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Short notice for single pan bands - We were practicing five songs, but then members boycott me for not being paid from last year.

KWAME WEEKES Sunday, - Trinidad Newsday

Due to the instability of the Pan Trinbago executive and the threats from players to boycott Panorama 2017 unless they were given their due payments from the 2016 competition, single pan bands from South w

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Pan Trinbago Defends Itself Against Charges of Corruption

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago Inc., one of the oldest grassroots organizations in Trinidad and Tobago, is now fighting for its survival in the space and the arena that it struggled long and hard to establish and maintain for over sixty year

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Ace Panist, Arranger Duvone Stewart Speaks on PAN TRINBAGO, NCC & The GOVERNMENT situation

Ace panist, arranger Stewart Speaks on Panorama Crisis

Duvone Stewart -- Facebook -- I was not vocal in anyway concerning the
PAN TRINBAGO, NCC & The GOVERNMENT situation
But what i am seeing now & i am very sorry to say PAN IS IN real DANGER
I hav

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Wither the Steelband Panorama? by Andre Moses -- WST Special Op Ed

by Andre Moses

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ...Gradually and seemingly ‘unnoticed’ the crowds and national enthusiasm generated by the Steelband Panorama have begun to dissipate, and like West Indies cricket the symptoms of this ‘loss of energy’ are qu

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Condolences to Michael A Gabriel on the passing of his sister Kim L.Gabriel-Marcano

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Michael A Gabriel on the passing of his sister Kim L. Gabriel-Marcano, also extended to her friends in the steelband community.

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Pan Trinbago Speaks on Pan Uproar

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - I must express my disgust and indignation at the attitude and behaviour of a few misguided, uninformed panists, who attended a general membership meeting at City Hall, Port of Spain on 28/12/2016, called by Pan Trinbago

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A Message of Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra

'TO ALL MEMBERS: Thank you for all your hard work and support in 2016.

From carnival through to Constellations 1 & 2, you stood solidly and loyally together to keep the flag of Trinidad All Stars flying high. While recent events in the steel pan worl

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To Boycott or Not to Boycott Panorama 2017? That is the Question - or is it?

Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - Is it a strike (by players) or is it a boycott (by bands) that is looming like a massive storm, with the potential magnitude to forever change the face of the prestigious annual steelband music competition of Trinidad

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Gone But Not Forgotten: In Memoriam 2016

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• Japanese Panist Asami Nagakiya is murdered - 2-10-2016  -- click for more

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• Former Prime Minister

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2016 Was the Caribbean's Year of Loss

The year 2016. Image by Artis Rams

For bloggers in the Caribbean, “2016” has nearly become an obscenity. Adjectives now used to describe this “annus horribilis” include “sucky”, “terrible” and “the worst”. The thing that drove netizens over the edg

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Remembering -- Leo Coker - Master Steelpan Tuner

Leo Coker - Master Steelpan Tuner

Leo Coker was one of the finest tuners ever.
republished from the Terry Joseph archives

By Terry Joseph

November 06, 2003

Among the steelbands for which he tuned instruments was Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars, Ex

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SOS....MAYDAY.....SOS.......Northern Region Pantrinbago Tobago-Region Pantrinbago ........

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Get Well Panist Kern Simon

When Steel Talks extends get well wishes to panist standout Kern Simon. We are looking forward to seeing Kern soon back behind his pan.

Mr. Simon was unfortunately the victim of a hit and run. read more

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Revisiting - LET US NOT SELL OURSELVES SHORT! by Andre Moses

Published in full with the expressed permission of the author
 

Raf Robertson (pictured) left us abruptly and unexpectedly one year ago. One conversation that has stayed with me is his take on the positioning of our creative industries as a new growt

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Condolences to Gregory Lindsay on the passing of his Dad

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Gregory Lindsay of Power Stars Steel Orchestra on the passing of his dad.

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Star Panist Dane Gulston Speaks on Panorama and Players Situation - NOW OR NEVER PANMEN WISE UP

We have to stand up NOW OR NEVER PANMEN WISE UP. NO $$$ N0 PANORAMA ..

God's blessings and season's greetings to all my fellow panist and steel bands men, I am totally fed up of the disrespect handed down to us from the central executive of pantrin

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Happy Birthday to Master Musician - Dr. Pelham Goddard - December 12

When Steel Talks extends Birthday Greetings to master musician Pelham Goddard. He is one of the major architects of Soca music in addition to being one of the Caribbean's most celebrated musicians.

Goddard's work has not been limited to the steelba

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The empty unfinished house in a field - Guardian Editorial on Pan Trinbago

Guardian Editorial

Pan Trinbago’s signature on the national landscape is the dilapidated shell of concrete and steel in Trincity that represents its failed effort at constructing a national headquarters... As with so many projects that Pan Trinbago h

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Concern about Panorama 2017 & Leadership

Imagine 63 days and counting to Panorama 2017 and pan yards are quite in many communities….Yet we hear nothing from our “fearless leaders” What kind of pride are we passing down to the youths who will be taking over this pan movement in the future?

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RIP Gwen Ifill

When Steel Talks extends condolences to to the family and friends of journalist Gwen Ifill.  She was a class act, She will be missed.

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