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Clarence Curvan reflects on the passing of his friend and mentor , Joey Lewis

I received a call from Clarence Curvan the other night. He was very moved by the passing of his dear friend and colleague Joey Lewis , and needed to express his feelings verbally.
Clarence , who is still in Trinidad asked me to put some of his feelin

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US Embassy supports pan exchanges

Received this screen shot from a friend who credits today's Trinidad Guardian...

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No CUSSING THE JUDGES this year -- seems like BOOGSIE has already won the PRIZE

The consensus on this forum is that BOOGSIE SHARPE is going to win this Panorama -- HANDS DOWN!!! I was big on DESPERS when I heard the slow version of their song but when I listened to the SEMI-FINALS they were BEATING THE PANS TOO HARD FOR ME.

So I

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Pan Elders and Duvone Stewart Make It Three In A Row

Finals Results - Medium Conventional Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2016 - Pan Elders and Duvone Stewart Make It Three In A Row

	275	Pan Elders
1st
2nd	271	Buccooneers
3rd	270	Katzenjammers
3rd	270	Sound Specialists of Laventi

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odw: This video is JUST FOR YOU and other STUDENTS OF CALYPSO. It all dovetails into THIS PANORAMA!!!

It

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CARNIVAL FUNDING UNDER FIRE

Could PANORAMA survive without GOVERNMENT FUNDING under the leadership of a man like KEITH DIAZ?

The Government, as Dr Rowley has correctly assessed, has no business getting involved in Carnival. State institutions do not understand the event, and th

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The Carnival Is Over - versions

Track:

1. Pantasy
2. Mavis John
3. Regeneration Now
4. Lord Kitchener

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SALAH WILSON: I would really like you to come on and EXPLAIN the MUSIC THING to US the less educated in that area!!!

Salah: There is so much discussion of PAN MUSIC on this forum by the LESS MUSICALLY INFORMED. I would really like you to come on and explain some of the PANORAMA musical intricacies to the MASSES.

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Trinidad faces downturn as energy prices collapse

By DAVID McFADDEN

The Associated Press

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — During the good times, earnings from natural gas and oil exports made the tiny Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago one of the richest countries in the Western Hemisphere. The c

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The cleanest piece of PANORAMA MUSIC (and PAN MUSIC) I have ever heard: BIRDSONG 2016

Well, they could put Andy last or third to last but that was the cleanest piece of PAN MUSIC I ever heard. Panorama wise, it was SHORT ON CALYPSO and the JAZZ  was TOO POLISHED for that stage. But musically, BIRDSONG set a new standard for performanc

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Claude Gonzales vs King David Rudder on the direction of the state of Soca Music.

Claude said he likes the change he see's this year with the SOCA and hopes they stay with it for a few years. But in the Newsday dated Friday January 15 Calypso stalwart King David Michael Rudder one of the Country's most successful and respected Cal

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De Big Yard is the big tune for 2016

I've been hitting the rewind button since WST put up this Pelham and Rudder tune.

Can someone convince Boogsie  to skip writing a song this year and use this chune with Phase II please?

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HOW TO COMPOSE A GREAT CALYPSO ... a lesson for all the PAN SONGS COMPOSERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woamz4-lpXk

I was thinking about a CALYPSO that displayed CLASSIC COMPOSITION SKILLS and this song came to mind out of the blue.

One might call it an EXERCISE in REINFORCEMENT OF THE HOOK.

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Rough financial times ahead for PAN and CALYPSO

Mariano Browne shares some honest and insightful analysis of the Trinidad Economy over the next few years. We cannot expect MILLIONS and MILLIONS to be THROWN AT PAN like the last five years.

GIMME GIMME got to take a back seat!!! Time for CREATIVITY

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2016 IS PURE EXCITEMENT.....

Andy compose Dis 1 4 Raf, no doubt Renegades and SuperNovas will be lookin to win a last one for Jit, D Boi's from Brooklyn fresh from their recent success in the ICP lookin to make their mark against the Trini big guns, Despers and StarLift with new

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Changes in Panorama format

By Verdel Bishop -- Trinidad Express

Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz said Tuesday there have been some changes in the format for the 2016 competition, the most significant being the semi-finals where all conventional bands would face the adjudicato

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ABOUT THE G-PAN......

The last time the PNM held office under Mr Manning there was a lot of hype about the G-pan, what's become of the G-pan, are they in production? if I remember correctly it cost the tax payers a few dollars.

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Petrotrin, Phase II Pan Groove end 15-year sponsor relationship

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Casablanca Steelorchestra

The hills of Escalier lands and Sorzanoville provided safe haven for the Orisha drummers, the tambour bamboo bands and the Casablanca Steelband. The valley which descended from the Laventille hills between Hermitage Road and Quarry Street to the East

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Pan legend Jit Samaroo has died

By Susan Mohammed

STEELPAN icon Jit Samaroo has died. Samaroo passed away at his home in D’Abadie shortly before noon on Thursday. He was 65.

Samaroo was the arranger for the Renegades Steel Orchestra for for over

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