The Sound of Trinidad and Tobago: On August 11, 2022, World Steelpan Day, Senator the Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Trade & Industry, officially declared Musical Instruments of Trinidad and Tobago Company Limited (MITTCO) open for business. Minister Gopee-Scoon and other officials toured the facility with the company’s Directors and expressed delight in the world […]
“we cannot remain stagnant or become too comfortable in our current state while the rest of the world continues to make strides with the steelpan.”
One day after launching its company on World Steelpan Day, August 11th, the Musical Instruments of Trinidad and Tobago Company Limited (MITTCO) got its first sale.
On the day the world celebrated T&T’s national instrument, came an historic day for the steelpan. The Musical Instruments of Trinidad and Tobago Company Limited (MITTCO) officially opened its doors in Diego martin, yesterday. MITTCO is a steelpan manufacturing facility at the Diamond Vale Business Park that promotes reliable artisan production of steelpans through a […]
World Steelpan Day was celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago with the official opening of a new pan manufacturing facility. The Musical Instruments of Trinidad and Tobago Company Limited (MITTCO) opened its doors in the e-Teck Industrial Park in Diamond Vale, Diego Martin on Thursday evening. MITTCO is the brainchild of Akua Leith, the Artistic […]
Playing All the Right Notes: MITTCO Announces Sponsorship Deal with the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 Cricket Tournament Diego Martin, Trinidad. June 09, 2022. Musical Instruments of Trinidad & Tobago Co. Limited (MITTCO) proudly announces our sponsorship of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for three consecutive seasons from 2022-2024. Already revered as one […]
Akua Leith has a dream. The young pannist has a vision to capitalise on Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument, steelpan, in a way that can take beyond the country’s borders and make it as ubiquitous as the piano – the world’s most popular musical instrument. So, in 2018 he started to plan. “I wanted […]
There is sometimes a disconnect between business and culture—both often running parallel to each other. But Musical Instruments of Trinidad & Tobago (MITTCO) is hoping to marry them both by capitalising on the country’s national instrument, the pan, to create a successful ecosystem.
