Congratulations to Neil Iwer George and Kees Dieffenthaller on winning the 2020 Road March Title with their selection “Stage Gone Bad”.
Every year about 40,000 AMERICANS die in ROAD ACCIDENTS!!!
Every year about 16,000 AMERICANS die as a result of MURDERS!!!
Every year about 45,000 AMERICANS die taking their OWN LIVES!!!
Every year about 56,000 AMERICANS die from THE FLU (CDC: 80,000
Read more…Guardian February 26, 2020
"I think that everybody should be able to have the Carnival that they want. That’s what I want for Carnival, for all of us."—Elisha Bartels
One of the biggest criticisms of the modern T&T Carnival has been the
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Gary Cardinez
Worldwide Steel Orchestra had everyone dancing at Monday night steelpan bomb competition in St James. PHOTO BY GARY CARDINEZ - Gary Cardinez
With the pressure of the National Panorama competition behind her, Pan Trinbago’s pr
Read more…Chief Justice Roxane George will deliver her ruling tomorrow. And that will determine how the Elections Commission shall proceed in declaring the winner of the 2020 ELECTIONS.
The CARICOM Chairperson and Barbadian Prime Minister (Mia Mottley) will l
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THE EDITOR: Are writers of original musical compositions approached by pan arrangers to rearrange their original compositions? If so, are composers compensated from the prize monies won from the Panorama competition?
Customarily, steel pan arr
Read more…... pick the NEXT PIONEER who is at the end of HIS JOURNEY and HONOR THE MAN while he is STILL ALIVE. Don't wait until THE MAN IS DEAD to suddenly wake up to HIS CONTRIBUTIONS and LOVE THEM TO DEATH!!!
EVEN HELP OUT!!!
I could call names -- but I don
Read more…Royal Caribbean is quietly testing a brand new family activity that could be coming to a cruise ship near you soon.
The Steel Pan Family Jam is being tested on select ships, that allows families to learn how to play the steel d
Priceton Alumni
Calypso music of Trinidad and Tobago was in the air as the PRINCETON UNIVERSITY STEEL BAND performed in concert Dec. 11. The event was the culmination of MUS 231, a course that instructor Josh Quillen said al
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Everyone has got Panorama fever. Including the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago who was seen in his favorite band, Invaders Steel Orchestra. The Prime Minister helped push bass pans on to stage and s
Read more…"February 3, 2020: Guyana’s Stabroek license – one of the world’s biggest oil finds in years – will cause the country to lose out on up to US$55 billion, according to a new Global Witness investigation based on an OpenOil analysis. Global Witness cal
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This flag woman kept the tempo going for the Desperadoes steel orchestra at Tragarete Road. - GARY CARDINEZ
The preliminary round of the national Panorama competition large band category in the Northern Region on Sunday turn
Read more…Guardian February 11, 2020
A new rule enforced by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO) which disallows calypsonians from singing a new rendition in the finals of the Calypso Monarch competition is not sit
Read more…Los Angeles Times February 14, 2020
"How did one Southern California company end up monopolizing the global market for blank lacquer discs? What happens now that it’s out of commission? From an environmental perspective, can such a facility even exi
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Pan pioneer Neville Jules. -
The Mighty Sparrow sang many years ago:
Every year somebody dear
Give us cause to shed a tear
And mourn for they are gone
Now all that's left is a faint memory
Based on the theme of a strange melody
Sti
Read more…The legendary Pan pioneer, panist and performing artist Hugh Borde has passed.
