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My captain said look at all the big band masqueraders outside waiting to jump up with us for last lap after playing big band Mas and he is not bringing out the band for last lap. so said so done.

Many years ago my captain said look at all the mas players outside waiting to jump up with us for last lap after playing big mas with their skimpy costumes. He then said we are not going back out for last lap. So said so done. Also members who practi

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PAN keeps GROWING and EXPANDING across AMERICA while Diaz and Dolly sit and wait for the NEXT PANORAMA!!!

This PAN TING is spreading across AMERICA like the ALBERTA WILDFIRE. It is just a matter of time before some EMERGING AMERICAN PAN TALENT get to the studios and record some PAN MUSIC which will break through GLOBALLY. So many possibilities exist in t

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Mighty Terror - Tribute To Pan Ramajay

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Now is the time to elevate our pan

Gerard Mendez, chairman,
Pan Trinbago Northern Region

In response to the declaration that Trinidad and Tobago’s economy is in recession, I have read several commentators and economists put forward suggestions as to how we should deal with it. In my hu

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Making T&T the true Mecca for the steel pan and its art-form

One of my biggest disagreements with pan people , even on this forum is based on different perceptions of the art-form , and its role in culture and society.
From the beginning , some has seen the steelpan and everything related to it , including the

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Truth Be Told. Pan with Mas on The Roads.

Most of us Older Folks Always Complain about Pan Progress or Lack Thereof. What is the Vision going Forward for Wanting to Bring Back PAN With MAS on the Roads on Carnival Days? And in the Same Breath Dogging Panorama.  Is it really Progress? Or do W

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CLEAR THE AIR...

Since we clearing the air let's look at the time carnival was where the masses sing and dance and free-up themselves from the stress of every day life, but today they are worst off after carnival, they spend there savings, some even borrow from the b

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One of the things lacking in Steel Bands today.

I would like to voice my observations about a subject I never see much comments on, and that is “The selection of the drums when making pans.”

It is my observation that most modern tuners regardless of where they are from will use almost any availabl

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CARNIVAL MONDAY PAN ONLY.......

We are calling on the powers that be to designate Carnival Monday Afternoon for Steelband only, lets get as much bands as possible back on the road for a Steelband Street Party. They could also have a bomb competition for the same prizes as panorama.

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Welcome to Tinidad and Tobago Carnival the land of DJ Music and BIkini, feathers and panty and bra MAS have fun and enjoy the sights and come back next year.

With Steelbands being forced out of our Carnival and packing up their instruments after Panorama, how could we advertises (T&T) as the land of Steelband and calypso when on Carnival days 90 per cent of the music is supplied by D J and 90 per cent of

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PRAYERS FOR ZANDA....

He had a slight stroke, pray for him.

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LAND OF THE STEELBAND AND CALYPSO....

As I listen to Mr Waldron presentation at the symposium on Sparrows' career I couldn't help wondering about how far we have moved from being the land of steelband and calypso, it's as if we out-grew  these elements of our culture. What is Trinidad to

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Japanese Panists' Response to Asami's Murder

On March 15, 2016, I returned to Japan without any idea of what to expect. Were my friends going to lose trust in me as a Trinidadian? Would they ever return to Trinidad? Perhaps they will never play steelpan again and discourage others from doing so

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HAS THE UNIQUE ART OF CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER of a STEELBAND LOST FOREVER ?

Remember when most Steelbands had their chief cook and bottle washer, for example North Stars pans tuned by  Anthony Williams, tune arranged by Anthony Williams and captain of the band Anthony Williams, or Trinidad All Stars pans tuned by Neville Jul

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Steelband Help Requested in South Africa - Fundile Phaqa (please contact directly)

My name is Fundile Phaqa, 28 years old from King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape – South Africa. I live in a quiet rural area with the majority of the youth on drugs, alcohol, promiscuity and general lack of access to education and recreation. I a

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CONGRATULATIONS to all the women in the "Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form" series!!!

I enjoyed reading the various profiles and feeling the joy, passion and pain emanate from the virtual pages as the stories were told. In turn, I want to encourage all the PLAYERS to think COMPOSITION and RECORDING. There is a GLOBAL DEMAND for PAN MU

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Lack of recognition

Lack of recognition came up in a conversation about pan here in Trinidad and Tobago, which prompted me to write this.

Apart from Esso Tripoli aka Trinidad Tripoli holding the record of being the only Steel Band to stay on tour for six years 1967 to 1

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AN OBSERVATION...

What I've observed over the years in the Forum is it's the same people that contribute, be it new topics or comments, yet at times you hear "dey always talking anout the same thing" what do you expect when it's such a small amount of members that par

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In defence of Panorama

As if the amount of heat used in tuning a pan is insufficient Dr Keith Rowley, our Prime Minister, seems intent on adding more fire to the pan thing. Or are his pronouncements on Panorama at the Laventille 123 celebration a veiled threat to Pan Trinb

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Lord Kitchener - Ol Lady (Pan Jazz Tribute)

1. Lord Kitchener -- Old Lady Walk A Mile 2. PanJazz Conversation -- Ol' Lady Clive Alexander/Annise Hadeed 3. Mungal Patasar & Pantar -- Ole Lady 4. PanJazz Improvisations -- Ol' Lady Rudy Smith/Annise Hadeed/Felix Roach & Friends 5. Sadiki Sticks O

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