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Bunji Garlin Are Stick Fighting Gurus In The “Buss Head” Video

Two titans of soca come together for one massive and motivational track.

by Jordan Darville -- FADER

Machel Montano and Bunji Garlin are two of soca's biggest stars and former rivals, so "Buss Head," their new collaborative single, is a tectonic ev

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BIG 5 CONCERT IN SOUTH: Aquil, I have a proposal for you!!!

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JJJ: Do you know what "US 20090013851 A1" represents?

You need some high-powered lawyers, man!!!

And give me ONE WORD for "non-musical sympathetic vibrations" in the PAN!!!

https://www.google.com/patents/US20090013851

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Remembering when - Bunji, Fay Ann Pull out Soca Monarch shocker

Looking back

Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez have both bowed out of the International Groovy and Power Soca Monarch competitions, respectively. 

The couple announced this last night, saying they decided to withdraw because they believe that fu

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Big 5 thrills Queen’s Park

JOAN RAMPERSAD Saturday, July 29 2017

CONFETTI rained on the crowd at the end of the International Steelband Foundation’s (ISF) Big 5 concert featuring the five bands that have won the National Panorama title over the years. The event took place

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Ah have to pay a special tribute to MERYTONESTOTHEBONE for his contributions to this forum. Not too many locals take the time to mix up with the nostalgic EXPATS

I appreciate how merrytonestothebone does come on the forum and suffer fools gladly from time to time. Because this forum is mostly an EXPAT PARADISE fixated in the SIXTIES on how things USED TO BE. merrytonestothebone does a nice little dance betwee

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8th UWI St Augustine Principal inducted - developer of the G pan and the PHI (Percussive Harmonic Instrument)

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Look at how much PAN they have in AMERICA. All these PEOPLE should be sending some royalties back to TRINIDAD

https://www.gigmasters.com/services/steel-drum-band

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MOVING FORWARD: The BIG FIVE FOUNDATION (ISA) eh put up a WEBSITE as yet?

FIVE established STEELBANDS with at least 150 members each and large followings and 6 HIGH LEVEL CONSULTANTS and they have not PUT UP A WEBSITE as yet in this 2017 era.

Not even a DOMAIN NAME with a FRONT PAGE saying coming soon!!! They need to step

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INTERESTING PERSPECTIVES from VARIED MINDS on the BIG 5 CONCERT!!!

But if we want PAN to move FORWARD/PROGRESS we have to get a MAJORITY of people on the same page. We have to TRASH OUT an agenda.

Until the LOCALS and EXPATS call a conference (in Las Vegas?) and try to find common ground -- it is ALL A WASTE OF TIME

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A little tribute to GLEN CAMPBELL

One of my favourite songs of all time!!!

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THE WEST COAST PRESENTS: ASHTON CRAIG!!!!

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When will this corruption end, Tax payers and pan players $$$ used to import cars and rims from U.K. The Genesis Steel Pan scandal, Officials touring more than steelbands, Is the Law an Ass ?

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More Unrequested Advice for the Big5

First, congratulations on a great show.

Second get a copy of The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli. Read it twice.  Then apply what you have learned to dealing with Rolly Polly aka "KD" and his gangstas.  Keep these fellas away from your organization.

If

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A most powerful result emerged out of the sonorous, multi-talented, Big Five steel band musical of the last weekend.

A most powerful result emerged out of the sonorous, multi-talented, Big Five steel band musical of the last weekend. The performances created the space for a few of the gr

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Pan in Splendor signals a resurgence of steel pan music in SKN

SKN.COM

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – DESPITE a reduction in training sessions for the 2017 Pan in Splendor Camp, the organizers were impressed with the level of response they received from the participants.

The camp, which was in its third year, saw t

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Does sponsors regret dropping their sponsorship of Steel orchestras when another sponsor comes to the rescue and the band becomes more successful ?

I remember  in the late 80s a sponsor severing ties with a popular Steel orchestra and another sponsor came to their rescue, Over the years the band became more popular and very successful with its new sponsor. Do the former sponsor regrets its decis

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A 2018 PANORAMA BOYCOTT.....

It could be in the best interest of the CIP if they try to get the large bands to boycott panorama, this is Pan Trinbago bread basket take it away and they are dead in the water. The Big5 alone could scuttle panorama why not involve them, we know the

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ALLYUH wicked, yes; ALLYUH make the man apologize

This statement comes on the heels of the expression of disdain by some segments of the population.

I could make a good guess as to which "segments of the population" was having the HISSY FIT!!!

http://news.power102fm.com/sabga-aboud-apologizes-for-c

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Congratulations to Angel Harps Juniors - Grenada's 2017 Junior Panorama Champions

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Angel Harps Juniors on capturing the 2017 Grenada Junior Panorama Championship.

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