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Revisited - The Dedication of Debra Pan Player, Arranger & Educator

The Dedication of Debra
Pan Player, Arranger & Educator


United Kingdom - Debra Romain is a dedicated pan player in the UK. A classically trained musician, Debra has been teaching pan in schools and within different bands she has spent time with, fo

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Info on Eastern Region Conventional Steelbands-T& T

Birdsong- Just Right-Anthony Johnson Pamberi-Ecstasy/Shadow Jay Notes-Clear the Way/Melanie Hudson Arima Golden Symphony-A Blue Crescendo/De Fosto Bon Air Rhythm Rockers-This Feeling-Kes the Band Flamingoes-The Toco Band-Lord Kitchener

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On Rachel and Pan

I arrived in UK in 1960 and returned to Trini in 1972, after spending 10 1/2 years in the RAF. Pan in UK has indeed come a long way from those dark days, thanks to people like Rachel and countless others to dedicate time energy , financial and moral

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Is Pantrinbago in control or De Pan People?

Panorama 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago was a first and interesting experience for me. There were too many problems. So I would like to know... When will we come to a point where we will have better communication and organization in our pan communities

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Info on eastern region single pan bands

Trinidad East Side Symphony-This Party Is It/Tambu LH Pan Groove-The Unknown Band/Super Blue North Eastern All Stars-A Blue Crescendo/De Fosto Trinidad Nostalgic-Doh Try Dat/Crazy Brazil RX4-Doh Rock It So/Baron

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BP Renegades Youths - A Blue Crescendo

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Trinidad and Tobago 2009 Panorama - In the Yard Judging Schedule

In the Yard Judging Schedule click to see full schedule

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this was the worst panorama ever ???????musicaly

sad to say this was by far the worst panorama i ever heard out of all the bands

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Pan Trinbago not happy with summit

Summit of cultural mimicry and disgrace Pan Trinbago president Patrick Arnold said, “It was quite disappointing that persons were placed there (Friday’s opening ceremony) to mimic steelband. “Can you imagine in the land where steelband was invented

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JUDGING THE PANORAMA COMPETION FAIRLY......

The question has been posed that PAN TRINBAGO select 2-3 tunes to be played for the PANORAMA competion. This would allow a fair competion - the judges and public would be more familiar with the tunes and able to judge the PANORAMA competion fairly wh

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Pan Alive in Toronto but sick

Prizes?

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BRADLEY REVISITED 2009

 A TRIBUTE AND CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF THE MASTER,CLIVE BRADLEY THE MAN HIS WORK HIS SPIRIT See power point to begin discussion

Bradley 2006 Show .pps

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Greetings! Steel Band Trust info

Have you seen the Pan videos made by Steel Band Trust on youtube? He is a Phase11 aficionado! He has made 73 vids so far... Including T&T Panorama. London Notting Hill Carnival Panorama and more.... http://uk.youtube.com/user/SteeldrumTrust

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The uniqueness of "pan."

Can you think about something unique about "pan?" Here's one - Pan, the instrument of steel bands, is the only instrument in the world that combines an entire range of sounds - bass, treble, tenor, alto - from percussion instruments to produce orches

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The Rainmakers - A Production by Steelpan Women

The Rainmakers - A Production by Steelpan Women Trinidad - The Rainmakers (the result of a collaborative production between two steelpan women: Franka-Hills Headley and Dr. Jeannine Remy) comprises of the San Fernando-based Golden Hands Steel Orches

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Magic Drum by Machel Montano & Len "Boogsie" Sharpe is here!

The 2008 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Champions, Phase II Pan Groove, are on track once more for 2009, with another great composition by their legendary arranger/composer - Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, called Magic Drum. It is a collaboration between Sharpe

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Silver Stars Steel Orchestra - 2009 Panorama Champions

Congratulations to the members and management of Silver Stars. When Steel Talks 1st Silver Stars - 469 2nd Phase II Pan Groove - 468 3rd Trinidad All Stars - 460 4th Desperadoes - 458 5th Renegades - 457 6th Exodus - 456 7th Siparia Deltones - 450.

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The 100 Player Limit - Good - Bad or Ugly

I am interested in hearing from members of the bands who performed in this years panorama how the players limit affected their performance? Did it kill your organizations morale? There is an article in the WST news section that has an Exodus player

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Why start performances with "iron?"

Have you noticed that the signal for steelbands to start any performance is always the sound of someone beating iron to get the timing right? Why don't they start by using the instrument itself to kick-start performances? I find the sound of iron bea

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pan ramajay in orlando

New Generation Branches steel Orchestra held its first pan yard ramajay in orlando at there pan yard in December, it was well attended and had people asking when will be the next one. players were invited from all over florida those in attendance wer

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