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Open Letter to Madam PM of Trinidad and Tobago dated 19-11-2011

Open Letter to Madam PM of Trinidad and Tobago dated 19-11-2011

Re: Gypsy: $46M spent on Carnival Centre

Yesterday I was viewing the debate in parliament and the MINISTER of Arts and Multiculturalism Winston "Gypsy" Peters said the Carnival Centre at Q

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Controversy mars schools’ panorama

St. John’s Antigua- Eleven bands, two winners and another judging controversy.

The 2011 Independence Schools Steel Band Competition saw a keenly contested battle for top honours and bragging rights, but the event was marred by logistical snags and a

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Music from behind the Bridge — Steelband Aesthetics and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago

Shannon Dudley

This chapter shows that a dynamic relatio

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Fix Pan History

Pan family, Is it possible to fix Pan history?

In 1965 Panorama, they said that the results was

(1) Cavalier, Melody Mas,                                                                                                                            (2) N

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Pillars of Steel CD and DVD- What's going on?

Here I am, trying to support pan, and anxioue to enjoy a good pan concert. So I try to buy my copies of the Pillars of Steel CD and DVD on WACK FM as advertised.

Come to find out its not available.

It was taken of the market for legal reasons.

Appare

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Boogsie's new CD.

I just listened to Boogsie's new CD on WACK Radio, and it is "SICK".  He is paying tribute to Sparrow and he dedicated it to the late Dr. Pat Bishop. 

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Supposed root of the problem

Note well ,from my observation,,the only steelband that has played Indian Music to my knowledge was Jit Samaroo..with his family which i listened to and was astonished in the year 1983 ?,,now to the point,T&T is a multicultural country,,if the steelp

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From Trinidad and Tobago with Love....

musical moment: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar tries her hand on a tenor pan after it was presented yesterday to Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the Duxton Hotel in Perth, Australia. Persad-Bissessar is in Australia for the Commonwea

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Representing the stee;pan in everyway possible.as a panman.

My comments may be offensive to many,,but let the truth prevail,,i,m on this website When Steel Talks to express my feelings in  a possitive way with no gimmicks or running around,or bobbing and weaving,,,the subject matter  and point of importance r

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Bee's Melody

Hi there

   I recently got my tenor back and started playing some old panorama calypsoes. So far I have learned High Mass by Nu-Tones, Pan Earthquake by Renegades and have started learning Bee's Melody, again by Renegades. I have reached the 6' 50" m

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Open letter to PanTrinbago

For the last 5 years I have been reading the posts on WST and PanTrinbago websites. WST is a great saviour for the Pan Industry. PanTrinbago follows WST discussions about what is happening in the PanWorld and with all the important news PanTrinbago l

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Calypso Vocalist Needed for Recording Project

Does anyone know of any Calypso vocalists in New York who maybe interested in a recording project? The vocalist "must" be Trinidadian, music has been arranged by Frankie McIntosh and lyrics edited by Winsford 'Joker' Devine.

 

If you know of anyone,

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Trinidad born bandleader Edmundo Ross has passed away

Trinidad born Latin  bandleader Edmundo Ross has passed away . He lived to be 100 years old.

He popularized the  Latin American music sound in Britain in the forties and fifties, and I remember regularly hearing his music on the radio in Trinidad in

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Radio Trinidad Pan Solo

Can anyone name of the Steel Pan Soloist and the Tune that was played when Radio Trinidad came On-Air? Very early in the morning back in the days 1950's-60's. Do you remember?

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the 2 greatest double tenor makers

Bertie Marshall and Wallace Austin, the 2 greatest double tenor makers, will take the secret with them to their grave (it's a pity)

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STEEL PAN UNION

As a young pannist/musician/artist having an organization that looks out for the needs of the PLAYERS within the {TNT} steelpan community and movement (and by extension Regional and International) is very important in my opinion. It has been my obser

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Observation relevant to steelpan.

Upon me being a member of WST ,,in the inception i,ve noticed a few things which are of great importance,,namely a deviation of the type of music played which would be in sync with the multiculturalism of T&T,,a constant concentration being placed on

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Mockary of our culture - - Dishonesty Rules/Are the Results of J'Ouvert REAL or FAKE

Danville Williamson the president of J'Ouvert City International Inc. through out the last week of the labor day season expressed to every one that he is controlling the results of all the competitions Masqueraders and Pan. On labor day morning he wa

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Wanting to buy a steel drum

Hello all. I've been wanting to buy a steel drum for years, and just can't find a store in the twin cities here in MN, that sells them. If anyone knows of any stores that might have them in stock, will you please let me know? I've seen tons of websit

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Anyone know where to find online steel pan lessons?

Hello all. I just got a Low C Tenor pan on Saturday and I'm wanting to find some online lessons since I don't know anyone in the town I live in that knows how to play a pan. If anyone knows of any videos or audio lessons I will pay for them as long a

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