Panorama (1414)
MARCUS ASH: How come NO STEELBAND (out of 180) has hired you as a PANORAMA ARRANGER -- AH BIG MUSICIAN LIKE YOU!!!
MARCUS: If the VEE PEE could arrange for a STEELBAND, how come BEVERLEY wouldn't let you arrange for a STEELBAND TOO. I doh see no CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THAT. Look at your STEELBAND and MUSIC RESUME -- you deserve to be displaying your MUSICAL SKIL
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Well ah get AH PHONE CALL FROM A MAN IN TOBAGO and he tell me there is NO LIMIT on HOW MUCH MONEY is going to be SPENT by the GOVERNMENT in making MEDIUM BAND PANORAMA (IN TOBAGO) A SUCCESS!!!
The man tell me that I am looking at it the WRONG WAY with this PROFIT and LOSS TING.
And that right now the IMAGES of THE THA and BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and KEITH ROWLEY and PAN TRINBAGO and TOBAGO are AT STAKE in THIS VENTURE -- so MONEY TO FUND THE
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Man complaining about THE CRUDITY of the SOUND OF THE SINGLE PAN. Personally, I am not as bothered by the SOUND as much as I am BOTHERED by the ARRANGEMENT of the CALYPSO ...
I have been LISTENING TO PAN since 1954 when PAN was only SEVEN YEARS old and I was seven years old. And in dem days -- THE INSTRUMENT was REAL CRUDE. And DECADES later in FOREIGN when I supported dem little 3-piece and 4-piece and 5-piece with LOW L
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Pan Trinbago --- National Panorama Single Pan 2020 Finals Summary
San Juan East Side Symphony and Marsicans took the top spot in what is now being referred to as the historic NLCB National Panorama Single Pan 2020 Finals held at the Grand Stand, Queens Park Savannah, Port of Spain on Saturday afternoon.
Playing C
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Well SMALL BAND PANORAMA starting next week, so I need to clear up some issues this week so that I can concentrate on the SMALL BAND PANORAMA. SPECIFICALLY: THE VEE PEE ISSUE!!!
I always see the PANORAMA TING more as an OBSERVER than an ENJOYER. I like the COMING TOGETHER of the PAN LOVERS and the SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC. But I don't like the DIRECTION OF THE MUSIC. Remember that I am LOOKING AT A STEELBAND PLAY A CALYPSO from
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Cecil Hinkson: Make sure that you share the LINK to the PANORAMA TONIGHT!!!
Cecil: For SINGLE PAN PRELIMS you had the link and did not share it with us -- yuh only share it with your other friends.
I want to hear MERRYTONESTOTHEBONE arrangement tonight because yuh know he eh making it to ROUND 2.
So don't forget US!!!
But co
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Order of Appearance - National Panorama 2019-2020 SINGLE PAN FINALS
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The appearance order for competitors in the National Panorama 2019-2020 Single Pan Band finals is now known. The draw of numbers for playing positions in the Saturday November 23 finals was held at the Calypso Suite at the
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This is THE PROBLEM!!! This is how BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE SAW THE SHOW!!!
Beverley Ramsey Moore
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I was blown away by the performances from the Single Pan Finalists
Congratulations to all 21 champion bands. You started the season with a bang, looked beautiful on stage and lifted the standard of the sho
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Well I eh know nothing about NO PAN MUSIC, but I know ah little bit about CALYPSO. And when I hear these PANORAMA ARRANGEMENTS of these CALYPSOS ah does feel that something wrong with me ...
... but every so often SOMEBODY does come to meh rescue and save meh SANITY!!!
David Alexander "Only thing that I don't like and the judges seem to be allowing is the crescendo and waltz timing nonsense. This is a panorama NOT a music festival. It su
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I am going to indulge in a little plagiarism here and claim ORIGINAL AUTHORSHIP of this passage ... and if I get sued I will pay in BLUE NOTES
"Promotion of mediocrity in the steelband fraternity by Pan Trinbago shall never cease, unless the system by which executives are elected to office changes. A moratorium on the registration of new bands may be necessary to conserve the quality that w
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"Another major change is that panmen will play only for one band. What this means is the era of the 'crack shot' panman is over; these panmen used to play for several bands"
Well if CRACK SHOTS was playing for 2/3/4/ BANDS in the SEMI-FINALS -- allyuh could imagine what going and HAPPEN in the FINALS ON SUNDAY.
PAY PER VIEW on WACK $5.00!!! WACK DEM KENNY!!!
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CRACK SHOTS!!!
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Cecil Hinkson: How come YOU and BEVERLEY put ICE WATER ENSEMBLE and MERRYTONESTOTHEBONE way down at NUMBER 40?
It look as if allyuh PUNISH THE BAND because THE MAN come on THIS FORUM and make some snide remarks against THE PRESIDENT. Please put up the ICE WATER ENSEMBLE VIDEO, NAH!!!
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What is the cause of huge difference in scores between PRELIMS & SEMI Single Pan Panorama?
ComPANions ask
What caused the change, is it the venue, improvement or none in execution and arrangement?
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Congratulations - Odie Franklin named 2020 Panorama arranger of Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestra - Medium band category
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Odie Franklin on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestra - medium band category.
In addition, Odie is one of the three arranger-team known as the Three Amigos, again arran
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All eyes on East Side in Single Pan Semis
Newsday November 11th, 2019
Arranger Harewood said, “I have plenty more to put in the song, I am going all out to retain the title. I want to elevate the music coming from Single Pan bands, we have to change the narrative and give these bands full re
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