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Big 5 to 'Ramajay' at the Savannah!!! A new way forward for the national instrument!!!

“This is the first time five leading steelbands are coming together, not only to produce a show but to start working closely together.”  (Ainsworth Mohammed)

“I have to thank all the rest of the brothers for the support. This was to happen over ten y

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Percussionist Cote Plays Steel Drum on LIVE

“When I’m playing a song I want to impress myself. I want to grow in front of the audience,” Aaron Abrahamson Cotesays. 

Cote is recognized as one of the most elite percussionists on the live music scene in Rhode Island. He’s also performed in 35 c

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PRESS RELEASE: CDF offers summer programmes for 2017

The Cultural Development Foundation (CDF), mandated to nurture the skills of Saint Lucian creatives and offer support to the development of Saint Lucian artistic expression, knows the enriching value of the arts to the

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Hard to get foreign $ to pay international acts

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I have a question for the forum that I have been keeping in my back pocket for years: If the STEELDRUM (PAN) was invented in Trinidad (circa 1947): How come ANTIGUA was invited to SHOWCASE the PAN ...

... at the FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN after FOUR SHORT YEARS (less than that actually)? I don't have the answer -- I am just asking the question!!!

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As we struggle to gain EFFICIENCY in managing PAN in the MECCA, PAN in AMERICA BLOOMS like cherry blossoms around the TIDAL BASIN in Washington

Involvement in STEELBANDS across America continues to flourish at a shocking rate. Two key factors have been responsible for this massive growth explosion of steelbands in the United States: The first was the introduction of non-Western musical studi

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So where is GREGORY LINDSAY? He called himself a REVOLUTIONARY when he thought that he was about to take down THE RIGHT HONOURABLE KEITH DIAZ

As everyone on THIS FORUM KNOWS, I have labeled KEITH DIAZ the GREATEST POLITICIAN IN THE WORLD. And up to now NOBODY could dispute my assertion. GREGORY LINDSAY get mannish and thought he had KEITH DIAZ in HANDCUFFS ... next thing you know DIAZ slap

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Calling on DOCTOR DOLLY (The Minister of Culture) to provide the resources to VIDEO RECORD the BIG FIVE CONCERT on SATURDAY (July 22nd)

This BIG 5 CONCERT is a historical event for PAN and it should be captured on VIDEO. So I am urging DOCTOR DOLLY to step up to the plate and put a professional VIDEO CREW in place to capture this event for a future STEELBAND VIDEO LIBRARY.

This could

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Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra wins GOLD in Australia.

Congratulations to Salmon Cupid and TASSO on their big win.

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Choice TV - St. Lucia 2017 Panorama Broadcast 9pm

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Aquil: I came up with a STAGE NAME for you for your FOREIGN TOURS!!!

                                                               SANSIRIUS

Discuss it with your father and see if he approves!!!

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Big 5 pan concert ...lots of surprises in store for patrons

"Each band will begin its repertoire with the event’s theme song, after which they will each perform for 35 minutes, inclusive of their surprise guest performers."

This is a real good PAN READ!!! Great article by Joan Rampersad!!!

http://newsday.co

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And Why Is Everyone [So] Fixated On Having PAN Back In CARNIVAL? We need the BACK TO THE FUTURE DELEGATES to answer this question!!!

A poster who comes to the forum only once in a while, but always makes some very provocative postings, asked this question yesterday. The only issue I have with his question is that he said "everyone" and I want to make it clear to him that I am not

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BUNJI GARLIN says SOCA [and PAN?] suffers from lack of support at home

“Trinidad is known as a community that naturally doesn’t support its own regardless, not music only, in sports, academics, whatever. We have become a society that kinda taught itself not to believe in ourselves and we have this attitude of only if it

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This FORUM does not GET IT: KEITH DIAZ is a REAL TRINIDADIAN!!!

This is a man I understand as if he is my FIRST COUSIN!!! The only difference between us is that I have kind of had a GOLDEN SPOON my whole life, whereas KEITH DIAZ was forced to be CREATIVE to survive. But in cultural understanding of TRINIDAD and T

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Does anybody recognize this song (Including TED)?

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=Lincolnshire+poacher+song#id=4&vid=7b48a1eaf07fa5633963bf51db516073&action=click

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I am IMAGINING a BIG 5 "NEW YORK" CONCERT!!! Three BIG 5 BANDS and 2 NEW YORK BANDS!!!

EXPATS like Lynette Laveau and Michael Smith (Boston Carnival) and Bob Diaz and Salah Wilson (and scores of others) could all join hands to make this the INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHING of the INTERNATIONAL STEELBAND FOUNDATION. The pride I saw pouring out o

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BIG 5 DELIVERED.......

Congratulations to BIG 5 on a excellent show, it was evident that you all wanted to to have a world class show, you succeeded.

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GREGORY LINDSAY: I need to know if you are going to keep your promise to PAY PAN MEN by the END OF JUNE

The UPPM and the CIP (Gregory and Aquil) promised to pay the PAN MEN by the end of this month, so I hope they are planning to KEEP THEIR PROMISE. Several attempts have been made to contact DOCTOR DOLLY (The STEALTH MINISTER OF CULTURE) to NO AVAIL.

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Take me back to Trinidad Circa 1941 ... when the TIME MACHINE is completed I DO NOT want to be dropped off in the SIXTIES!!!

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