Check Solo,Renegades and Tokyo, Birdsong,Pandemonium, Desperadoes, Way pan reach Way the hell Pan reach,Enjoyment to the World the Pan does give if you was to see way the Panman live.

An agreement was made to pay the Pan players their remittance for performing in Panorama 2018 by the former Pantrinbago regime, the new Pantrinbago regime should do all in its power to Honor that agreement.Pan reach Far and High in Foreign, But in th

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Mayor: Lack of funding killing Sando Carnival

Trinidad Newsday

San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello

“If this course of ac­tion by the NCC con­tin­ues along this path I am cer­tain the dis­rup­tion to Car­ni­val in San Fer­nan­do will progress to a point where there may not be Car­ni­val cel­e­bra­

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Well Sharmain Baboolal flowcharted the PANTRINBAGO MEETING today; so ah waiting to see how things match up!!!

"When Pan Trinbago hosts an Extra Ordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss plans for the 2019 Panorama season- as much as the new executive may be better prepared because they are challenged to be so or die a painful death, it will be the same old.

Beca

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Arima All Stars tuner hammers out phonic pan

Trinidad Newsday

Pan tuner Andy Neils works on the phonic pan, recording the notes on a computer, at Arima All Stars panyard in Malabar. PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE

FEELING trapped by the limited range of the middle section of the single pan ensemble,

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Pan Trinbago promotes green space for Panorama

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Jammin’ still in North Park

Pan Trinbago president Beverley Ramsey-Moore, second from left, and members of her executive perform as a band at the official launch of Panorama 2019, hosted at BP Renegades panyard, Charlotte

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Ah tell BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE from EARLY that she needed to focus on the MARKETING but she was too busy glorifying herself to consider the advice

Instead, she squeeze THE PRO out of the organization and she hire Marie Toby to sit at her right hand and PRETEND to be the Liaison Officer for all STEELBANDS.

Now, how yuh go live in TOBAGO and be the LIAISON OFFICER in Trinidad for STEELBANDS? Espe

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Pan needs sponsorship for survival: Southern Marines bandleader insists!!!

Newsday January 25, 2019

Yvonne Webb

He said players were not a separate and independent entity and were NOT the most important part of the steelband but there were justifiable reasons the players must be incentivised through the steelbands.

“Once th

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Holiday flashback: Barrels to Beethoven event held in Wilkinsburg

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania, USA - On the heels of a successful holiday party last month, Barrels to Beethoven — an organization co-founded by Leigh Solomon Pugliano and her husband, David Pugliano, that focuses on the preservation, educatio

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No support for cut in pan prize money

Trinidad Newsday

SAN Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello does not support the suggestion by captain of San City Steel Orchestra Aquil Arrindell to cut Panorama prize money so players could receive a stipend.

Regrello said it was he, as an alderman at the

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"NO SUPPORT FOR CUT IN PAN PRIZE MONEY" -- South Man against South Man; Beverley have everybody fighting against everybody!!!

Newsday January 11, 2019 Yvonne Webb

SAN Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello does not support the suggestion by captain of San City Steel Orchestra Aquil Arrindell to cut Panorama prize money so players could receive a stipend.

He said to get from prelimin

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Laborie Hosts International Music Workshop

Laborie News

Andy Narell directs workshop participants

Professional and amateur musicians as well as music students from the USA, Australia and France have converged on Laborie for the third edition of the annual Laborie Steel Pan and Brasilian Percu

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Cut pan prize money to pay players -- Steelband leader to Ramsey-Moore

CAPTAIN of San City Steel Orchestra Aquil Arrindell has written to Pan Trinbago president Beverly Ramsey-Moore suggesting that she cut the Panorama prize money for 2019 so players could be paid a stipend.

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I don't understand why all these highly-placed and highly-recognized and highly-concerned PAN LOVERS cannot call a meeting with BEVERLEY to discuss their dissatisfaction with PAN TRINBAGO and PANORAMA

Look!!! Dem Yankees having a BIG PAN CONFERENCE in Miami (in early March) and everybody will be talking to everybody else and building consensus to MAKE AMERICA the global leader in PAN PROGRESS. Even LIAM TEAGUE will be in the conference.

So why can

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EARL RICHARDS: Yuh say yuh like CALYPSO and yuh know about CALYPSO. So tell me who sing this song even though the lyrics might be a little paraphrased

Now WOMEN who don't have that SKILL

Jumping on the boat AT WILL

And calling themselves PRESIDENT still ...

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Downbeat Magazine discovers Jonathan Scales

Jonathan Scales Extends Steel Pan Territory

INTERVIEW, NEWS, FROM THE MAGAZINE, JONATHAN SCALES
By Geoffrey Himes   I  Jan. 9, 2019

Béla Fleck knows a thing or two about establishing an identity in the jazz world while playing an unusual instrument.

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I thought I was the ONLY ONE complaining but ah gone by PAN PAPARAZZI and like ah have THREE BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS over there ...

Nikki Cox 

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After 56 years of Panorama -- Panmen still face same issues

“We are going around in circles, spending large sums. Panorama started in 1963 and in 2019, we still have some of the same problems. We have not really evolved as we should have. We have not sat down and studied this event as a single event. Pulled

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Bandits Strike Marsicans Single Pan Band

by Sharmain Baboolal

Arima, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thieves climbed through a very small space between the roof and the wall at the Marsicans Steel Orchestra panyard and stole five chromed tenor pans from the band on Monday night.

That represents

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Players will be paid for 2018 and possibly, 2019, but somebody need to grow some balls.

Players will be paid for 2018 and possibly, 2019, but somebody need to grow some balls.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

I left yesterday’s meeting with a glimmer of hope. With some convincing from the membership, our players are getting a commitment from our

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The 2018 Single Pan Champions Newtown Playboyz will not be defending their crown in 2019

by Sharmain Baboolal

The 2018 Single Pan Champions Newtown Playboyz will not be defending their crown in 2019..and will deprive thenselves of a three peat.They first won the title in 2017 mere months after the band was formed. It was a breakaway fro

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