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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
To all WST members in the U.S. we join with you and give thanks.
Read more…Crossfire Steel Orchestra: Past and Future
This message is to all supporters, well wishers, parents and players of Crossfire Steel Orchestra Inc. Thank you for all your support throughout the years. I assure you that all is well with Crossfire. In 1947 Crossfire Steel opened as an off-spring
Read more…Speaking Of "Sweeping Changes": Updated "Blueprint For Steelpan Success" by George D. Goddard
Steel Drum/Pan Blueprint For Success Highlights
- ·The pan union should represent panists not steelbands. Steel bands should be registered (for-profit) corporations, whom union-represented panists would work for.
- ·The government would assist steelba
WHAT WST MEAN TO YOU?
With the exception of Pan Times no one seem to be interested in adding anything for discussion unless it's the death of someone, is this what WST reach too? Come on people it's the involvement of our members that's going to keep WST as the foremos
Read more…ELECTION TIME
Is there going to be an election this month or did I miss something? Do not let the election get sandwich between Christmas Cheer and Carnival Fever. It is time to restart the election hype, Mrs Ramsey Moore it is time to hit the road again, get bac
Read more…The truth about the fundraiser for Peter aka Showtime\Bomber Johnson
It was said that Radoes was the ones that give the fundraiser thats a lie the people reponsible for the fundraiser was me ike and kathleen after talking with showtime who i knew from back home in trinidad i felt that Radoes was not trying to do noth
Read more…DID BERTIE FRAZIER PAST?
I heard some days ago that Bertie Frazier had past and his funeral (I think, is sometime tomorrow) Has anyone hear that?, I remember sitting next to him as a Judge in DC and MD. I heared that at one time he was the head of pan trinbago, CDC, arranger
Read more…Performance Evaluation Time at Pan Trinbago HQ
To all WST Members
The attached document highlights performance appraisal review of the current adminstration of Pan Trinbago Central Executive against their manifesto mandate as the President promised the movement...
WST MEMBERS.....According to W
Read more…Funeral Service for Rudolph Durant (Clyde from Moods' father)
Funeral Service for Rudolph Durant is Friday December 21 2012.
J Foster & Phillip's Inc. 119-24 Linden Blvd Jamaica NY 11434 - between Merrick &Farmers Blvd.
Phone 718 526 5656
Viewing from 4-7 pm
Service 7-9 pm
Cremation 9:am Fresh pond Crematory
Read more…Death of another West Side Symphony Pan Man
Only last week we buried a former West Side Symphony member, three days ago we lost another Michael Reese aka Savage.Like deceased Michael (Birde) King he too was one of our good and talented Panorama, Music Festival and Stage Side players. My sympa
Read more…Pan Trinbago head Keith Diaz has asked the government for $56m in 2013
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz said he suported all incentives to expand the creative industries but admitted that "it's not so easy" to get funding for programmes from the Government. He said he does not believe the Government should fund arts or
Read more…ABOUT PANORAMA 2013
Every year after panorama we hear a lot of negative talk about the Judges and their judging, for 2013 lets see if we can eliminate that.
About the Judges...
I don't think that Steelbands ever had their say in who should or should not be a Judge. It'
Read more…Your Great Steelpan Music Performances for 2012
There were many great steelpan music performances all over the globe 2012.
What are your choices for great steelpan music performances of 2012?
Read more…The 5 top Trinidad & Tobago Panorama steelbands
Out of the 5 top bands, there are at least 4 top Panorama Steelbands (not neccesary in this order), All Stars, Phase 2, Exodus, and Silver Stars, who is the 5th? (good question)
Read more…What do you think?
Desperadoes not making it to the finals in panorama this year was more about baptizing Andre White than the music that he arrange, he did a good job.
Read more…Silence of the pan people
Friday, November 2 2012
THE EDITOR: On Sunday October 28, 2012 should have been the election of officers of Pan Trinbago for the 2012-2015 term for the National Executive of Pan Trinbago.
Instead, be