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Manchouck said, “I never felt that doing the parade would have been so difficult.”

Trinidad Express - by Gary Cardinez

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.

Manchouck said, “I never felt that doing the parade would have been so difficult. All I want to do is honour the steelpan, a gift this country gave to the world. I am truly hoping to develop

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Skiffle goes on a musical journey - ...band establishes a ‘USA’ branch with Sweet Briar College

The Trinidad Guardian

San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Popular San Fernando steel orchestra Skiffle has forged a key linkage with US-based Sweet Briar College to establish a “Skiffle USA” branch.

 

This significant linkage comes as the Coffee

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T&T pan in focus at Grenada Carnival

Trinidad Guardian

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Grenada’s Spice Mas 2013 has been dedicated to T&T’s national instrument, the steelpan. The theme of this year’s festivities is Sweet Steelpan Music, The Sound and Rhythm of Spice Mas, Tourism and Cultu

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Police and panmen clash

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Police abruptly ended a scintillating performance from City Sun Valley at Friday’s staging of Sweet and Single, Come and Mingle held at the Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, panyard of Neal and Massy Trinidad

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Meet Philip Dupigny, a skilled tenor pan musician

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Trinidad and Tobago is the birth place of one of the most prolific instrument in the world – the steelpan. Each time a great new panist is discovered, it’s like unearthing lost treasure on the isl

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Nathanael "Crix" Flemming - Brilliant Academic Student/Pannist denied US visa in T&T - by Ian Franklin

Written by Ian Franklin

 

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Disappointing turnout for Pan Trinbago’s peace march

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Disappointing. This was how chairman of the northern region of Pan Trinbago, Gerard Mendez, described yesterday’s turnout for the peace march held by Pan Trinbago.

The organisation held a peace mar

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HOW CAN WE SAVE PAN IN NEW YORK (A FORUM)

To the general public:

You are invited to a forum to discuss " How we can save pan in New York". We see it, we know it and we live it.

This forum is for everyone who manages, captains, plays, supports and most importantly love pan. We need to have th

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Veterans tell of badjohn pan days

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A comprehensive and vivid dissertation on the birth and development of pan, and the formation of Pan Trinbago, was delivered last Wednesday night, at bpTT Renegades pan theatre on Charlotte Street, Port

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Youths benefit from Diatonic vacation pan classes

The Trinidad Guardian

Siparia, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Diatonic Pan Institute of Mary Street, Siparia, staged its first Vacation Pan Classes and held a graduation ceremony on August 10 after a month of training which began on July 9.

The classes w

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Parade starts Pan Month

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Laventille, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Lovers of pan music flocked to the Eastern Main Road in Laventille to be a part of the 15th annual Emancipation Pan Parade put on by the Laventille Steelband Foundation on Sunday.

The

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The Pope and the Pan: Challenging Caribbean Inferiority and Cultural Prostitution

Trinidad & Tobago News

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - There was a picture recently of Pope Francis playing the Steelpan next to T&T president Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona who presented it to him as a gift. This picture was published by the media, severa

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Pan Is Beautiful XII - TT $2m in prizes

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - More than $2 million [USD $310,684] are up for grabs in the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband Music Festival, Pan is Beautiful XII, which is scheduled to run from October 5 to November 16.

There are

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Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister hands over cheque for SteelFesTT 2013

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, handed over a cheque on the afternoon of September 19 to representatives of SteelFesTT (Steelpan Festival of Trinidad & Tobago) at the Offi

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Pan and more pan

The Trinidad Guardian

Invaders sets the stage for Versatility concert

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Perhaps it was the $50 admission charged but the turnout at last Friday’s Pan Night, at bpTT Renegades pan theatre, on Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain,

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Dubose teacher ‘steels’ the show

Summerville Journal Scene

South Carolina, USA - Unless you are watching Jack Black in School of Rock you might find it unique to see a teacher performing music for and alongside his students. That is one of the things Dubose Middle School students ge

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Wish list or bucket list for Carnival?

Trinidad Guardian - Peter Blood

Carnival stakeholders’ wants for 2014

• Junia Regrello (Skiffle Steel Orchestra): “My concern isn’t actually one with the NCC, but one with Pan Trinbago. I would like to see better efficiency, and more co-operation fro

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Steelpan Duo takes 1st Prize - Dejean and Deja - These kids have got talent

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dejean and Deja Cain have emerged as the winners of MovieTowne Trinbago Kids Got Talent Summer Programme. The two young panists were crowned last Sunday at the All Star Finals of the six week progr

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Pan Minors Graduation 2013

Tobago News

Tobago, W.I. - The 2013 graduation of the Republic Bank Pan Minors Programme took place recently at the Rovanel’s Resort in Bon Accord. Anthony Moore, Coordinator of the Tobago Pan Minors Programme since 2005 noted in this year’s programm

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Steelband possibilities - Fr Clyde Harvey: “....panyards are sacred ground...”

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago is currently celebrating Pan Month throughout the country and at the inter-faith service to launch the celebration Fr Clyde Harvey remarked that “panyards are sacred ground and should

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