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NEVER EVER WORRY about the future of STEELBAND and CALYPSO down in Trinidad and Tobago!!!
WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A SHOW! Steelband jamming vintage calypso spiced with a few POP SONGS played in calypso tempo (Silver Stars brought tears to my eyes). The best steelbands in the world digging deep into the annals of CALYPSO with master
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Sanibel School Steel Drumming Band heading to Disney World for performance
By MEGHAN McCOY (mmccoy@breezenewspapers.com) , Island Reporter, Captiva Current, Sanibel-Captiva Islander
Research that began this past summer of the possibilities of performing at Disney World became a reality for The Sanibel School Steel Drumming
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djs at jouvert
Every year I see the same thing and it grows more and more each year this year i seen 6 djs on the road for jouvert soon i will see them on truck on the route.
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UWI doctorate for pan pioneer
Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
Renowned pan pioneer Anthony Williams was yesterday presented with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine during the morning graduation ceremony.
In his citation, Uni
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PAN ON THE AVENUE....
Anyone know of a live feed/stream for Pan On The Avenue in T&T?
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Meanwhile, Back at the PANTRINBAGO RANCH: Money is being STOLEN and PAN MEN are not being PAID FOR PLAY!!!
All these distractions from the CORRUPTION that is taking place in PAN TRINBAGO. One highly respected poster on this forum openly claimed that he does not believe that scullduggery is going on in PAN TRINBAGO. Clearly, nobody read the reports given b
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PAN OPPRESSION
When PAN was born it faced POLICE STATE OPPRESSION. Later on it faced SOCIAL OPPRESSION. Today, it faces ACADEMIC OPPRESSION.
But once it left TRINIDAD it is FLYING HIGH -- REACHING TO THE SKY. (I think I just stole a Kitchener lyric.)
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PAN IN DANGER: TIME FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON PAN!
by Michael "Brother Scobie" Joseph
Birdsong Steelpan Academy, epitomizes the phrase, 'a king has no honor In his own land'. Pantrinbago must take heed, because a blow to one is a blow to all. I tried looking at the unpleasant predicament of Birdsong
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Calypsonian King Austin dies at age 73
Austin Lewis, 73, known in the calypso world as King Austin, died yesterday, Sunday, morning at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
Austin’s son, Marvin King, said his father had been battling with Alzheimers for many years and added: “I was taking
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Wilton Steel drums community band open to all ages, levels of experience
By Stephanie Kim -- The Hour
WILTON — When Stephen Blinder first started playing the steel drums at age 10, he didn’t know how to play a single melody. Now, at 16, he plays virtuoso solos in the Wilton Steel Community Band — under the direction of Wi
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Will the players and bands of North America stand in solidarity with players of Trinidad and Tobago as they demand their performance fees from Pan Trinibago for Panorama 2016?
Still no pay for T&T 2016 Panorama players while Pan Trinbago bonding in North America.
Can we please get an estimate when the players of Trinidad and Tobago will be paid?
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UK Panorama
Anyone know of a live feed/stream for UK Panorama today
? Can't make it this year but would like to catch it live!
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