Address by Pan Trinbago President at the SteelFesTT 2012 Opening

Members of the Steelfestt Organising Committee, Officers of the Central Executive and staff of Pan Trinbago, members of the steelband fraternity, specially invited guests, ladies and gentlemen.

On behalf of Pan Trinbago Inc., the officers and members

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Rum and Coca-Cola -- Revisited

Rum and Coca-Cola

Listen to "Rum and Coca-Cola"

“Rum and Coca-Cola” is the title of a popular calypso. Originally composed by Lord Invader and Lionel Belasco, it was copyrighted in the United States by entertain

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Happy Birthday to panist Robert Greenidge 4-28-20

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Champion Panorama  arranger and performing artist Robert Greenidge.

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Pan sampling - is it real?

pelham goddard posted a status

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Dismantling the Pan In The Classroom Unit Is Tantamount to Turning Back The Hands Of The Clock

written by Andre Moses President, Pan in Schools Coordinating Council
 

In so many cases the right and wrong of a situation has little to do with the arguments in themselves, but has all to do with how the framework for the discussion is presented. Th

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Happy Birthday to Hueloy - April 5

When Steel Talks extends a very special Happy Birthday to one of the great people in pan -  Hueloy Lila Yip Young. 

Hueloy is one of the founding members of Harmonites Steel Orchestra.Hueloy Lila Yip Young

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Happy Birthday to the Calypsonians Crazy and DeFosto

When Steel Talks extends a belated birthday greetings to De Fosto and Crazy.  Their birthdays was yesterday March 19th.

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Remembering the Steelband Raids of Brooklyn

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THE SAGA OF THE STEELPAN

THE SAGA OF THE STEELPAN

Trinidad & Tobago - The Steel Pan Instrument is celebrating over seventy five years of evolution in Trinidad and Tobago; yet it still faces an uphill battle for survival even though dubbed the National Instrument.

The steel p

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A Special Happy Birthday to Raffique Shah

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Happy Birthday to Andy Narell

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Andy Narell.

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Happy Birthday to the Barron - Timothy Watkins

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Above all, the steelpan

Above all, the steelpan

By Sunity Maharaj
Re-published with the expressed permission of the author

"... Why do we need to plan our lives and educational strategies around a divisive concept like multiculturalism which, contrary to its benign 'many c

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An indepth look at Jit Samaoo - The Man - The Arranger - The Composer - by Simeon L. Sandiford

Dr. Jit Sukha Samaroo - The Man - The Arranger - The Composer

The Man

Jit Sukha Samaroo was born on 24 February, 1950 in the village of Surrey, Lopinot, one of the most elevated valleys in Trinidad’s Northern Range. This valley was settled in 1805 b

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Total Disrespect

By Raffique Shah - Trinidad Express

I HAVE been nursing a not-so-quiet anger since last Sunday's Panorama Semi-finals, and no, it has nothing to do with Despers being omitted from the finals, although I feel "a how" about that. I have asked fellow pa

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Panorama is Over, Now What? -- The Vibe "Not" Done - Music, Business and Opportunities

Panorama is Over, Now What?

The Vibe "Not" Done - Music, Business and Opportunities
 

Global - Over the next few weeks some of the most outstanding international musical minds and Cultural Attachés will visit the WST network and will look at, and/or

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About calling it dumb when it is

About calling it dumb when it is

By Les Slater


Sometimes we try too hard to convince folks where we're coming from about this or that matter. A case in point being the recent appearance of Mitt Romney before a conservative gathering in Washington,

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Comments on the 2012 Panorama Results

The results from the preliminary rounds are in. Big Up to all the panorama participants...

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Tragedy hits the steelpan community again

When Steel Talks extends our condolences to the family and friends of Akeem Young - formerly of St. Margaret's Steel Orchestra in Trinidad - whose senseless death has the world in shock.  We also send our sympathy to all those affected by this traged

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Is the current group of Soca artists developing a reality check?

Is the current group of Soca artists developing a reality check?

"Have we lost the whole concept of what soca is all together melody should not be one we throw to pan alone but to MUSIC on a whole!"

Fay Ann Lyons- Alvarez

Has the musical pendulum

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