Sunday, June 05, 2016
he globally renowned Le Dîner en Blanc finally hit the shores of Trinidad & Tobago — and made quite a splash. Word of the inaugural soirée had quickly spread throughout local social circles, creating a widespread buzz among
Inquiring minds would like to know if this non payment of the Trinidad and Tobago Pan Players, a national disrespect? An international disrespect? Or a good old fashion pan people disrespect? Because rumors have it that even the DJ from Panorama nigh
Read more…... after they cross the Atlantic ONCE and start developing the cultural hunger so common to EXPATS from all countries around the world. So doh bother me now with all the LOVE FOR CULTURE and SENTIMENTALITY.
Bertel Gittens and Oswald Alexander and Al
Read more…What time of the year will be best to stage this event?Where in Trinidad and Tobago should this take place? .How many bands should be invited to perform and from which category ? How much and when will the panists or bands get paid?Who will manage th
Read more…By David Knight Jr. — June 5, 2016 - V.I. Source
St. John Festival 2016 got off to a lively start on Saturday as steel pan renditions o
Claude's question got me thinking , where do we go from here ?
Where we go from here depends on what options we think are available for the Steelband , and most of us are inside a"pan bubble" , so we see "through a glass darkly " as the bible says.
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Read more…Cecil, Boy: Ah under heavy manners on this forum. Brenda Hosang tell me to stop posting using CAPS. And ah next fellah tell me and bugs not to talk about basketball if we really love pan. And ah buy two CDs from ah english girl and she demanding that
Read more…The ''PanART Hang Documentary: A Propaganda-Filled, Dissemination of Lies'' (Part 1)
July 04, 2016
In keeping true to our mission of the pursu
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+2 Bruce CotlerParent coordinator Donna Phillips and teacher Linsey Johnson wear their emotions on their T-shirts at a rally on May 10 outside IS 285 to protest a proposed co-location at the
July 14, 2016
I have written extensively about the Handpan Mafia and their various rackets which they run to make exorbitant profits off the backs of the overwhelmingly gullible, uninformed Handpan buyer's market.
This latest KaribPAN exposé will now
What did the Steelband in the Mecca accomplish in the last ten years, where would you like to see them in the next ten, what's a realistic goal?
Read more…Looking for list of the most popular calypso's of the 1930's qnd 1940's. Looking for songs the can be found written (sheet music) and /or recording. Thanks.
Tim Delaney/Steely Pan
Read more…By JULIEN NEAVES Sunday, June 5 2016 |
A LACK of music literacy is hindering steelband arrangers from getting employment and has resulted in Panorama compositions not being recorded.
These were some of the concerns raised yesterday during the open
Read more…I still like S-T-E-E-L-B-A-N-D because I think that it delivers the clearest message and marketing punch in the fewest letters. PAN is too local and the locals hate the word S-T-E-E-L-D-R-U-M to describe the instrument. Personally, I hate the word S-
Read more…In a previous thread Claude provided public evidence that Pan Trinbago was not only dishonest but trying to use some funny math on the players.
These were two men who passionately loved the culture and entertained grand visions of untethering PAN from Panorama and Government handouts.
http://www.ecaroh.com/bmp/articles/bestpanplan.htm
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/The_Bertie
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