I Bugs fully endorse this message. If we are talking about melodic content, harmonizing, transitions, dynamics, the engine room and the wow factor, it's an open and close case. And I am not suffering from a concussion like the judges.
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Ah wish ah did know .001 PERCENT of what BUGS know about PAN MUSIC (Ah wish ah coulda go to NEW YORK and SHAKE HE HAND). Ah woulda been ALL OVER THIS FORUM challenging EVERYBODY on this PANORAMA MUSIC -- FULL FRONTAL ASSAULT!!!
But as ALLYUH KNOW --
Read more…Band: La Brea Steel Nightingales
Tune: Feeling It (Remix):
Arranger: Vanessa Headley
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Tropical Angel Harps | Antillean All Stars | La Brea Steel Nightingales | Fonclaire | Skiffle
... so their only recourse is to tell some of the TRINIDAD FINALIST BANDS that they need to cut down their bands to the MINIMUM NUMBER (I think that is 70 -- yuh know ah not into the PAN TING). So now the TRINI BANDS have NO CHOICE but to go along wi
Read more…Panorama 2020 Official Results - Medium Conventional Preliminaries
Now, I doh know NOTHING about PAN MUSIC!!! But if I was a PAN ARRANGER -- I would NEVER ATTEMPT to PLAY THAT CALYPSO ("WRONG AGAIN") in a PANORAMA.
So far, with ALL THE TRY THEY TRY -- NO ARRANGER has been able to DELIVER THE DOMINANT MELODIC line i
Read more…(SEE Medium Steel Orchestra Finals RESULTS Panorama 2020)
POTENTIAL SYMPHONY
SIPARIA DELTONES
CUREPE SCHERZANDO
STEEL XPLOSION
DIXIELAND
COUVA JOYLANDERS
PAMBERI
SFORZATA
KATZENJAMMERS
SOUND SPECIALISTS OF LAVENTILLE
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In spite of the all the brew-haha and local controversy over the recently-constructed “Pan-City” for Panorama 2020, some of the oldest and most revered steel orchestras in the world have vowed to display continued commitmen
Read more…Man, for a whole year ah hear so much about the HISTORIC SHOW and now the show come and gone and I cannot even find a ONE SENTENCE REPORT on the event.
Y ni una sola palabra de LA JEFA!!!
Aquil Arrindell come and give ah lil THIRD HAND REPORT!!! But
Read more…Band: Fonclaire
Tune: Dear Promoter
Arranger: Darren Sheppard
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Tropical Angel Harps | Antillean All Stars | La Brea Nightingales | Fonclaire | Skiffle
Ah think that BEVERLEY should start an INVESTIGATION to find out who shared that information with SHARMAIN.
Of course, that eh news to me because I was told that over a year ago. DITTO for the ERO -- but I have taken my shots at him.
But that fact th
Read more…Dem lil HALF-AH-TRINI YANKEE BOYS -- they CANNOT HEAR CALYPSO!!!
You have to be BORN and GROW up in TRINIDAD to be able TO HEAR CALYPSO.
Now, to be honest, I don't know what the BREAK POINT AGE is -- but I am guessing somewhere between 18 and 25!!!
Read more…The Rocket Pan aka Ying Yang, Six Pan -- Invented by the late great Rudolph Charles of Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
Photo by Lyndon Spencer
Read more…Earl: Since we NOT in the SAVANNAH GRASS, you should search around (On Sunday) and find the best CHAT PANORAMA LIME because the commentary does be RIPPING.
TRINI PAN LOVERS from all over the world does be on there -- just out to have FUN and enjoy th
Read more…Jan. 28 2020
Judging in the Panyards/Communities - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama competition: Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra - Preliminaries - Nrothern Region steel orchestras.
Time: 7:00 p.m. --- 4 steel orchestras --- Power Stars,
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A showdown between a master and his protege is just one of the side stories of the 2020 Panorama. They had to break the habit of working together as both Duvone Stewart and Dante Pantin will arrange "Wrong Again " for their re
Read more…Five bands have performed “Wrong Again” so far for Panorama 2020. Judging from the results of the Medium bands preliminary round, my fears for this tune are on point. To me this tune is not to be attempted by an arranger who is f
