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Pantrinbago Dept, 1979 Panorama boycott, Savannah pool party, New Visionaries, CIP and others that opened our eyes.

It was stated on this forum by a poster that the Ministry of culture should wipe out Pantrinbago dept, but what about the Players and Steelbands locally and globally waiting to get paid from Pantrinbago,will that be wipe out also?  I don't see that h

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Webeat (part 1/3) Steel Band

Playing: La Creole Pan Groove, Chinese Steel Ensemble, MHL Starlift

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Panorama Competition is on - Antigua

The executive members of the Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association say it was never their intention to boycott the 2018 Antigua Commercial Bank Panorama Competition, despite information contained in a letter to the

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Birdsong’s music power

Trinidad Newsday

Musical director Richard Quarless, second from right in front row with his team of tutors, Wilby Benicourt, Kenroy Richardson, Clyde Mitchell, Von Best and Wayne Noel at The Birdsong Academy, St Augustine.

C-AEOLIAN  stood out on th

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DE FOSTO is calling for a BIG CALYPSO SHOW in TOWN centered around his ILLNESS and he is appealing to the STEELBAND COMMUNITY for support ...

... (As a CALYPSO LOVER this intrigues me), part of his appeal to PAN PEOPLE to support such a show is based on his view that he "contributed to the pan" -- so in his time of need the STEELBAND COMMUNITY should STEP UP and RECIPROCATE.

Does anyone on

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Whirlwind Continues For Young V.I. Musicians

Five of the Virgin Islands most promising jazz artists boarded a flight that would get them to Portland, Maine, and a seven-day stay at the annual Cultural Music Camp.

Thanks to the Mentoring Through The Arts Of Music program and the 21st Century Ja

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US steelpan master Andy Narell to perform in SA

By Ano Shumba

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Global steel band perform as part of Art Night in Battersea

SLP Media Ltd.

A steel band who have toured all over Europe will be among the performers at one of London’s biggest creative festivals.

Melodians Steel Orchestra last month performed three concerts organised by the British Embassy as part of the Gre

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Panorama In NY

So I have seen USSA say they having panorama with a nice increase in prize money and money being paid about a week are two after panorama if thats true nice.

I see Widica saying they having a pan jamboree, my take is what is in it for the bands if th

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Well ALL HOPE IS GONE: THE CIP, THE DOLLY, THE BIG 5 and PAN TRINBAGO!!!

THE PAN PROGRESS DREAM down in THE MECCA has BURNT TO ASHES.

HOPE has turned to DEPRESSION!!!

I have to take the GOODLY LADY at her word: Another GENERATION OR TWO before PEOPLE WAKE UP.

At this point it eh even WORTH THE OLE TALK!!! ALL HOPE IS GONE

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Vincy Mas is live now.

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Vincy Mas is live now.

Georgetown Jouvert in session

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Teach G-Pan in schools

PanTrinbago president Keith Diaz.

PAN Trinbago president Keith Diaz wants the Education Ministry to use the 24-inch G-Pan in all schools and to teach students the history of the national instrument.

Diaz made the recommendation yesterday at a prize

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The entire a to z+ solutions document for Pan Trinbago from the CIP.

DRAFT DOCUMENT

 

If we can find a-z+ problems in Pan Trinbago, we can find a-z+solutions.

 

Structure of Organization:-

 

1. Separation of responsibilities. Executives must not hold administrative positions. E.g.

No more President /C.E.O.

No more Secr

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ONE THING IS FOR SURE: PAN PLAYERS WILL BE PAID BY DECEMBER!!!

Doctor Dolly and PAN TRINBAGO both desperately need PAN PLAYERS to practice and practice and practice and PERFORM in PANORAMA 2019. So they have to PAY THEM by DECEMBER 2018 to get the 2019  EXPLOITATION in ACTION.

So ah doh know why MARCUS ASH and A

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It's the reason they use the word "alleged" , folks !

In the recent past , there have been many strong charges of fraud , theft and general corruption made against specific executives of Pan Trinbago on social media and other forums.
Whether these charges have any merit , is entirely beside the point.

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EARL RICHARDS: yuh ever thought that you would LIVE to see BACCHANAL so -- in PAN TRINBAGO?

THE WORLD GOVERNING BODY of STEELBAND, boy!!! Leading the WORLD only in PAN BACCHANAL. Bacchus himself want his name removed from that BACCHANAL.

But Gregory and Aquil say that they have AH NEW GLASS and it almost full with water. So, HANG ON BRO!!!

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Guess whose words are these?

Guess whose words are these?

So for the last two weeks I was a little preoccupied doing my duties as a teacher in the public school system. Setting exams, administering them, record keeping, report writing etc. I have a little time now so I’m doing s

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Second thoughts about a Pan Players union..

Ajamu Nyomba , I've given more thought to your point about pan players being unionized , and you're right.

The way things are , they would be better served by being in a union.

However , forming a new union is complicated by the fact that they alre

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Music Education, Pan and Steelband Culture at CASYM’s 2018 Spring Concert

New York, U.S.A. - “I feel like Hulk! Hurrawr hurraaaawwwwrr!!” --- Those were toddlers to grandparents giving their ‘Hulk’ moments as they sang out in concert with CASYM Class Two. Yes - mommy, daddy, nana, ma, grandma, granddad, tantie, aunty,

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