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FIVE MONTHS LATER: And THE ONLY ACCOMPLISHMENT of THE BEVERLEY EXECUTIVE has been to PRODUCE PANORAMA ...

And NO ANNOUNCEMENTS of ANYTHING other than REGISTERING FOR THE NEXT PANORAMA!!!

KEITH DIAZ and RICHARD FORTEAU TIEF SIXTY MILLIONS DOLLARS over NINE YEARS and they PRODUCED PANORAMA and they even PAID THE PAN PLAYERS.

So what EXACTLY is THE GREAT AC

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PanGEA (Pan Global Education Alliance) workshop plans to bring pan education into the 21st century

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - "Every instrument develops its own unique approach to how it should be taught, the violin and the electric guitar, and so too does every style of music, whether it’s classical or rock," explains pan historian Kim Johnson as

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Las’ lap for the Carnival?

Newsday March 12, 2019

The minister elaborated on the “plan to disrupt” the Carnival which amounted to “certain criminal elements” who went to Ariapita Avenue throwing bottles and robbing people and pickpocketing. The music was shut down by the CoP.

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I have to admit that I WOULD LOVE to be part of a team MARKETING PAN MUSIC to THE WORLD!!!

But PAN TRINBAGO will have to hire a NEW ERO and the first thing we will have to do is to start IDENTIFYING and DIGITALIZING the STEELBAND MUSIC LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD!!! I could devote 10 to 12 hours a day to a project like that.

But you have to ha

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Pan Elders part ways with Duvone [New arranger to be announced today]

Newsday April 8, 2019

AFTER a successful seven-year partnership in which Duvone Stewart brought victory after victory to Pan Elders steel orchestra, the arranger and the band have parted ways.

The southern pan fraternity reacted with surprise yesterd

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Ah doh want to pyschologically OVER-ARRANGE this posting -- but ah thought that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE promised to pay the WINNING BANDS right after the PANORAMA PERFORMANCES!!!

So one day before the 2019 PANORAMA, just when ALL THE SPOTLIGHT was supposed to be ON THE STEELBANDS and THE PLAYERS -- BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE jumped up and made an announcement (bringing THE SPOTLIGHT UPON HERSELF) that she was going to PAY THE WINN

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BLAME for the "MORNING COCK AH CROW" PANORAMA ENDING falls SQUARELY at the feet of BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE!!!

A highly respectable and informed PAN COMMENTATOR is putting the blame for the TIME-WASTING removal of PANS from the stage after each performance squarely at the feet of BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE. And he seemed rather annoyed that THE PLAYERS (who played

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If BARR could release the MUELLER REPORT (HIGHLY REDACTED) -- why can't BEVERLEY release the DOLLY FORENSIC REPORT on CORRUPTION (UNREDACTED)?

SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS disappeared under NINE YEARS of DIAZ and FORTEAU and JOSEPH and SHEPPARD RULE!!!

And a report was handed over to DOLLY and BEVERLEY.

Why can't they release it so that the EXPLOITED PAN PLAYERS can see how the PANORAMA MONEY IS S

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A passage WORTH READING from KHUENT ROSE -- but I don't think that too many on THIS FORUM will get the message!!!

1. stylistically, the 'sound of the steelband' is not particularly concerned about innovation as much as marketability [LIMITED LOCAL MARKETABILITY]. As a result, most musical direction of steelbands leans towards being a 'cover band' to be viable fo

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French youth pannists visit TT

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight children from the band P’tit Pan of Nantes, France, flew into TT last Tuesday to learn the rudiments of pan, and also to familiarise themselves with the culture of this country.

They were

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2019 Carnival Parade in Guadeloupe

Congratulations to all the components of the carnival guadeloupean, (organizers, maskers, public and especially small hands) for this great demonstration of the carnival parade of a whole people gathered together to keep all its tradition of the ma

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Tobago Jazz uproar over Glasgow contract [Tobagonians REAL UPSET]

Newsday April 6, 2019

Kinnesha George

On Friday, chairman of Tobago Entrepreneurs Kristal Manswell said the request by the island’s private sector was a call for transparency.

“This is not piggy bank money, $500,000 cannot be wasted nor disappear wit

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Reflections on pan and its potential

Newsday

Shell Invaders performs Hookin Meh at the National Panorama finals at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB

DENNISE DEMMING

In traditional management we talk about PESOS as an approach for training people to master

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bugs: I had a BASKETBALL HALLUCINATION!!! I was watching a BASKETBALL PLAYER and then he suddenly turned into a BALLET DANCER and do a "pirouette" and then turn back into a BASKETBALL PLAYER ...

All in the space of SECONDS!!!

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Ah wonder if BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and the PAN TRINBAGO EXECUTIVE does read the UNIVERSAL CRY (all over THE INTERNET) -- for better treatment of the PAN PLAYERS

Chantal Esdelle - “ ... For me I would focus on changing the economics of Carnival so that the people who produce the music, especially players, benefit more from the product. As it stands, service providers of everything from transport to pyrotechni

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Pan Elders and Duvone Stewart Part Ways

From Pan Elders

"Good Morning... As the saying goes..."nothing lasts forever". With that said, the Executive committee wishes to formally announce the resignation of Mr. Duvone Stewart as arranger for Pan Elders Steel Orchestra. We understand that wh

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BIG PAN TRINBAGO MEETING TODAY -- ah hope we get a report on the developments

Almost SIX MONTHS in office and neither THE PRESIDENT nor PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER has UTTERED ONE WORD to the PAN PUBLIC about any developments

They have held over ONE HUNDRED MEETINGS making plans to make the organization FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT bu

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CONGRATULATONS to MERRYTONESTOTHEBONE and ICE WATER PAN ENSEMBLE on their BOMB COMPETITION VICTORY!!!

ICE WATER PAN ENSEMBLE won the SINGLE PAN BOMB COMPETITION 2019 under the distinguished LEADERSHIP and ARRANGEMENT SKILLS of MERRYTONESTOTHEBONE.

Merrytonestothebone is a regular contributor to THIS FORUM so we are all very proud to see him HOIST A C

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Panorama arrangers getting lazy?

EDDIE HOLDER

FIRST OF ALL, let me state my credentials. I was a stageside member of Desperadoes from 1980 to1991, during which time I performed at all 12 Panorama competitions. I also participated in two Musical Festivals – 1986 and 88.

So even if I’

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Panorama Prize Distribution - Pan Trinbago

National Panorama winners in all categories received their prizes (cheques) Saturday 09 March, 2019 at the NCC VIP Lounge, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, at 2:30 pm

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