J’Ouvert City International kicked off its 2018 celebration by honoring 25 individuals from our community who have worked hard behind the scenes to ensure that our culture is maintained in Central Brooklyn. They were known as “J’Ouvert Cultural Ambas
Read more…Allyuh sit down in foreign and watch some video and make some assumptions about the MAJESTY OF THE DISPLAY of PAN ON THE ROAD with PEOPLE PUSHING. Well all that glitters is not gold, eh.
So allyuh better call allyuh friends down in THE MECCA and find
Read more…ELECTIONS on October 28th (ah still eh buy it; but I am going along with the assumption) that will be the end of THE RICHARD FORTEAU ERA. And Michael Joseph and Darren Sheppard sinking on the FORTEAU SHIP too.
They need to HIRE a MARKETING AGENT (ah
Read more…By High Commission of St Lucia
(PRESS RELEASE VIA SNO) – The Laborie Pan project gave Saint Lucians in London a treat last week, with a one-off concert at the Saint Lucia High Commission Thursday (30th August).
The evening event wa
A Republic of Pan; Pan in the Countryside in Moruga was electrifying; thank you Minister Lovell Francis.
Grand Chemin beach facility on Sunday before the holiday is normally packed. Normal ‘Trini ting’ where car doors and trunks are open with loud
Read more…Every move that FORTEAU and DIAZ have made since APRIL (allyuh remember the talk about ELECTIONS in APRIL?) has been to DELAY ELECTIONS and BUY TIME.
The EGM and the September 16th ELECTIONS turned out to be a ruse also. A cruel ruse also with a dirt
Read more…PANTRINBAGO has proven that THEY COULD RUN PANORAMA. So it does not matter who is PRESIDENT, the human resources and experience is in place to have a SUCCESSFUL PANORAMA. After that THE EXECUTIVE sits around in the office all year (ah sure they have
Read more…Chemically Straighten or Quit The Show
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People with a passion for trying something new have been learning to play pan drums with the Cramlington Caribbean Crew.
Northumberland, England - Twelve budding drummers were tutored in chords, scales and how to play tunes on the
Read more…By ALLEGRA BATTLE
The steelpan drum, an instrument made popular in the Caribbean, is the catalyst for a new youth music program in Wilkinsburg.
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan was traditionally made from used oil barrels and disc
Read more…Notice I used the word "inferred" and not "STATED" or "DECLARED" -- because people on THIS FORUM have a tendency to take the APPROXIMATE MEANING. And I eh in that!!!
And a HIGH-PLACED woman in RENEGADES said that "only TWO of the candidates were qual
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1999 NEA National Heritage Fellow Ellie Mannette performing at the 2017 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Awards Ceremony. Photo by Tom Pich
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the
Keith Byer, running for president of Pan Trinbago. On 90.1 FM Sunday 2pm to 5pm. Call in and ask your questions.
Competent or incompetent?
Corrupt or incorruptible?
Genuine or disingenuous?
What about Cari Pan?
Ent he was the man in charge?
Did h
Read more…That MOU that Keith Diaz signed with GYPSY and DOLLY and COLIN LUCAS and the NCC was highly criticized around the STEELBAND COMMUNITY. But if you take time to PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER, you will see that this could be a MAJOR BLESSING (a two-year b
Read more…ROWLEY LOVE PAN!!! DOLLY LOVE PAN!!! GYPSY LOVE PAN!!! COLIN LUCAS LOVE PAN!!! At least: So they say to COLLECT THE PAY CHECK!!!
And they sit by IDLY and watch DIAZ and JOSEPH and FORTEAU and SHEPPARD run the WORLD GOVERNING BODY OF PAN into THE DEPT
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Ellie Mannette crafting a drum at his workshop in Morgantown, W.Va., in 2006. He was among the first to fashion a steel drum that had all the notes of the chromatic scale, so it could play any melody in any key.CreditCreditvia Mannette Musical Instr
Read more…As we reflect on the Man called Ellie and the many aspects of this life, here is an article we wish to share with you. It was written by renowned reporter Terry Joseph (deceased) of Express Newspapers dated Tuesday October 31, 2000. It records Ellie'
Read more…This week the PAN WORLD was filled with DRAMA and related POLITICS. And KEITH DIAZ proved to me how smart a politician he actually is when it comes to LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE.
Earlier in the week when Keith Diaz revealed some of the details of the
Read more…... there is a beacon of hope for the youth of Siparia and south Trinidad. Steelband visionary and former Pan Trinbago vice president Keith Byer has formed the Diatonic Pan Institute (DPI), a
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Despers USA on their 2018 Panorama 2018 victory.
