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Sweet Rhapsdoy Ends WeBeat in St. James (Steelband Parade)
Trinidad Express Newspaper National News of Trinidad and Tobago
Sweet Rhapsody ends WeBeat in St James
Originally printed at http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Sweet_Rhapsody_ends_WeBeat_in_St_James-123727169.html
By Gary CardinezJune 12, 2011
THE
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" A NIGHT OF JAZZ ON PAN " TICKET OUTLETS
Ticket outlets for "A Night of Jazz on Pan" featuring Andy Narell, Kareem Thompson, Andre White, Earl Brooks Jr. Iman Pascal and Mustafa Alexander with backup music by Caribbean Connection are
CHARLE'S RECORDS, ON FULTON STREET.
GLORIA'S III, ON THE
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Online Panorama
Young members of the TNT and NY pan fraternity have collaborated in a venture to have the works of aspiring pan musicians showcased.
The guidelines for the competition can be found at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Online-Panorama/211570592187814
Call fo
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Happy Graduation to this year's graduating class
Yesterday I attended the graduation ceremonies of Berklee College of Music Class of 2011, Sitting in the audience watching these young graduates shake the hands of musical greats such as Gospel Great Mavis Staples of the Staples Singers, Cuban Musici
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Youngsters poised for showtime at Baltimore County's annual Panorama event, March 30
For Stoneleigh youngsters, interest in steel drum band is elementary
Youngsters poised for showtime at Baltimore County's annual Panorama event, March 30
Of the seven steel drum bands performing at the 10th Baltimore County Public Schools Panorama ev
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Ramah in a jam: Panman needs assistance - by The Buzz
The Buzz from the Trinidad Guardian has asked WST to post the following:
Ramah in a jam
Panman needs assistance
by The Buzz
Trinidad & Tobago - A call is going out to all panatics, social services, the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to assis
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Poetry by Cordell "Spongy" Barbour
Poetry by Cordell Barbour (written in 1996)
BLIND TRUST
Our motto as a nation
Based on compassion
Is together we aspire and achieve,
But scoping the past
And present corruption
Poor workers are the ones they deceive.
It seems like God reigns in H
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Happy Birthday, Lord Kitchener
Happy Birthday, Lord Kitchener |
A Tribute to Kitchener, our Beloved Griot Pan, Calypso and Calypsonian New York: April 18, 2005 is the Grand Master’s birthday. |
It is
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The FIRST FEMALE Steelpan Principle Graduate from Berklee College of Music Boston 2011 - Khandeya Sheppard
I attended the graduation ceremonies on Saturday 7th May 2011 of Berklee College of Music class of 2011. I watched as KHANDEYA SHEPPARD made history by being the FIRST FEMALE STEELPAN Principle Graduate at Berklee College of Music to walk across the
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Pan performer in 70's Sesame Street
Sesame Street - Pinball 12 video on YouTube
Growing up in Canada in the 70's, I believe this clip may have been my earliest introduction to the pan! I would be willing to bet that there is someone here who can give a history lesson, and give credi
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WHEN ARE WE GOING TO OVERS THIS JUDGING THING?
kindly allow me to stray a bit Hasley Crawford is still the man from Trinidad with his 10 point something timing as opposed to ato and thompson's 9 point something speed does any one realise that those two and many others have also broken not only Ca
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Pan United Steel Orchestra on the Move
From the news desk of Pan United
Continuing our goal to aggressively promote the steel pan instrument and music education for inner-city youth, Pan United Steel Orchestra is proud to announce a new partnership with the Charlestown Community Center on
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The FIRST FEMALE Pan Principle Graduate at Berklee College of Music May 2011
I attended the graduation ceremonies on Saturday 7th May 2011 of Berklee College of Music class of 2011.
I watched as my daughter KHANDEYA SHEPPARD made history by being the FIRST FEMALE STEELPAN Principle Graduate at Berklee College of Music to walk
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STEEL PAN TO PROGRESS, STEEL PAN PLAYERS MUST LEARN TO READ MUSIC
For Steel pan to progress, they must learn to read music
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Pan History Question
Hello everyone,
This question is more for the seasoned veterans out there, but of course any suggestions would be appreciated. Last weekend I was at Miami of Ohio University's steelband festival with Michael Spiro and some of Indiana pan folks, and a
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PLAY A TUNE ON A PAN WITHOUT PRACTICING
THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON THAT I KNOW THAT DID THAT BEFORE, HIS NAME IS "CORDELL (SPONGY) BARBOUR" AND IT WAS A CLASSIC ON A TENOR PAN
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NYU Plans to ‘STEEL’ Washington Square Park and Frederick Loewe Theatre
NYU Plans to ‘STEEL’ Washington Square Park and Frederick Loewe Theatre
Tuesday April 12th 2011
For two evenings, New York City will experience some of its most engaging encounters with
Caribbean musical expression. This privilege will be provi
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PANORAMA MASCOTS
Southern Marines Steelband Foundation’s 2011 Panorama season was a success when compared to the last four years. After a long drought a little rain came. We were able to come into the National Small bands Panorama finals, and place third out of eleve
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The future of Panorama jam
Renegades could do no wrong, winning Panorama 1995, 1996 and 1997. Jit had the formular. Lots of jam from start to finnish, animated players, a dash of innovation and staying close to the melody so that the audiences never get lost. Jit had figured i
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