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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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Invaders Steel Orchestra pioneer Errol Zephyrine has NOT passed

When Steel Talks is pleased to announce that Errol "Augmented" Zephyrine is alive and well.   He was one the Invaders Steel Orchestra pioneers and standout musicians. He also represented Starlift Steel Orchestra in the Trinidad and Tobago National S

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LIKE TRINIDAD GONE THROUGH -- is ONLY TOBAGONIANS RULING THE ROOST!!! And I thought that all THE GENIUSES was from TRINIDAD!!!

THE PRIME MINISTER!!!

THE CHIEF JUSTICE!!!

THE PAN TRINBAGO PRESIDENT!!!

THE WINNING PANORAMA ARRANGER -- THE BEST PAN ARRANGER IN THE WORLD!!!

Everybody from TOBAGO and yet people trying to convince me for years about all the GENIUSES from TRINIDAD

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Imagine hiring a TRUCK to take SAND TO THE SEA. Well BEVERLEY hire a MARKETING TEAM to ADVERTISE and PROMOTE PANORAMA!!!

There is (ah have to stay with the dialect here) THREE things that you do not have to advertise in TRINIDAD: Christmas, New Years and PANORAMA.

But BEVERLEY hire a whole MASSIVE CREW to MARKET PANORAMA. And then I hear that the team get paid about 2.

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Cecil Hinkson: I was depending on you and YOUR INFLUENCE on all dem other websites to FIGHT FOR PAN PLAYERS -- but allyuh let me down!!!

Cecil: For so many years I HAVE WORKED FOR YOU on THIS FORUM -- FOR FREE!!!

And I thought that you were REPRESENTING PAN PLAYERS!!! But it looking to me now that all you care about is PANORAMA IN THE SAVANNAH!!!

And you doh care NUTTEN about THE PAN

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Review: ‘(M)iyamoto Is Black Enough’ and then some at the Wallis

By Mark Swed

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odw and Cecil Hinkson: How allyuh eh tell meh all this thing going on with DIGITALIZING PAN right there in TRINIDAD ...

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MARCUS ASH: We eh hearing NOTHING AT ALL from PAN TRINBAGO and since you are the UNOFFICIAL PRO -- I would like an UPDATE FROM YOU!!!

MARCUS: Like allyuh keeping EVERYBODY IN THE DARK after all the PROMISES OF TRANSPARENCY.

Now, I never met you personally!!! And I never talk to you or NOTHING. But I have A BUCK LOCK UP in one ah meh bathrooms and THE BUCK tell me that if I want PAN

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Ah never see ONE MAN silence AH WHOLE PAN COMMUNITY so in MEH LIFE like EDDIE HOLDER did today ...

By the time the man LAY DOWN he CREDENTIALS -- ARGUMENT DONE!!!

And then there was BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE who was planning to be beating SHE CHEST after the PANORAMA. But when all dem HIGH LEVEL MARKETING EXPERTS and TEAMS that  she hired for TENS OF

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