Out of all these arrangements of Michael Jackson songs which one is your favorite?
Read more…Ace panist and arranger Duvone Stewart says
After watching BET AWARDS i must say BIG BIG THUMBS UP TO JAMAICA and its MUSIC, REGGAE/DANCEHALL , that is why i would always keep saying IF STEELPAN AND CALYPSO/SOCA WAS A JAMAICAN INVENTION AND CREATION,
I've just watched a video of Rising Stars Steel Orchestra and was impressed with their pan racks, I think this band is from the Virgin Islands, they put all Trini steelbands to shame, they have double decker pan racks which I found so kool. As Trini
Read more…We have a membership of a little over 12 thousand here on WST yet less than 1% contribute anything, it's always the same people contributing. For the site to be better is will take more members stepping out of their comfort zone and posting a video,
Read more…Pan Chat Radio, Would like to know what your top 5 favourite panorama tunes of all time is and why....
You can hear my selection and why on this months pan chat radio
http://www.thepancafe.com/radio/ or on you tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y
Read more…David Zephrine Mother passed sometime last night. David is one of the founders of West Side Symphony (bwia sunjets) and an Ambassador to Kosovo last year representing the Washington area with the Steel Pan. His Mother have lived a very long life, Ma
Read more…So we've wanted worldwide recognition for the steelpan, right? Here's Trinidad James wearing a steelpan pendant at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, California. Maybe he can take the artform to places it hasn't been... What say you?
The steelband was once the "MAIN ATTRACTION" now it's just a SAD side show. The time has come to make Steelband the main attraction again........WHATEVER IT TAKES.
Read more…Vernon Mannette has become a legend to all lovers of the steelband. Mannette was a mere youth when the Steelband Movement was gathering momentum. And he was destined, through his musical talent, to shatter, if only temporarily, the class barrier of h
Read more…There must have been a panorama DVD and CD by now, and I've missed it.
I can't believe I haven't heard any talk about it on this forum.
What's happening, guys?
Read more…Rapping with Raf
March 26, 2013
A few weeks ago renowned local musician Raf Robertson held a ‘rap’ session with members of the La Brea Police Youth Club and the NGC La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra. The event was part of a novel project by the Na
Read more…In this era of political correctiveness we could still greet one another at Easter.
Read more…I looks like PanTrinbago had a very successful season having staged Panorama, the Greens and Champs of Steel, congratulations are in order.
I am "just wondering" if they would be hiring additional staff to help them count all that money they collecte
Read more…When will be a good time for us to start back talking about PanTrinbago Headquarters, the government said that they were going to complete it, I guess by now it must be nearing completion or they have not started as yet? what's the word pan people wa
Read more…Why are old tunes allowed in Panorama? Season too short? Poor reason. Good for one good for all.
How will it look if Exodus win with Gold. I have nothing against Exodus but I think it is not fair for a band to play a tune that has been played before
"As we celebrate our 50th anniversary as a nation,we are faced with two opposing value systems, each striving to emerge as a dominant culture. The first speaks to a spirit of collaboration and community exemplified in the fellowship of religious inst
Read more…As a young member of the Katzenjammers Steel orchestra I find it passing strange that our orchestra was left out of two events recently held by Pantrinbago and I am wondering if we were wilfully left out because our Manager Mrs. Beverley Ramsey – Moo
Read more…Andy Narell posted this in facebook
Read more…I just want to say thank you to all the players and to the entire Birdsong organization for a fantastic performance last night. You did everything I asked and hoped for and you were awesome from the first play on
As a Trini it saddens my heart to see what technology is doing to our musicians. At one time we prided our selves with the amount of musicians we produce for a small country, now there is not much for much for a musician to do. Both the Brass Band an
Read more…As a pan fan I was embarrass and ashamed last night to see we are on the world stage and these jokers with their steelpan app made so much mistake trying to play our national anthem on their steelpan app to open the 50th anniversary of panorama WHAT
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