THE FORUM NEEDS....
The Forum needs a new set of contributors to breathe life into it. Too many members are just observers, I'm afraid we won't grow like that.
Read more…The Forum needs a new set of contributors to breathe life into it. Too many members are just observers, I'm afraid we won't grow like that.
Read more…The Saint Lucia National Steel Band Association (SLNA) in collaboration with the Carnival Planning and Management Agency (CPMA) are gearing up to stage the 2015 National Panorama Competition.
This year, more support for the competition has been given
Glenroy: You are always posting calypsos for everybody so I decided to post three of my favorite calypsos for you. Maybe some other posters will add some for you. I love these three songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmv2GNpDGM0
Read more…By Helen Herimbi
The Independent Online
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Sibongile Khumalo
The fifth annual Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival ushers in the month of August this year. On August 1 and 2, the festival comprised of music performance competi
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Members of the Golden Harps Steel Orchestra perform outside of Van Tuyl and Fairbank Hardware as the store celebrated its 150th anniversary last week. BRENT BOLES / THE TOP
B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 89.
His death was r
Read more…It Has been Long Said that Panorama is Killing Pan ''But''
Read more…Today is Ian Franklyn birthday lets send him a greeting.
Read more…Coming from “pantastic” Crop Over weekend, many are still talking about some of the great performances, and reminiscing.
But one of Barbados’ most renowned pannists, David ZigE Walcott, is concerned about the lack of development within the pan commun
Read more…This is a really nice story from Jeremy G de Barry's website!!! This line particularly amused me: "This was the first time that a steelband instrument was seen or heard in South. Many ‘old stagers’ who claimed that they had authority on music, denoun
Read more…If you were ask to rate Pan Trinbago on a scale of 1 to 10 what would it be?
What did they do that we could be proud of?
Read more…To My Pan People. Can Pan in Sweet T&T Survive Without Panorama.
Read more…Added by Davandra Babb on July 16, 2015.
Saved under Crop Over
Last weekend, it was truly “pantastic”.
Arguably one of the most highly anticipated weekends on the Crop Over calendar, the pan weekend attracted record numbers at their events from Frida
Read more…A couple of band leaders were complaining to me today that they do not get royalties from the CDs and DVDs that are produced of Panorama performances.
What???
Something is very wrong here. Both indicate that they have not signed away any of their ri
Read more…Happy Birthday Brenda and I wish you many more,
Read more…To the Pan Women who are mothers and all other mothers, we salute you on this day but thank you for doing what you do everyday.
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ping pong table and two professional players joined musicians on the stage.(Photo/Jiang Diwen)
A ping pong table and two professional players joined musicians on the stage in Shanghai Saturday night, marking a bold move by American composer Andy Aki
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