Seriously injured in a car accident yesterday.
Read more…Newsday
Beverley Ramsey-Moore, manager of the Black-Rock based Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, has thrown her hat in the ring for the position of president of Pan Trinbago at its October 28 election.
Ramsey-Moore says her mission is to restore trust
Read more…Another question for the forum.
( Hate doing it guys , but we have to think on these things.)
On many occasions I've seen calls for a separate "Ministry of Steelpan". (more government involvement in the art-form)
On the surface , this may sound like
by Jody Mace glide Magazine
On PILLAR composer and steel pannist Jonathan Scales mines his emotional landscape to create eight songs that are as honest and evocative as they are intricate and complex. With his band, the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (
Read more…Does anyone have the MOU between the NCC and Pan Trinbago (Keith Diaz)?
From the information available it seems as though the NCC will be deducting 20% of the government's subvention to Pan Trinbago. What a travesty!
Pan players should never agree t
Read more…This has been my thinking over the last few years , but though my reasoning remains the same , I've modified it a bit.
I'm willing to concede that , since panorama has become so deeply ingrained in the Carnival culture , there would be resistance to
The original Hylanders (also known as Highlanders) was founded in the 1950s by Kim Loy Wong who was the band's tuner, arranger, and manager. After Wong left for the the USA in 1959 , the band's leadership was assumed by Bertie Marshall who became th
Read more…Mr. Claude stop call meh name and the names of my CIP soldiers.
OK Guys , lets stop cussing the government and think about it for a bit.
In a way , the T&T government has acknowledged the importance of pan.
Think about it.
They think water is important , so they created a corporation called WASA to manage water aff
by Mary Sincell McEwen A&E Editor
MCHENRY — “Wings of a Dove,” an independent documentary about the steel drum project at Crellin Elementary School, was screened last Friday to about 450 students, parents, teachers, and guests at Garrett 8 Cinemas. T
I am beginning to think that part of the problem with steel-bands in T&T is what conservatives would describe as the ills of "socialism".
Now , I'm no conservative , but I know what they mean.
Because , I remember back in the day , before government
1) Trinis love pan , and always will.
It's in their DNA
2) Steelbands have their own rhythm and tempo , and that doesn't mean trying to keep pace with the DJs.
(Incidentally , this was always the case . even when we had brass bands on the road , bac
Here's today's question for pan people.
I have this theory .
First , tell me if you all agree , because if I'm right , it opens a lot of options.
We all know that governments around the world support culture.
I believe that the funding available to
