WSBF2000 - Remembering Pan pioneer, pan ambassador, master pan maker, tuner, player, Elliot 'Ellie' Mannette (05Nov1927, 29Aug2018 RIP)

WSBF2000 - Remembering Pan pioneer, pan ambassador, master pan maker, tuner, player, Elliot 'Ellie' Mannette (05Nov1927, 29Aug2018 RIP)

       THE FINAL NIGHT

   World Steelband Music Festival 2000

21st October 2000

Images: Looking West. The Jean Pi

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The Constitution of PanTrinbago Inc.

The Constitution of PanTrinbago Inc.

(WORLD GOVERNING BODY FOR PAN) PREAMBLE We, the members of PAN TRINBAGO (INC.), as God-fearing, peace-loving and law-abiding people, hereby pledge allegiance to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and declare our

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An Act to Incorporate Pan Trinbago - The Pan Trinbago Act of 1986

The Pan Trinbago Act of 1986

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First * First in Pan - Aruba

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Memories of the Esso Steel Band from 1952 - The Royal Gazette

Dear Sir,

Look what I found in the cellar cleaning up after the Norwegian winter: a rusty steel pan!

The story goes like this: in 1952, when I was 12 years old, I was with my father, who was captain on a cargo liner. The ship was 9,000 tonnes deadwe

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Steel Band Insights - The Growth Of The Steel Pan Orchestra

by Priscilla Taylor

The creation and the evolution of the steel pan, is one of the most Innovative inventions of the twentieth century. A true Folk Art, the pan developed on the Island o

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 1953 - 1955 in Pan

1953	Lennox “Boogsie” Sharpe -  He was born 28 October 1953, Benares Street, St James, Trinidad. The nick-name Boogsie was given to him by his mother 1953 was referred to as the year of Steel band music; over twenty bands (nineteen male and one

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Pan History - Looking back at the years 1978 - 1979 in Pan

1978	USD $500 appearance fee instituted for the preliminaries of New York Panorama Satisfiers win New York Panorama Paddington Youth wins Panorama in the United Kingdom Halcyon wins Antigua Panorama City Symphony wins Panora

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 2014 in Pan

2014

2014 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2014 -  Phase II Pan Groove Wins Championship with tune "Jump High" - The prize is reported to be 2 million dollars TT this year St. Vincent & Grenadines Panorama 2014 - Sion Hill Euphonium Steel

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 1951 in Pan

1951

1951	Arrival of Steelpan in the UK. Taspo 1951 Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) established Lieutenant Griffith of St. Lucia Police Band is musical director formed specifically for Festival of Britain toured France and United K

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 2000 in Pan

2000

2000	Major Panorama rule change in Trinidad and Tobago - An arranger can only work with one band; previously an arranger could arrange for more than one orchestra in the competition  Desperadoes win the Trinidad & Tobago Panorama playing the

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Pan History - Looking back at the years 1968 in Pan

1968

1968	Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago & panist Patrick Manning (second from left) performing with "Playboys" in 1968 at UWI Mona Jamaica. - photo and caption info posted by Patrick Manning. Harmonites win Trinidad & Tobago Pan

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History - Looking back at the year 1967 in Pan

1967

1967	Trinidad and Tobago National Steelband performs at Expo '67 in Montreal, Canada ("A troupe of dancers and the 22 members of the’ National Steelband left for Expo ‘67 on August 11, I was manager of the band. The 22 panmen were: - [ pict

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1945 - 1962 - LOOKING BACK GOING FORWARD

What can members of the WHEN STEEL TALKS discussion forum relate of the following:

1. Written
2. Recorded

Documented records of the history of the Steelband?

• Of its accuracy.
• Of its likely discrepancies.
• Of its likely erroneous omissions.
• Of its likely

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 2001 in Pan

2001	Exodus wins the Trinidad & Tobago Panorama playing the tune A Happy Song Harmonites win Antigua Panorama No Grenada Panorama Toronto Panorama - New Dimension wins Ebony wins the UK Panorama No Panorama competition in St. Vincent St. Lucia Pa

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Pan History - Looking back at the years 1949 in Pan

1949

1949	Antigua Steelband Association formed - 8 members “The Steelband Herald” published as its official paper “....steelbandsmen attained a standard of performance which equals if not surpasses that of the best there is in Trinidad....”, S

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History - Looking back at the year 1964 in Pan

 1964

1964	Hells Gate wins Antigua Panorama Police Steel Orchestra wins St. Vincent & the Grenadines Panorama for 3rd consecutive time North Stars win Trinidad & Tobago Panorama with the tune Mama Dis is Mas North Stars expelled from Associat

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History - Looking back at the year 2015 in Pan

2015

2015	Invaders Steel Orchestra Celebrates Seventy-Five Years - Trinidad & Tobago Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra Celebrates Seventy Years - Antigua & Barbuda Angel Harps Steel Orchestra Celebrates Seventy Years - Grenada Trinidad

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History - Looking back at the year 1999 in Pan

 1999

1999	Desperadoes win the Trinidad & Tobago Panorama playing the tune In My House Angel Harps win Grenada Panorama Ebony wins the UK Panorama No Panorama competition in St. Vincent St. Lucia Panorama - North Stars Steel Orchestra win Pantonic

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History - Looking back at the year 1950 in Pan

	1950
1950	Hells Gate Steel Orchestra of Antigua & Barbuda in 1950 Jit Sukha Samaroo - Dr. Jit Samaroo was born on 24 February, 1950, Lopinot, Trinidad. Steelband Committee setup by government to investigate steelband violence and to find solu

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