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All our achievements would not be possible without the help of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, to whom all honour and glory be given.

Los Amigos Cantadores continues to grow as a group, never looking backward ever looking forward because ………we are family and friends.
 

 

Paranderos close up—members of the band Los Amigos Cantadores from Trinidad

 

 

2002 ACHIEVEMENTS
The National Parang Association of Trinidad and Tobago (NPATT) Competition
5th in Instrumentals
Best box bass to Christian Cha Cha
Special Awards to Marc-Anthony Marcano and Joseph Bertrand for their skill on the Maracs.
2004 - 3rd place overall in the National Parang Association Competition
2003 ACHIEVEMENTS
Tidco M2M Competition - Parang Champions

Lions Club Competition:
Parang Champions
Best Lead Singer - Olivia Romany
Best Lead instrument Glenn Wellington

NPATT - 8th place overall

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
2008 Joint Music Festival Winners.

NPATT 2007 finals - 4th place overall
Jean Romany - Best lead singer at Lions Parang Festival.
Group won Best Cuatro at Instrumental Competition.
Band's own composition "Mi Esposa Bonita" was played 11 times out of 13 by participants. Listen to music clip Mi Esposa Bonita

Mark Marcano - Best Box Bass player at the 2007 National Junior Parang Competition.
In 2006 Joseph Bertrand won "Best Lead Instrument" and Amanda Bertrand won "Best Lead Singer" in the National Junior Parang Competition.

USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITES:

For more information on the History and development of Parang music in Trinidad visit these websites:

- "What is Parang" an EXCELLENT information resource from NALIS - the National Library and Information System Authority - includes the categories of music, the instruments, cantiques and creche, and more.

- definition and short description by Wikipedia

- "The musical spirit of Trini Christmas" by Soca Islands; also has descriptive information on the main musical instruments

- TriniCentre article "About Parang" - with some of the common vocabulary

- Parang by TnT Island