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Ah thought allyuh say STEELBAND dead in the MECCA ...

Now I reading that STEELBAND going around the OVAL in September. And just last month STEELBAND all over the AVENUE. But I am more concerned about how dey trying to run THE PRESIDENT out of office. Anyway, rumors on this forum about PAN being dead in

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Jonathan Scales Fourchestra To Play With All-Stars In November, Will Tour Asia As Musical Ambassadors

Innovative steel drummer Jonathan Scales has put together an exciting all-star lineup for his newest Fourchestra tour, backed by Prince bassist MonoNeon, Snarky Puppy drummer Robert “Sput” Sea

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Community steel band forming

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Iwer George: 1987 or 2016?

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PETE the Panstick

Trinidad Newsday

If the children of Trinidad and Tobago are to receive a quality education, then all aspects of the nation’s culture must be embraced.

Minister of Education, Anthony Garcia, said so yesterday at the launch of the Telecommunications S

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No answers as PanTrinbago ‘buys’ BMW X5, Audi Q7…

In an email, dated December 31, 2015, a request was made of a senior PanTrinbago official to transfer, via Western Union, a £5,000 deposit “as soon as possible in order for us to be able to purchase the rims and tyres in time and to be able to ship t

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Steelband Music in Trinidad & Tobago: The Creation of a People’s Music -- History

by

William R. Aho, Ph.D.

Introduction
The focus of this paper is the class, color, and race components in the struggle to create a people’s music — a music originally and essentially of the economically disadvantaged and less formally educated citize

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Brooklyn J'Ouvert 2016 Results - J’Ouvert City International, Inc.

2016 Winners

Despers USA  - STEELBAND 'BOMB' Competition

D'Radoes - STEELBAND CALYPSO Competition

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Budgeting the Creative Industries in T&T: A Lip Service Decline

Published by: Nigel A. Campbell

“In addition, we will be working to develop the creative industries, through specific fiscal incentives…”

—Imbert, Colm. In “The Appropriation (Financial Year 2017) Bill 2016.” The 2nd Reading Sep 30, 2016, 11th Pa

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After all these years on the forum the WST poster reflex is always: WHAT PAN TRINBAGO SHOULD DO!!!

Dr. Kim Johnson outlined why PAN TRINBAGO was formed and what purpose it continues to serve.  And that continues to be that!!! So from today on wards you all should give up that ghost because unless you are calling the PAN TRINBAGO office to offer th

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KEEPING THE FOCUS

Tichona Shervington - Education Officer, Cary Codrington - President Locals, Caspar Durant - Trustee, Malcolm Kernahan - PRO and Jyotir Gittens - Clerk, as they all work out the details for XL4Pan.

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BUGS: I have to C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-E you and tip my hat to you!!!

You are the only man on this entire forum who could encapsulate: NFL Football, NBA Basketball, WST References, AMERICAN Politics (Hint: Hillary Clinton), Pan Trinbago (Another hint: Keith Diaz) and the mal-broadcast of the NEW YORK Panorama with one

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There is a new Sherriff in town: XPATS and LOCALS!!!

The XPATS and LOCALS organization has hit the ground running with some PASSIONATE PAN LOVERS  (Locals and Expats) stepping up to the plate to MOVE PAN FORWARD in the MECCA!!!

What we need now more than anything else now is direct collaboration betwee

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Republic Pan Jam

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tobago Region of Pan Trinbago will be presenting a Republic Pan Jam with four of the island’s steel orchestras.

Come Saturday September 17, D’ Colosseum Car Park, Milford Road, Crown Point, Tobago, will be the venue for th

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THE PAN YARD JUMBIE UPDATE

Today there is a Pan Trinbago General Meeting in Port of Spain, I am hoping that many of the unanswered questions of this past year will be answered. I feel this is the forum for all bands to take this opportunity to address all issues concerning the

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Wishing all WST Xpats, Members, Posters, well wishers, readers and all their families who are in the PATH OF HURRICANE MATTHEW are safe and sound.

ishing all WST Xpats, Members, Posters, well wishers, readers and all their families who are in the PATH of  Hurricane MATTHEWS are SAFE and sound. More PAN and MAS on the road for Carnival  2017. hope and change is on the horizon. BLESSINGS.   

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Review of Pan Trinbago ahead ... this Culture Minister drives me MAD!!!

“It has been said in some quarters that Mr Serrette’s ambition is to be President of Pan Trinbago. We have no quarrel with this but we continue to be a democratic organisation and we strive always to do the best for our membership.”

 I love the KEITH

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Panist Leon Foster's "Metamorphosis", has been placed on the Official Ballot for the 59th Grammy© Awards!

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A horrendous lack of ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS

After Andre-Roger put up those two SOCA SONGS it got me thinking. The GOVERNMENT is talking plenty BIG TALK about generating FOREIGN EXCHANGE from CALYPSO and PAN. But because ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS are so greatly lacking down in LAX we can't see the

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Feast of musicians challenge

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