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The minority sport of Carnival

By Martin Daly - Trinidad Express

The only remarkable thing about Carnival 2015 was the obvious acceleration of its decline into a minority sport with less and less redeeming artistic value and rapidly decreasing audiences.

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Pan Trinbago loses appeal

Trinidad Newsday By JADA LOUTOO Tuesday, February 24 2015

WORLD governing body for the steelpan, PanTrinbago, has lost its appeal against a decision of a High Court judge who, in 2013, ruled that two steelband members were eligible candidates for the

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PAN! Our Music Odyssey won the award for the Most Outstanding Documentary feature at the ReelWorld Film Festival Canada

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Maya Angelou Forever Stamp is unveiled

'Miss Calypso' Maya Angelou to be immortalized with a 'Forever' postage stamp by the United States Postal Service. Maya Angelou, well known for her memoirs and activism, was made famous and given the moniker 'Miss Calypso' after her album of the sam

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Is there a future for Pan with TIDAL?

Tidal Lossless Music Streaming Review: Forget Spotify, Get CD Quality Music

I remember when Spotify launched, it was something of a life-changing experience. For so long, the music industry had fought and fought to maintain the status quo of music.

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…ROBBERY SAYS PHILMORE, EXODUS

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

By Joan Rampersad

A hurt Philmore told Newsday, “Robbery! They (are) wicked to me after all these years. The problem is I never went to school with those judges. They learnt theory but I learnt it the practical way. None of

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Happy Birthday to my Friend Rudolph Walker

Today April 1st (All Fools Day) is my Good Friend Rudolph Walker Birthday, I played together with Rudolph in City Symphony and he also played with Solo Harmonites, (he has been around) Enjoy your Day Rudy..

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Marcus Miller explores his African roots on new CD - featuring Robert Greenidge

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The making of a ‘Smooth’ Panorama arranger

Trinidad Express Newspapers

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” This is a famous quotation by William Shakespeare. Arranger for eight-time Panorama Champion Massy Trin

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Steel band festival seeks support

The Pan New England Steel Band Festival is coming to Blue Hill in May and everyone is invited, according to a news release.

Flash! in the Pans and its parent organization, Peninsula Pan, Inc., will host the 25th annual Pan New England Steel Band Fest

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Making of the steel-pan

UWI Research In Action

Trinidad Express

The traditional method of manufacturing the steel-pan included ‘dishing out’ a bowl from a 55 gallon oil drum and hammering out the notes. Notes are then marked and grooved out. To make a steel-pan the craftsma

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STEEL PAN MINISTRY

AGAIN I REITIRATE, The Steel Pan Musical Instrument must have it's own Ministry, or in part with the Ministry of Culture, and or Industry as the Instrument is both Cultual, made from an Industrial Container, this is neccessary for the instrument too

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Panyard to be transformed into homework centre

 By CECILY ASSON - Trinidad Newsday

The only steelband in Penal has embarked on a mission to transform their panyard into a “liming block” and members are making it clear that the “block” will not be one where idle thoughts prevail, but one where you

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Steelband on the right note with award wins

News Guardian

Young band members hit the right notes to scoop awards at recent music festivals

Tyneside, England - Three of the bands from North Tyneside Steelband (NTSB) won top awards for their talents.

At the Tynedale Music Festival, the traini

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Massive Road Block in Puerto Espania/Port of Spain

Trinbagonian's do not seem to understand that, the LAW was created TO SCARE AND CONTROL PRIMITIVE PEOPLE, the police are just implemented said Laws...

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Buxton Pride wins Mash Panorama Steel Pan Competition - Guyana

February 10, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

The Buxton Pride Steel Orchestra has done it again, taking top honours for the second year in a row and in its second showing at the Republic Bank Mashramani Panorama Steel Pan Competition on Sunday at the Cliff Ander

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Social Media Backlash to Phase II Player Cut Before Panorama Finals

PHASE 11 LET DAVID PLAY!!! WHO WILL STAND UP FOR DAVID 12YRS OLD! David has been playing with Phase 11 since he was 9 yrs old. He played when they won Panorama 2013 with MORE LOVE. This Panorama Season David practiced for the entire sea.son, not m

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NIU Steel Band embarks on concert series

NIU Steel Band will hold a series of concerts in the Chicagoland area running through April 26.

Steel Band is a 35-member group made up of steelpan percussion majors.

The band will take part in a benefit concert for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

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NCBA $$ woes continue

Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Dr Lincoln Douglas is now trying to secure a $75 million loan from First Citizens in order to clear up debts accrued as a result of his miscalculating last year’s budget. Until that loan is secured, Carnival 2015 wi

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Codrington Pan Family one of SXSW 2015’s 10 breakout acts

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER , Star Tribune

Codrington Pan Family: The steelpan ensemble from Trinidad and Tobago sparked one of the liveliest dance parties of the fest late Saturday, even using the “Green Acres” theme as groove fodder.

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