Category: <span>Pantopia</span>

    A celebration of Ray Holman, take a look as we chat about the world premiere of the first steel band musical, “Pantopia.” Check out Musical Director (Voice) Marva Newton, and member of the cast, Derron Ellies, on TTT’s morning programme on April 4th 2024.  

Music educator Dr. Ray Holman is considered a legend in the pan fraternity. Pantopia is a steelband musical inspired by the music of Dr. Holman, scheduled for performance in April. Director, playwright, lecturer, and co-founder of Canboulay Productions, Rawle Gibbons, wrote the script and produced the play. He joins us now to speak about it. – […]

Paula Lindo Cast members thank the audience at the closing of steelband musical, Pantopia. – Photo by Roger Jacob There were tears and laughter, joy and sorrow, and lots of applause during the performance of the steelband musical Pantopia, written by Rawle Gibbons and inspired by the music of legendary pan arranger Ray Holman. The […]

Peter Blood Canboulay Productions premiered Rawle Gibbons’ Pantopia, a steelband musical inspired by the music of Ray Holman, at HADCO Phase II Pan Groove panyard, Woodbrook, on Friday, April 5. Joining several fans of Ray Holman’s music were Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell, pan icon Ray Holman, thespian Rhoma Spencer, artist […]

Martin Daly As previewed last Sunday, Pantopia is a steelband musical inspired by the music of Ray Holman, scheduled for performance in April next year. I describe this week the strong historical context that should impel support for Pantopia. The historical context includes the insertion into the Trinidad and Tobago Music Festival of competitive classes […]

Lloyd Taylor PANTOPIA, now playing on a big stage at Phase II Pan Groove’s panyard theatre over last and this weekend, is a must-see-should-be-a-bound-to-see musical play about the challenges of personal and institutional development in pan. It is open air theatre where the roof is the open skies above. The entertainment cost $300 a pop. […]

Ray Funk Rawle Gibbons, one of TT’s most noted playwrights, has a new play on the music of pan legend Ray Holman, Pantopia. Gibbons is the author of a number of plays, but best known for his trilogy on calypso history, Sing de Chorus, Ah Wanna Fall, and Ten to One, produced through his Camboulay […]