International Panorama Steel Pan Competition Live Online to Take Place August 9th, 2015

Queen's Park Savannah Port of Spain, Trinidad W.I. (PRWEB) August 01, 2015

Calling all Pan lovers; at 3pm eastern on August 9th, 2015 the International Panorama Competition will be streamed LIVE direct from the beautiful twin Island of Trinidad & Tob

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Courts Babonneau to participate in National Panorama Competition

From Courts

PRESS RELEASE  - This year even with the world economic recession threatening the close of several small businesses in St. Lucia,

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Pan talks a ‘bounce’ for TT

Trinidad Newsday

By Melissa Doughty Thursday, June 11 2015

Dr Lincoln Douglas, Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, said yesterday the upcoming International Conference and Panorama (ICP) will provide a needed bounce for the country’s internationa

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Historicist: Come Out to Caribana ’67

The Toronotist

By Jamie Bradburn

What began as a centennial year project grew into an annual summer tradition.

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TT ICP 2015 - Estimate BASE costs for TT ICP Panorama 2015 - Appearances fees & Prizes

TT ICP 2015 - Estimate BASE costs for TT ICP Panorama 2015 - Appearances fees & Prizes

TT ICP 2015 - Estimate BASE costs for TT ICP Panorama 2015 - Appearances fees & Prizes

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tobagojo

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Stamps from Ghana and Grenada, featuring His Excellency with Pope Francis playing the steelpan.

Trinidad Newsday

PRESIDENT Anthony Carmona was yesterday presented with a framed copy of two sets of postage stamps respectively from Ghana and Grenada, each commemorative set featuring His Excellency with Pope Francis the latter playing the steelpan

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In Rememberance of Herman "Rock" Johnston died April 30 2001 (14 yrs ago)

The most underrated Tenor Pan Player and Tuner, May God Bless his Soul, http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/steelband/johnston.html

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ANOTHER "WOMAN ON THE BASS"

This song has been associated with All Stars for years, by Phase ll playing it show that they are coming to let people know they have a "Woman On The Bass" too, This should be very interesting because we know pan people are going to compare the two a

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‘PAN! Our Musical Odyssey’ will make Silver Theatre pulsate

Washington Post

Washington, DC, USA - An enormous poster of the movie “Casablanca” looms over a desk as film producers Kim Johnson and Jean Michel Gilbert speak, via Skype, from Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. The poster does not suggest any pa

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The Legendary Lionel Belasco: A Calypso Founding Father

by Patricia Meschino

The Victor Recording Company’s sessions in Trinidad, which produced the first recording of calindas (the chants accompanying carnival’s stick fighting ritual) sung by Jules Sims, are also noteworthy for the virtuosic piano play

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TT ICP 2015 - List of TT Qualifier steelbands

TT ICP 2015 - List of TT Qualifier steelbands

TT ICP 2015 - List of TT Qualifier steelbands

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tobagojo

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International Panorama Championships in August 12 foreign steelbands coming to challenge Trinbago’s best

In what is shaping up to be as fiery a battle as any post-war steelband clash, 12 foreign steelbands will challenge the world’s best when they come against 12 local steel orchestras for the title of International Panorama Champions. This competition,

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Calypso-The First Recorded Music From the English Speaking Caribbean

By Patricia Meschino

Calypso is often cited as the first genre to sell over a million copies: Harry Belafonte’s “Calypso” album released on RCA Records in 1956 holds the distinction as the Recording Industry of America’s (RIAA) first certified platin

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From steelpan to ‘West Side Story’: NSO’s tropical heat wave

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Steel pan rocks the square

 By Alley Olivier

The sun is shining. There is music in the streets. Sounds like the start of a great summer day to me.

Downtown Brooklyn is providing free entertainment every first and last Thursday of the month for any passerby, group, tourist or m

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Mallets, Brass and Steel

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"Showtime" is over

Radoes Steel Orchestra extends its heartfelt sympathies to the family, friends, and pan family of Peter Johnson, aka Bomber or Showtime. We will be hoping to raise funds to assist his family to defray the funeral expenses and hope you will all give g

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Review: Garth Fagan Dance Honors Geoffrey Holder Along With Carmen de Lavallade -- steel-pan music by Robert Greenidge

The prodigious dancer, choreographer, painter, designer and actor Geoffrey Holder, who died in October — but not before reportedly dancing on his deathbed — would have been 85 on Saturday. Lincoln Center Out of Doors hosted a day of events in his hon

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Pan Fantasy Steelband To Represent Canada At International Competition In Trinidad

Mnialive.com

Winner of Last Year's Canadian Pan Alive Competition Representing Canada in International Competition and Performing Twice in Toronto Next Week!

Canada - Pan Fantasy Steelband steps up to the challenge to represent Toronto, Canada at the

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“Standard of Pan Getting Higher”

“Standard of Pan Getting Higher”

Vern Henry, captain of Panorama champions Lime Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra, says the fact that one point

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