The New Visionaries Pan Foundation would like to congratulate all successful Panmen and Panwomen at the just concluded Local Government elections held in Trinidad, October 2013.
We send special congratulations to Mr. Junia Regrello of Skiffle, who wa
Yesterday it was announced on none other than the Pan showed hosed by the president of Pan Trinbago, Keith Dias, that two prominent pan arrangers were pulled over by the Trinidad police, and ticketed for “playing a noisy instrument.” According to th
Read more…The following, is a list of words and phrases, that I have created, and/or defined over the past few years. Hope you find a way to use them in their right contexts. More to come...
Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke.
Olawale Ajimotokan
Trinidad and Tobago has announced the award of university scholarship to 30 Nigerian y
Sad to say, but in a few short years, only a few families will be making money off of pan. Heard about "blood diamond". Well, in Trinidad and Tobago, we have "blood steel". Watch the panacites (blood) bank accounts grow like ticks on a dog. Of course
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Everybody says: I love the PAN! I Iove the PAN!!!
Well, if you really love the pan it is time to step up and help remove the tyrant who is currently presiding over the affairs of PAN in a most ignominious manner. The re
Read more…ON OCTOBER 27TH 2013, THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF PAN TRINBAGO WAS HELD AND NO FINANCIAL REPORTS WERE PRESENTED. STEELBANDS WERE ADVISED THEN, THAT THE REASON FOR THESE STATEMENTS NOT PRESENTED, WERE THAT TOBAGO AND THE EASTERN REGIONS DID NOT SUBM
Read more…Brian Brumant joined Renegades in 1981 at the tender age of 15; and in a very short space of time established himself as one of Renegades finest players, so much so that the legendary Dr Jit Samaroo was to identify him as his successor. True to his
Read more…As a citizen of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, a Pan person, and a Carnival Arts lover, I am appalled at the disrespect and discourtesy experienced by the Steelbands and their Players at the hands of Pan Trinbago, in the just concluded Pan Is B
Read more…So the race has started for Panorama 2014. Well this is an open invitation to all composers of 2014 pan tunes; email me an mp3 file of your tune for broadcast on the RADIO SHOW entitled "For The Love of Pan" that is produced and hosted by me on "The
Read more…Whenever the subject of unionization is brought up relative to the steel band and pan players, I'm somewhat perplexed.
What exactly would the role of this "union" be?
Is there anything that another organized body can do that PanTrinbago cannot do or
Read more…Google is a wonderful thing. I had been wondering why the Trinidad news papers were so quite after Jacob Edgar dissed BP Renegades and Trinidad pan in public and internationally in his now infamous article "Getting Panned in Trinidad". I googled his
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This Ohio State marching Band video of "Michael Jackson Tribute" generated well over two million views in 2 days. There are many, many similarities between the marching bands (church drum and bugle corp) and the steelbands of the last century. From
Read more…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyJGuk3ku2U&feature=share&list=UUaCcbf4_spLZOHtexxae8iA
Posted that song on my website and on youtube...I'd like input on the info for the song. Should I add anything? Here's what I have so far.
This song won David
Read more…Love how he added the pan into his music. Lots of artists seem to forget that pan can make the riddims sweet
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Can someone please explain the "logic" behind this trend of "thought"?:
The steelbands were considered by society as being hooligans playing NOISY instruments. The electronic "pans" will make the steelbands more acceptable by society, because they wi
Read more…I would like to know what it is like for steelbands after the carnival season? do they have stage sides,is there a market for steelbands between panoramas, how do they utilize their pan yards, do they have work shops, after school programs for young
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