Aug 30:
Catch Canada's Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra (competing in tomorrow's 2013 NY Panorama) tonight, practicing at 1072 Atlantic Avenue (between Franklin and Classon Avenues, Brooklyn)
Read more…I wanted to share what works for me... to bring my pan on stage and not be drowned out by the conventional amplified guitars and the sort. Also, to dispel the myth that you cannot mic a pan without feedback.
I added a picture of my rig, and yes, I
Read more…Condolence to Anthony 'Ike' Hinds family and friends on the passing of his
beloved sister.
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Read more…Glenroy, have a blessed day my brother and thanks for all that you have shared with us.
Read more…I think that Cecil raises a great point: what (exactly) is your agenda? I assumed that I made mine clear in the publication of the "Blueprint". I guess I did not. So, I would re-present them in an abbreviated, bullet-pointed version (only about three
Read more…PAN TRINBAGO'S 50th Golden Anniversary of Panorama, the book was launch recently, going thru the book I observed many Misprints in the book - what are your observations??
Read more…Happy Birthday to Arthur Blenman (Founding member of West Side Symphony/BWIA Sunjets). MR Blenman also known as Screech was one of the top tenor players under the leadership of Herman (Rock) Johnson (deceased). Screech, today is your day, enjoy it li
Read more…Now that we have seen and heard what the Electronic Pan and Indigisounds Alternative Steelpan Solutions is capable of is it to soon to ask for all music compose for panorama have steelpan accompaniment?
Read more…Our Young people in Steelpan is doing lots for pan today way more than what was done yesterday, yet we have a dinosaur, George Goddard who call himself Ghost that knows nothing bringing down our young men this must stop. Especially as he does NOTHING
Read more…I have a BIG question without the use of the electronic Pan what is the benefit of the Indigisounds software to the panman or panwoman ?. As I see it 99% of panmen/women can't play the KEYBOARD so ????.Now I am very happy that a Trinidadian (David) h
Read more…An interesting issue developed out of this recent NY panorama. CASYM used sampled voices from an e-pan synthesizer on stage to generate the bell tones heard in their performance. Do you think this might be a potential problem going forward? Should ba
Read more…In response to a WST member's pushing that we end PANORAMA, I entered the following thoughts...
So, in your opinion, we should scrap over 60 years of tradition because of "bad judging"? A Panorama tune may become boring to you after "4to5 mins", bu
Read more…It’s official, “Waggy-T Pan Ossia”. One of the youngest and better performing steel-bands in Grenada has been adopted by the Waggy-T Brand.
Pan Ossia which originates from Gouyave in St. John, became the first and only steel-band group ever to be s
Read more…Lately I am seeing that "old panmen" are the fall guys for all the ills of the steelband. Do you think that this is a correct accessment of the steelband today? How is it possible for such a small group of people to have such power? Being of this g
Read more…If you want Steel Xplosion to play in panorama in Brooklyn just type "LET THE KIDS PLAY"
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