house to house, Christmas time”… “Neighbour, neighbour, this year ah passing by everybody”… “Neighbour oh ya oye, bring out the ham”… and… “We Parang the wrong house” are other popular …
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By Stacey Alfonso-Mills. In the blink of an eye the Christmas season is upon us once more. The traditional painting and “pulling the house together” is a must-do. Making sorrel, pastelles, black-cake and punche-de-crème are all local traditional favourites – all the while listening to parang or soca-parang, no doubt! …
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