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Grenada Bomb Tune order of appearance Sunday July 7th
National Stadium
1. Calabash Pan Lovers
2. Pan Ossia
3. Digical Florida allStars
4. Rainbow City Allstars
5. Republic Bank Angel Harps
6. Lime Commancheros
7. Coyaba New Dimensions
8. Grand Roy Pan Angels
9. Suzuki Pan Wizards
Good Luck to all.... let pan be
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YOUR FAVORITE MJ ARRANGEMENT.
Out of all these arrangements of Michael Jackson songs which one is your favorite?
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Would pan be better off if it was a Jamaican invention?
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,
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Double Decker Pan Racks.
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
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WHY NOT.
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,
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Top 5 fav panorama tunes of all time
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
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CONDOLENCE TO DAVID ZEPHRINE ON PASSING OF HIS MOTHER
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
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Next Steelpan ambassador -- Trinidad James??
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?
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THE MAIN ATTRACTION
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.
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Birdie Mannette - The Great Steelband Composer
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
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What happened to the Panorama DVD and CD ?
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?
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Rapping with Raf
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
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HAPPY EASTER TO ALL
In this era of political correctiveness we could still greet one another at Easter.
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"JUST WONDERING"
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
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PANTRINBAGO HEADQUARTERS WHAT"S THE WORD.
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
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Old Calypsoes Should Not Be Allowed For Panorama......Forward Ever Backward Never.
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
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The Steelband As An Example Of Unity And Comradery. (According to President Anthony Carmona)
"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
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Victimization or Oversight
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
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Andy Say's blah blah blah -
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
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