Mere weeks before the National Panorama Competition, Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) has withdrawn its sponsorship of Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra. After 30-plus years it has shattered our hopes, especially when Panorama is expected to start in two we
Read more…Trinidad, W.I.- The band is captained by Pete Braxton, 22, who has been with the band for the past ten years, with Marchan and Bailey and as first and second vice captains respectively.
But while winning Panorama is the band’s focus, “because everybod
Trinidad Express:
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Police used batons and their fists to beat patrons during the 2012 National Panorama semifinals at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain yesterday, after hundreds of pan fans tried to push past barriers
New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Ever wondered what “Amazing Grace” sounds like uptempo—with steel drums and strings mixed together?
Over 100 people found out at St. Luke’s Church on Whalley Avenue Monday. They saw the church’s renowned Steel Band mix it
Global - Pan Trinbago has commissioned popular local cartoonist Keith “Keithos” Anderson to illustrate it’s first-ever calendar.
The months of the year depict milestones along the way in the development of the steel pan. These include the famous riot
Trinidad Express
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Both panmen and management of 48 unsponsored steel orchestras (single pan, small, medium and large) received donations from Scotiabank to help in their preparation for Carnival and the Panorama competition.
Read more…St. Lucia, W.I.- With its history spanning much farther back than that of independence, pan music in St. Lucia has long struggled to remain firmly on the cultural calendar.
After a five year stump, Junior Panorama has returned. Throughout the month
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Days after Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) dropped its sponsorship of Skiffle Bunch, the steelband has a new sponsor. The band, which is confident of winning the 2012 National Panorama title, will no
Global - Ray Holman - esteemed composer, arranger, and steel pan player, who holds the distinction for writing the first-own composition for the steelband in the National Steelband Panorama competition, will be taking you down memory lane with his h
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - With a thrilling performance in Pleasantville on Thursday night, the 2011 Panorama South/Central Single Pan Bands defending champions, Self Help Marines, sounded a warning to their competitors that
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$800 stipend for panmen
Thursday, December 15 2011 Panmen participating in the 2012 Panorama preliminaries will receive an $800 stipend approved by Cabinet for the last Carnival season. Pan Trinbago secretary, Richard Forteau said members were told |
The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - I beg to differ with the detractors who insist that Pan Trinbago is a dependent, cup-in-hand entity. On the contrary, these past few months I have observed up-close a body of passionate, hard-w
TnT Mirror
Global - As the 2012 Carnival waxes warm the steelband fraternity has lost yet another stalwart.
Robert “Miguel” Gonzales, the captain of Marsicans Steel Orchestra of D’arceuil Lane, Cocoa, Mausica Old Road, Arima, died around 3.00 a.m. on
"Radio Guardian out of the blues. 610 is calling.you and if you still sleeping in yuh bed Trinidad go ping pong huh out yuh bed" well the man behind the pan is gone The legendary Kelvin Hart ping pong champion in the early 1960's,one time arranger/tu
Read more…FORMER HEAD of Pan Trinbago, Patrick Arnold, yesterday received his instrument of appointment as National Carnival Commission (NCC) Chairman from Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters.
Arnold declined to comment on his new appointment
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Address by the Hon. Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters at the launch of Panorama 2012
RESULTS - Cayman Islands Steel Band Extrava-PAN-za Panorama Competition
held November 10, 2011 in Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Winners:
Junior Category
Senior Category
Trinidad & Tobago Newsday:
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters, yesterday distributed more than $2.6 million to 165 unsponsored steelbands to assist with their operations for Carnival and Panorama.
At t
Illinois, USA - His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, will attend this weekend’s concert of the NIU Steel Band.
Parsan, who is a veterinarian, contacted countryman Liam Teague a few m
Read more…The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Neither rain or flood last Saturday could keep the true supporters of Witco Desperadoes away from the Central Bank Forecourt when the Laventille Hill steel orchestra did a farewell concert. Tod
