Parang

Parang is when a group of people go from house to house serenading the members of a home or a at a public event with Spanish carols known as Parang. It is the main form of live entertainment for the Christmas Season in Trinidad and Tobago.

Long ago the Paranderos as they are affectionately called, trek through the neighborhood with their infectious rhythms emanating from the cuatro, the bass box, mandolin, chac chac (maracas), flutes, tambourines, guitar and many other instruments used to invoke that spirit of the Christmas season. It is customary to reward the Paranderos with Christmas food and drink after serenading a home.

The music has evolved into what is today known as Soca Parang, our own Trini local twist to the Parang music of long ago; a combination of Soca and Parang.

Check out these Parang videos of Scrunter the Hunter and the Famous Lara Brothers Parang group in Trinidad and Tobago.