Parang music is a genre of folk music that is performed around Christmastime. Traditionally sung in Spanish, parang was introduced to Trinidad and Tobago from Venezuela, but the music has deeper roots ...

There are also mandolins, maracas and a box bass, Trinidad's version of the washtub bass. These are some of the instruments that are used to make the religious folk music called parang.

But another Trini music tradition is part of a religious holiday that draws near this month. When it’s Christmas, it’s time for the sound of “soca parang.” And whether listening or dancing ...

You will hear the real indigenous music of Trinidad," he said enthusiastically ... I was keen to learn more about the tradition of Parang (derived from the Spanish word parranda, which means ...

Parang music can help take the unique sounds of these island beyond regional shores says calypso entertainer The Incredible Myron B. Myron B (Myron Bruce), who was born in Maraval, West Trinidad ...

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 ...

TRINIDAD — It is early December and already the air is redolent with the aroma of rum-soaked black/fruit cake baking in ovens and the sound of parang – Spanish-influenced holiday music ...

Trinidad’s very own version of Frank Sinatra ... you wonder how there was ever Christmas without the exuberance of parang music. 6. Around My Christmas Tree — Lennox Grey Whether it’s the haunting ...