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Ah wonder if SALMON CUPID get permission from BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE to put that STEELBAND in that HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL PARADE

Now, remember that PAN TRINBAGO is the WORLD GOVERNING BODY OF STEELBAND. And as PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD GOVERNING BODY OF STEELBAND, I would expect that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE would have had to SIGN OFF on the PARTICIPATION OF THIS BAND in such an INT

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Panorama changes get general support

Newsday - Joan Rampersad

A New T&TEC East Side Symphony player performs at Victoria Square, Port of Spain in the Panorama small band semi-finals.

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Panorama changes get general support

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Over 1000 STEELBANDS in America and the number keeps growing -- so which country is really the MECCA OF PAN

"The migration of steel pans has escalated significantly from when they were first introduced to the United States. There were only a few permanent bands by 1980 (Williams, “Steel Band” 54). There were five by 1981 (Yancey1). In 2001, a reported 650

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The ERO of PAN TRINBAGO needs to go to TORONTO and take a CLASS IN MARKETING STEELBAND MUSIC from SALMON CUPID

England does be sending STEELBANDS all over EUROPE to represent ENGLAND. And even AMERICA send JONATHAN SCALES to ASIA to represent YANKEE MUSIC with THE PAN. And now CANADA is sending SALMON CUPID and his STEELBAND to SPAIN  this summer to represent

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What really bothers men (most) is THE FAILURE of THE EXPAT PAN COMMUNITY to CAPTIALIZE on their FOREIGN MUSIC EXPERIENCE!!!

Ah mean, I understand THE LIMITATIONS they visaed with. But hell, they are right here UP CLOSE and PERSONAL  in FOREIGN -- so how come they cannot learn FROM FOREIGN (where they live now) and LEAD THE WAY.

Do you have to be like NIKI  MINAJ and be SE

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I think it is time for the LOCALS and the EXPATS to start working together; and I think that MARCUS ASH is the only person on THE EXECUTIVE who could bridge THAT GAP!!!

A few months ago PHELAM GODDARD did an interview on WACK and I was blown away by his honest evaluation of the PAN SCENE in TRINIDAD.

THE MECCA is at a CRISIS POINT because they do not understand what is going on in GLOBAL PAN -- they think that they

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Is not EVERYBODY who drink the BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE KOOL-AID, EH!!!

Kentish Borde: One comment  ... Those who believe interest is declining as far as the young people [AND PAN] in T+T need to do a double take . I think PT is the real culprit. They are out of step with the efforts of the more than serious young people

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Somebody (from FOREIGN) always taking WE MUSIC and making a hit with it. When are we going to take OUR OWN MUSIC and make a GLOBAL HIT with it?

WE SO TALENTED!!! WE SO CREATIVE AND SO TALENTED!!!

Well put some of these "SO TALENTED MUSICAL GENIUSES" down in TRINIDAD in a STUDIO and LET THEM TAKE that BIG HIT that they "TAKE" from we and rework it and make a GLOBAL HIT like them REALLY SO TAL

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THIS BOY was very HGHLY RATED for a very long time -- but I DO NOT LIKE HIS STYLE OF PLAY!!! TOO TRINIDAD FOR ME!!!

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WE HAVE THE RHYTHMS and all the MUSICAL ROOTS -- we just lack THE SKILLS to PRODUCE IT for THE GLOBAL MARKET

THE ROOTS of OUR MUSIC are used in a MILLION WAYS by MUSICIANS around THE WORLD. Starting with THE ANDREW SISTERS and RUM AND COCA COLA and continuing on for decades up to today.

But OUR PRODUCERS never PRODUCE THE VERSIONS that make all the MONEY ON

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EVERY PR STUNT that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE has tried has BACKFIRED ON HER showing her AMATEURISM for the JOB

First she fired the PRO to show how much power she had, but seven months have gone by and she has failed to replace the PRO -- that shows INCOMPETENCE (and racism?).

Then she decided to have an ALL NIGHT PANORAMA into JOUR OUVERT and that met with su

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Well my FIRST TWO AGENDAS on THIS FORUM have been "RESOLVED" -- so I am ready to move on to NEW GROUND!!!

I did not really bring closure to my first two primary agendas -- but I will take credit for bringing AWARENESS to the issues.

And given the MEXICAN FIRING SQUAD MENTALITY of the STEELBAND AUTHORITY in TRINIDAD, the most I could hope to accomplish wi

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Ah done have BRASS BANDS waiting in HOLLAND and BRAZIL for the TRINIDAD PAN STAR to use as BACK UP ... allyuh really doh understand this GLOBALIZING PAN TING!!!

And then I am taking the TRINIDAD PAN STAR all the way down to TONGA!!!

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Well I have to give ALVIN DANIEL some high marks for THESE LYRICS. It could be the MOST TOUCHING CALYPSO in MY LIFE

I did not like the MUSICAL INTRO and I did not like Denyse Plummer singing that song with her NASAL TONE. But the depth of social commentary that he captured in this calypso and THE RELEASE that resolved the story line -- I am not sure that I could f

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I wish I had DIPLOMATIC SKILLS like GREGORY LINDSAY. And I wish that I could throw away my POLEMIC PEN and write a beautiful and visionary passage like this one that GREGORY WRITE!!!

As a general rule in my life, ah doh jealous NOBODY. But when ah read this passage below written by GREGORY LINDSAY, ah feel jealous that I could not encapsulate my GLOBAL VISION for PAN with the level of literary expertise (and GLOBAL PROJECTION) th

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Mr. Merrytonestothebone: Right now all meh nerves just ah jumpin' with this series starting tomorrow and these BAY AREA radio stations just killing me with talk about HOW GOOD THE RAPTORS ARE ......

... so please don't make things worse for me.

I have said 1000 times on THIS FORUM that the day that I am driving down the road switching channels on the radio (and with SIRIUS ROAD now -- boy in PLENTY PLENTY SWITCHING GOING ON) and I hear a piece o

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CECIL HINKSON: Ah feeling sorry for you, boy!!! This PAN TING turn on you like a WAYWARD WIFE!!!

All yuh HOPE!!! Allyuh yuh EFFORT!!! All yuh DREAMS!!!

And the whole thing turn OLE MAS with a set of corruption, maladministration, and now SECRECY!!!

Ah hope yuh have some LONG GENES to survive the NEXT THREE YEARS (two and a half) and then you sti

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MARCUS ASH: Almost three months after Panorama and no word on whether it was profitable or not (Players were promised a stipend if it was successful) ...

... Months after election and no word on the Forensic Report. Months later and no word on why the PRO resigned. Months after they paid for Diaz trip to Clifford Alexis funeral no explanation. So much for Progress and Transparency. Now we have a PR ja

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CDB's director: TT MUST DIVERSIFY ... and he recommends OUR MUSIC among other things!!!

Guardian June 2, 2019

"Ram said T&T was one of the most cre­ative places in the world, it’s Car­ni­val and mu­sic were world-renowned, and was an area the coun­try need­ed to con­sid­er how to cap­i­talise on and ex­port."

Dr. Ram adds to the "we so

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odw: You accidentally opened up a WHOLE CAN OF WORMS by responding to that ANISE HADEED VIDEO -- I sure hope that it goes in the RIGHT DIRECTION!!!

There are certain forces that have to come together if we are going get the TRACTION to help THE MECCA maintain its  GLOBAL PLACE in PAN.

IT'S COMPLEX!!!

But you put A KEY in a CRITICAL DOOR and HOPEFULLY you started SOMETHING BIG!!!

All the CHICKENS

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