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Anita Chandradath Singh

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Yatra @lofttgallery runs for one more day!
After a wonderful week, the response has been overwhelmingly positive, leading us to open on this significant remembrance of Indian Arrival Day.

Come and bring your family to learn more about the Journey of the Indian presence in Trinidad & Tobago through these brilliant works of art by @tessaalexanderart & @anitacsingh

Anita’s definitive documentary on the subject, also called ‘Yatra’, will be shown at 3pm & 6pm by @anitacsingh

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Thanks to all who came to the launch of ‘Yatra’, an Art Exhibition curated by Jus Now & Rangeela @lofttgallery with curatorial assistance by @adelinegregoire

The artists are @anitacsingh & @tessaalexanderart , whose mixed-medium & multimedia work reflect the lasting cultural impact of the Indo-Trinidadian experience.

We will also be showing Anita’s definitive documentary on the Indian Presence in T&T also called ‘Yatra’ every day during the exhibition.

Special thanks to @girnarchaiitt , @thenaughtygrape & @fronterawines for the delectable refreshments for the opening.

The exhibition runs until May 29th
Film screenings will be at 12,pm, 3pm & 6pm

📸 Rangeela Media partner @lime.tt taken in The LOFTT Gallery by @anitacsingh

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Scenes from the opening night of YATRA curated by @rangeela.tt and @jusnowmusic. Explore the journey of the Indian presence in Trinidad & Tobago through selected works by Anita Chandradath Singh @anitacsingh & Tessa Alexander @tessaalexanderart taken in The LOFTT Gallery by @anitacsingh

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Join us for the Opening Night of ‘Yatra’

• This Friday, May 22nd @lofttgallery from 6pm-9pm

• Curated by @rangeela.tt & @jusnowmusic -
Explore the journey of the Indian presence in Trinidad & Tobago through selected works by Anita Chandradath Singh & Tessa Alexander

• ‘Yatra’ - The definitive documentary on Indian Arrival to T&T by Anita Chandradath Singh will also be shown

• Hear from the Artists themselves on the night

• Exhibition runs until May29th

- Original Art within poster:

Slide 1: Coca Harvesters by @tessaalexanderart
11x5”
Watercolour & archive images

Slide 2: Remembering the Motherland by @anitacsingh
11x8”
Watercolour & Ink (print) by @anitacsingh

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Anita was invited as a filmaker to speak at the Digital Short Film Festival held at the prestigious ICMEI in Noida, just outside Delhi, India. This media and film institution was created by Dr. Deepak Marwa, who is one of the pioneers of the extensive Film City that is located just outside India's capital. Anita was delighted to show her documentary series compilation of "Yatra - The Journey of the Indian Presence in Trinidad and Tobago" at a later festival students at ICMEI by @anitacsingh

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Yatra - The journey of the Indian Presence in Trinidad & Tobago - An exhibition of selected works by Anita Chandradath Singh & Tessa Alexander

Curated by Rangeela at LOFTT Gallery

May 22nd-29th (11am - 7pm) In honor of Indian Arrival Day

‘Yatra’ - A documentary film by Anita Chandradath Singh

Screening daily at:
12pm
3pm
6pm

@anitacsingh @tessaalexanderart @rangeela.tt @jusnowmusic

* Black & white painting: ‘Arrival’ by Anita Chandradath Singh

* Colour painting: ‘Sisterhood #3’ by Tessa Alexander by @anitacsingh

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Soca = African + East Indian beats. From dholak to djembe, the rhythm emphasis shifts. That beat is SOCA! #WhatTheyDoPodcast #Sizwe #SizweC #IndianMusic #AfroMusic #CulturalExchange #MusicCommunity #riddims #SocaMusic #CalypsoMusic #Dholak #Djembe #MusicHistory taken in Miami, Florida by @anitacsingh

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Music connects us all. Indian orchestras borrowed from Afro groups, vice versa. It's not melting, it's *building* something together. #WhatTheyDoPodcast #Sizwe #SizweC #IndianMusic #AfroMusic #CulturalExchange #MusicCommunity #EthnicHarmony by @anitacsingh

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Bringing the magic of pan to China! From zero sales to full steel bands. Chandradath Singh on the journey of pan. #WhatTheyDoPodcast #Sizwe #SizweC #SteelPan #Chinapan #TrinidadAndTobago #MusicEducation #CulturalExchange by @anitacsingh

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Former Consul General, Ambassador to China & India, Chandradath Singh. Utilizing music/arts to promote Trinidadian culture in international markets. Fusion creates interest.
#WhatTheyDoPodcast #Sizwe #SizweC #CulturalDiplomacy #MusicFusion #ArtsPromotion #TrinidadCulture #AmbassadorLife by @anitacsingh

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Killarney, popularly called Stollmeyer's Castle, was the first great house to be constructed in Port-of-Spain.

Its history is a rich tapestry of private ownership, military occupation, and government preservation.

Constructed on lands which had previously been used as a government stock farm for cocoa, it was the first of the mansions established along Queen's Park West known as “The Magnificent Seven”.

It was built between 1902 and 1904 by cocoa entrepreneur Charles Fourier Stollmeyer as a family home. But his wife found it too ornate for her tastes, so Stollmeyer gave it to their son, Charles Conrad, who was about to marry.

The new Mrs. Stollmeyer gave the building the name Killarney, after the place in Ireland where she had hoped to spend her honeymoon.

Designed by Scotsman Robert Gillies, who was inspired by Scotland's Balmoral Castle, the architect and contractor of the elaborate structure was another Scotsman, Robert Gillies.

During World War Two, Killarney, like its neighbour Whitehall, was commandeered by United States Forces and was popularly referred to as “The Castle”.

It is from that period that Killarney became better known as Stollmeyer’s Castle.

After the war, the Stollmeyer family remained in the house until their deaths in the 1960s.

The property remained in the family until 1972, and in 1979, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago acquired it.

The building has served various governmental purposes over the years.

After extensive restoration and rehabilitation completed in May 2018, it has since functioned as an arts and cultural center.

Killarney, at Lot 31 Maraval Road, St. Clair, is now a listed heritage site under the National Trust Act, and is a recognised tourist attraction and cultural landmark.

📽️ Video excerpt from Evening Magazine, TTT, 1976, with host Anita Chandradathsingh interviewing architect John Newel Lewis by @anitacsingh

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I was honored to have my film: A compilation of the 25 part documentary series ‘Yatra - The Journey of the Indian Presence in Trinidad and Tobago’, shown at @divali_nagar for their Heritage Festival during Indian Arrival Day week in T&T.

Thanks to the National Council for Indian Culture for highlighting this definitive work. I also took the opportunity to give NCIC President Deoroop Teemal a physical copy of Yatra for their archives. taken in Divali Nagar by @anitacsingh

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