Todays musicians are not playing music by guess, its music of the highest.
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As iconic steelbands Massy Trinidad All Stars and CAL Invaders celebrate their 80th and 75th anniversaries, respectively, in 2016 Desperadoes will celebrate 50 years of success in s
By MIRANDA LA ROSE Tuesday, August 18 2015 - Trinidad Newsday
The early steelband, a crucial site of power and privilege for panmen through which they established an identity, still holds true for the contemporary steelband even though women were now
Read more…The majority of people that attend Panorama or anything dealing with Pan where you have to pay is People (Foreigners) that live abroad. A lot of time you ask the Local people about what's going on with Pan they don't know, if you walking down the str
Read more…Dear Pan People,
You are invited to participate in this research on Environmental Sustainability Education (ESE) for Steelpan. It is based on creating a new paradigm for the global steelpan community to address the environmental concerns that cause i
Read more…Here is a short story about Desperadoes on the Hill, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGiBwtBToaY
Read more…By Gary Cardinez - Trinidad Express
After calling the unfinished structure that was intended to be Pan Trinbago’s headquarters in Trincity an “eyesore which represents the worst of Trinidad and Tobago”, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said: “We have t
Read more…Toyota T&T Limited plans to invest $60,000 in four-time National Panorama champion Harmonites Steel Orchestra in support of its Panorama 2016 goals. Steve St Angelo, CEO at the Toyota Motor Corporation for Latin America
Read more…Here is an Article by Justin Thomas at the ICP on the Steelband where he said "Lets make ah food" instead of always looking for a hand out, http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,215327.html
Read more…By William Farrington - Caribbean Life
Many steel bands scrambled to find outdoor rehearsal space, particularly in the Flatbush / Crown Heights neighborhoods to prepare for Panorma on Sept. 5 at the Brooklyn Museum.
CASYM, Metro Steel, Cossfire Steel
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Trinidad-born jazz pianist and leading figure in the steelband movement in Britain who helped set up the Notting Hill carnival. Read more on Russ Henderson
Russell ‘Russ’ Henderson MBE has sadly passed (August 18, 2015)
by Robbie Joseph - Pan Pod
Read more…Glenroy Joseph is having a serious Knee operation tomorrow , lets hope and prayer his operation is successful, Just trust in the Lord Glenroy my Thoughts are with you.
I hope to hear you fussing with us on this Forum, ASAP, may the good lord Bless y
Read more…Utopia Pan Soul Invites you to their Jouver't BBQ fundraiser held @ 816 E 49th street bet Ave D & Foster Ave (Backyard) from 2pm - 8pm Saturday Aug 22nd pass through if you can and take in some lime and pan... food on sale $12 & $15 drinks on sale
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Newly-appointed Desperadoes manager Curtis Edwards said yesterday the East Port of Spain Development Corporation is assisting the celebrated steelband with construction of a ramp at its Upper Laventille Road (Laventille Shrine) base
Read more…Intriguing line about "the crowd that we want to attract" -- sounds a little Lincoln Douglasesque to me. And in the week that Yogi Berra died it looks like deja vu all over again.
I am waiting to hear how P-A-N fits into this economic diversification
Read more…By Marlene Augustine Monday, August 17 2015 - Trinidad Newsday
THE Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS) Steel Orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds, is seeking assistance from the public and private sector to raise $200,000 for a trip to Cuba.
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France - France has had steelbands for several decades now. They were first adopted in the French West Indian community (from Martinique and Guadeloupe), and became more widespread since the 90s. However, beside a mailing list connecting most of the
What you all taught of Duvone use of those drums in CASYM arrangement?
How about Kendell use of that drum in CrossFire ending?
Read more…The volume went up. The volume went down. The mids dropped out. The mids came back. The bass went down. Then the Bass dropped out.
Why is it given all the advancement in technology that the audio of All Stars playing Curry Tabanca from almost 30 year
Read more…The buzz is the SuperNovas is going to be a Large band next year and Ray Holman is going back with StarLift, can anyone confirm this, what about BirdSong, would they be going with Andy? pan people would like to know.
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