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A sad day for pan. Condolences to La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra, and Terrance "BJ" Marcelle.

A sad day for pan. Though he mostly worked in the background he was a strong advocate for pan in schools and worked hard reviving La Brea Nightingale. Sad to know such a conscious and loving man is now gone. One of the latest murder victims in this

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UK pan players invade Trinidad for Panorama 2018

by Shareen Gray

The trend for UK pan players attending Trinidad Carnival to take part in their Panorama has been happening for decades. Shamefully – as a steelpan industry person – I hadn’t attended until this year, and this was a spontaneous trip ma

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Donate a pan to Cuba

Trinidad Newsday

PAN IN CUBA: Members of La Casa del Caribe incorporate the steelpan in Cuba’s annual Fiesta del Fuego (Fire Festival).

LAUREL V WILLIAMS

MANY attempts were made over the decades at unifying various Caribbean territories over the ye

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Tony Deyal | Mohammed And The Mountain

The Gleaner - Jamaica

Paradise Lost

...Ainsworth Mohammed is what we call a 'panman' but one whose strength, whether as a banker or band manager, is the combination of organisational and people skills with foresight and strategic thinking. While dep

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Steelpan, drums take over Festival

John Babb -- Trinidad and Tobago - Newsday

THE steelbands and some fantastic drumming held sway at yesterday’s sessions of the 32nd biennial Music Festival at Queen’s Hall. Under the leadership of veteran Desmond Waithe, the young RIPE Steel Ensembl

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Steel pan with a difference

 Barbados Today

Steel pan music in the Caribbean is normally associated with pulsating soca music, large complicated arrangements during Carnival, and the general rhythm and tempo songs people all around the world look forward to when they visit this

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According to one report, PAN TRINBAGO spent $4,052,462.00 in VEHICLE RENTALS in 2016 -- all from the same RENTAL COMPANY

I need THE CIP to come on THIS FORUM and tell me if this is a TYPO or CIP PROPAGANDA or real numbers from the AUDIT REPORT. If this report is true, I am shocked that the MINISTER OF CULTURE could keep handing out MONEY to PAN TRINBAGO every year and

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What does the NCC want?

Mark Lyndersay writes a weekly column for the Newsday.

IT MIGHT be more accurate to ask what Carnival’s stakeholders want, but the reality of 21st century mas is that it is driven by powerful interests, most of which are self-interests.

The NCC has a

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Do you think that a "TOBAGO CARNIVAL" will need to IMPORT "BEAUTIFUL WOMEN"?

Well ah RADIO HOST in TRINIDAD made a statement that "CARNIVAL IS ABOUT WOMAN" implying to some that the TOBAGO CARNIVAL just cannot be about "BLACK TOBAGO WOMAN" so they will have to import some "NICE WOMEN" from Trinidad and elsewhere for the TOBAG

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BIG STORY in the TRINIDAD GUARDIAN: Criminals will target revellers

"J’Ouvert bands are resisting the suggestion that they be shifted from Woodbrook and environs to Port-of-Spain for the 2019 Carnival celebrations.

They claim that such a move to the capit

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Mr. Diaz failed in his attempt to “chain up” band leaders; North Zone rejected him.

Mr. Diaz failed in his attempt to “chain up” band leaders; North Zone rejected him.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

Mr Diaz attempted to discredit the rest of the executive during a Northern Region meeting, on Thursday 15^th March, 2018. The meeting was held a

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Pan and calypso reign at Music Festival

Trinidad Newsday

Marc Mahase receives the Newdsay Cup from Leslie Alfonso after topping the Acoustic Guitar Solo class at the Music Festival at Queen’s Hall on Friday.

GARY CARDINEZ

THE sweetness of TT’s music rang through Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s on

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Black Panther from The Harpe

Trinidad Newsday - Melissa Doughty

WHILE the streets of East Port of Spain might have seemed like a scene of utter anarchy on Monday, a flower of positivity blooms. Teneisha Campbell is yet another Trinbagonian and a former La Cou Harpe, Observatory

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KEITH DIAZ to STEP DOWN THIS YEAR

Massive stampede to the PAN TRINBAGO SEAT OF POWER!!!

At least 25 candidates to vie for leadership position!!!

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Junior Regrello is a God send after Wire refused the Chatterpaul family from hosting Chatterpaul’s funeral reception in his pan yard.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

South Trinidad has lost one of its long-standing bass players, Mr. Frederick Chatterpaul. One of the most unassuming of individuals you would ever meet. I knew him personally because he brought his son to me at San City Steel

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Sussex Steel bidding to bag a massive cash boost

News that Sussex Steel had been nominated for the Tesco Bags of Help initiative was music to the ears of members.

Now, the band is calling for support from shoppers during March and April, when votes in store will decide how grants of up to £4,000,

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BIG BIG RUMOUR IN TOWN: KEITH DIAZ STEPPING DOWN!!!

Well when they spread the news around, if yuh see all dem old RECYCLED BANDITS coming to town.

Everybody want to be the NEXT PRESIDENT of PAN TRINBAGO. Long line of BANDITS just hoping to carry on the tradition of ROBBING PAN MEN BLIND. Reminds me of

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Economic Gains From The Carnival Investment

Minister Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly & Minister Shamfa Cudjoe

What were some of the improvements on the cards for next year's celebrations, what are economic benefits that can be derived?

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Music Festival provides platform for youths to shine

Music Festival adjudicator Belinda Mikhail critiques the performances yesterday at the Naparima Bowl in San Fernando.

YVONNE WEBB

YOUNG people continued to shine yesterday as they showcased their talents in the final leg of the preliminaries of th

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“Mighty Trini” hits poor treatment for culture

Miranda La Rose Newsday February 22, 2018

Calypso needs to be independent of the National Carnival Commission, he said, and should account directly to Government. “Calypso is suffering. When I go on a stage now and I see ten people in the audience an

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