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
Read more…On 91.9 FM steelband show last night a caller called in and said PANS long ago used to sound better and the best basses were DESPERS. The host asked who am I speaking to and the caller said BOOGSIE man, BOOGSIE SHARPE. and the host said BOOGSIE man.
Read more…Read more…These are issues facing every carnival or mas band. It’s apparent in Notting Hill, where there’s an urgent need for younger designers, band-leaders, steelpan arrangers and players, and organisers to take over the reins from the old guard. Carnival ne
PAN TRINBAGO is appealing to the Government to pay the rest of their allocation so they can pay their members
At a news conference yesterday, at Pan Trinbago’s head office, Park Street, Port-of-Spain, Pan Trinbago President Keith Diaz said this year,
Read more…People on this forum always talking about PROTECTING THE PAN. Not letting WHITE PEOPLE TEEF THE PAN. What a mystical instrument sent by God through the Black Man. The only musical instrument invented in the 20th Century. The African Slavery struggle
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Two-year-old Jamel Davy has a go playing with Lionel McCalman with Ayanna van der Maten (left) looking on at a street party for the Queen's 90th birthday in Blackbird Leys.
EVEN on a drizzly day in Oxford, this steel band managed to bring some Jama
Read more…G. Cardinez - Newsday
THAT Pan Trinbago should have chosen Marabella for its Pan in De Countryside last Saturday seems to be poetic. Most of the people at the Marabella Recreation Ground used the event as a “Celebration of the Life” of former prime m
Read more…July 19, 2016
In decoding and destructing the logos of numerous satanic Handpan Mafia outfits in the last blog post, I began to wonder, who or what is the root o
My question is with the amount of arrangers based in New York or the states why is it bands are bringing big arrangers to do the music for them is it worth the money to put out to fly them in even if you win are dont win. I credit despers for going
Read more…... so what does the heavy body of posters think about that comment?
Read more…For the readers who have been following the KaribPAN blog and joining us on this jinn-filled journey into the satanic, occultic nature of the handpan industry, please remember the bottom line in all of this; namely that the handpan community is being
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Read more…Inquiring minds would like to know if it is true that pan players have yet to receive pay for their participation in Trinidad and Tobago's Panorama 2016?
If this is true, who is responsible?
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Read more…Casper Durant in a recent post stated...
If I am at a concert and for what ever reason a note should move, I could knock that note in and be able to perform. That is not tuning, and this is exactly what most modern tuners can do, nothing more, you h
Read more…It looks like PARTY TIME again in Trinidad. Oil went back over $50.00 a barrel and the PRIME MINISTER grabbed 2.5 BILLION from the HSF. So the streets are once again flush with free flowing CASH. All talk about DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY will dis
Read more…I made a contribution to a post on this site and I was accused of trying to promote Tripoli, I replied to the person telling them I had lost respect for them.
I do not know why this hurt so much and is still hurting that I am prompted to talk a littl
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