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Dey ban ROWLEY MUDDAH COUNT from CHUTNEY and SOCA competitions!!!

Newsday, December 27, 2017

By Camille Moreno

The organisers of national chutney and soca contests find Nirmal “Massive” Gosine’s song about the Prime Minister’s mother so offensive that they’ve told him he can’t count on performing his song on their

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The emperor has no clothes but one dirty sock.

The emperor has no clothes but one dirty sock.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

The President’s behaviour at the last Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) could be described as the biggest violation ever displayed by any president towards Pan Trinbago’s membership.

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Luckystickz is more than just ‘that steel pan guy’

The Hamilton Spectator

Ontario, Canada - Dejehan Hamilton broke new ground five years ago by becoming one of the first students at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music to claim the steel pan as his principal instrument.

Now, Hamilton — born

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Pan Trinbago’s PRO and Animal Farm.

Pan Trinbago’s PRO and Animal Farm.

by Aqull Arrindell

Please permit me to make it clear that I am not referring to anyone, nor do I wish for anyone, to be personally branded as any of the animal characters that appear in the literature I am drawing

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NCC ANNOUNCES FOR DATE FOR CARNIVAL 2018 MEDIA LAUNCH

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Despers USA's long-time bass player, “Keith” Incherry Hunt has passed

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Despers USA - on the passing of their long-time bass player popularly known as “Keith” Incherry Hunt. He is dearly missed.

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DOLLY IS BACK IN TOWN!!!

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NCC to pay Pan Trinbago $3m in ticket sales

Trinidad Guardian 

The National Carnival Commission (NCC) has a little over a month to pay Pan Trinbago the $3 million in ticket sales it collected for this year’s Panorama competition.

High Court judge Vasheist Kokaram made the order in the Hall of

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USSA General Meeting

The executive board of USSA invites the pan fraternity to a meeting at Sesame Flyers offices at 3508 Church Ave at 7.30pm on Monday 18th December

Martin Douglas
President

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I don't understand how the CIP could have SO MISREAD THE KEITH DIAZ SITUATION. And I don't understand how Gregory Lindsay could fool himself into believing that DR. DOLLY is on HIS SIDE.

Did anybody on this forum or in the CIP follow the NEW VISIONARIES and COLLEGE BOY dramas? Did Doctor Dolly follow up on her promises? Does she dare take ANY ACTION against KEITH DIAZ? Does she dare lift a finger in the face of KEITH DIAZ (much less

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Are PAN MEN really playing for free this PANORAMA? Is Keith Diaz running PANORAMA for free, too?

I was reading that PAN MEN are going to play for free this PANORAMA. It does not really come as a surprise to me because about three months ago I got the FULL SCOOP and made a few veiled hints on this FORUM along the way.

But ... REALLY!!! It just se

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KEITH DIAZ calls for a BAN on "ROWLEE MOTHER COUNT"

I tell you: KEITH DIAZ is the GREATEST POLITICIAN IN THE WORLD!!!

Imagine THE PRESIDENT of Pan Trinbago (The Right Honourable Keith Diaz) just jump in the MOTHER COUNT BREW and publicly called for a ban on Massive Gosein song.

KEITH DIAZ say that MAS

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The DEEP STATE is attacking MASSIVE GOSINE now: TATT calls for revision of Massive Gosine's "Rowlee Mudda Count" !!!

"The authority is of the view that the statements in this song can prove to be inappropriate and derogatory to mother figures who place an important role in the enrichment and development of our society. We are therefore urging you, in the interest o

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THE NCC BOARD is in DISARRAY!!!

Ainsworth Mohammed walk out on them. Colin Lucas drowning in confusion. Dolly turn she back on the whole scene. Keith Diaz begging for money (what else in new?). PANORAMA COMING faster than Christmas gone. And the perpetual enemy -- the lack of admin

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So when is DOCTOR DOLLY going to evict KEITH DIAZ from PAN TRINBAGO for CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE and put THE CIP in office?

I get the feeling that THE CIP believes that DOCTOR DOLLY is in their corner working on their behalf to kick KEITH DIAZ out of office. I must say that never before in the history of politics anywhere in the world has a political team been so blind, m

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Steel Pan Trainers Officially Graduate

By:Curtis Morton

Charlestown-Nevis—A brief but significant ceremony, was held at the Bath Hotel, on Thursday 14th December.

The ceremony which was ably chaired by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mr. Kevin Barrett, effectively broug

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Notice to all Desperadoes Steel Orchestra Members

NOTICE OF MEETING
TO ALL MEMBERS

Notice is hereby given that a Meeting will be held on Sunday 17th December, 2017 at our new rehearsal venue situated at Nos. 2-4 Victoria Avenue, Port of Spain, beginning at 10:00am.


Respectfully yours, Desperadoes

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INGRID: Thanks to you, the CHUTNEY SOCA SHOW is BACK ON!!!

Once the Minister of Finance realized that complaints about pulling the financial plug on the show were being raised ALL OVER THE WORLD (Starting with you in England) they decided to FUND THE SHOW to the tune of ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

Promoter Singh sa

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Binghamton Steel Drum Band has taught students Caribbean music for 18 years

PressConnects

A couple years after Joel Smales heard Ithaca College's Steel Band,he bought a steel pan of his own to play along with Binghamton High School's Jazz Ensemble.

"Everybody loved it," said Smales, a music teacher at the school. "I got some

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A slap in the face of bandleaders by PT’s ERO

A slap in the face of bandleaders by PT’s ERO

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

About two weeks ago, a person, whose name I would not call, posted a question on Facebook. The question was, If there was one thing you could change for panorama 2018, what would it

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