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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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Steelband as an instrument; in T&T, do we respect it as our national instrument?

The world respects it. In T&T, we only pay lipservice to its possibilities. What say you???

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EXPLORING THE ANNUAL RITE OF CHAOS

http://www.tntreview.com/?cat=13 EXPLORING THE ANNUAL RITE OF CHAOS Posted on 07 April 2009 by admin A Critique Of Panaroma Judges’ Score Sheets By ORVILLE WRIGHT Here is what the current score sheet looks like. Panorama judges are responsible

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T&T Panorama Armchair Judgement 2009 Large Band Category........

Siparia Deltones!!!!!! out in front (for me anyway) best thing for the night....... now I was being very biased about this band and its song selection before actually hearing them but upon hearing them .....damn..... they did the damn thing..... Delt

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Confirm the sound for me please?

http://www.myspace.com/porticoquartet Is anyone familiar with this group? The lead instrument sounds like a second pan or double tenor but strange or modified somehow...hollow, not bright and clean.

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The Eight (8) Finalists in the Small Bands category

Arima Golden Symphony performing “A Blue Crescendo” amassed 432 points, some 13 points ahead of its nearest rival, Tornadoes, also playing “A Blue Crescendo”. The other six qualifying bands making it to the “big yard” on Wednesday 18th February alon

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BP Renegades Steel Orchestra Headed to France

BP Renegades Steel Orchestra’s Captain, Andrew Brumant headed a 21 member contingent of the popular Port of Spain band that left Trinidad for France on January 21, to perform at the Folle Journee Classical Festival. The band is scheduled to make seve

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JUDGING THE JUDGES

http://www.tntreview.com/?p=427 JUDGING THE JUDGES Trinidad and Tobago Review Posted on 10 April 2009 One of the practices that really irked me was the awarding of .5 of a point by some judges. As you will see, there are a few judges who, for no a

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THE FUTURE OF PAN

The argument can be made that every year is de same ole ting dey pushing.From the George Goddard era to the present day pan has been dealt a very serious blow to its existence.Some of its most known and respected pioneers have been treated with utmos

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Panorama Update

The final13 Conventional Steelbands will be judged on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd February in the West. Starting at the Water Wheel Compound panyard, Diego Martin, Panatics will perform its Panorama tune, ”People Are People”, composed by Ray Holman a

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Pan chat radio online

hi guy's great job your doing. Just a quick note to let you know that pan chat radio is online. Tune in at this address, www.thepancafe.com/index.php?file=radio first 2 topics 1) What do Our Governing bodies do for the Pan world? 2) What is Pan

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pan 2009

this year pan was the best i played with alot of bands and also gained alot

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Criteria for Arranging a Panorama

Some time ago WST posted a link to a document that showed the breakdown of how to construct a panorama arrangement. I believe it was created by Pan Trinbago, does anyone have that link, WST? Now before you all hurt your bellies with laughter...I hav

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Semi Finals Panorama Live on the Web

Thank you WST for the info. I am enjoying the show. Just in case you are unaware the folks at WST have provided a list of places you can get the panorama live on the web. Go to http://panonthenet.com/live/ . You can also get the CTNT feed by going t

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The Steelpan Initiatives Project - a Strategic Model for the creation of a Culture of Innovation in Trinidad & Tobago

PROFESSOR BRIAN COPELAND of UWI St. Augustine Campus held a PROFESSORIAL INAUGURAL LECTURE on Thursday 29th January, 2009 on the Business of the G PANS.

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Panorama Live!

Desperadoes performed real well. I have them ahead as of right now. bugs

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