Jaiga Releases 1989 Road March Remake. We Never Saw This Coming.

The energy of Carnival is definitely in the air. Soca music’s being released every 60 seconds it would seem so it’s no surprise that radio personality and artist, Jaiga has also delivered. What we didn’t expect however, was the direction he essential

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"It is my view that this country could survive on the steel band industry alone if we continue to make strategic steps towards the development of the industry."

The heading above is a quote from the former MINISTER OF CULTURE (Lincoln Douglas).

How many forumites hold this view?

http://www.the-report.com/reports/trinidad-tobago/a-caribbean-leader/interview-with-dr-lincoln-douglas-minister-of-arts-and-multi

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Some advice for MY PRESIDENT -- THE RIGHT HONOURABLE KEITH DIAZ

Dear President Diaz, Sir: As you know, there are 20,000 members on this WST FORUM and most of them HATE YOU. But throughout the years I have been your NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER -- even though I have to admit that I have been VERY CRITICAL of you (at times

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WAYNE CEZAIR gave you guys the FORMULA to move PAN FORWARD -- but like nobody eh read it!!!

This forum is a continuum so every so often when some side-liner gets his gall up and comes and takes a shot -- it is not even worth responding.

But beyond that there are people who really care about the PROGRESS OF PAN: I put WAYNE CEZAIR in that ca

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"BJ" MARCELLE AND XO, GOOD MIX.

As all eyes are focus on Pan People getting paid for 2016 exodus went and get BJ Marcelle to ruffle up things in 2017, good move XO, looks like thunder coming down in 2017.

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What's With All This?

I'm seeing all these discussions about pan being endangered and the Panorama crisis and calypso being dead and all this crazy stuff. We're having fun, we're playing our pans out, we're making good music, things are how they should be! We don't need t

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Season Greetings to the WST Family

When Steel Talks extends season greetings to the entire WST forum family.

A special shout out to Cecil, Claude, Bugs,  Merrytones, Glenroy, Bertel, ODW and the countless others who have contributed to the forum.

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Calling on Daryl Joseph to explain Pan People's Greatest Fear -- No Panorama

It is a known fact that the greatest fear of a pan man is "No Panorama".  Without Panorama, the panman fears he or she will be written out of existence. And because of this fear he/she is willing to suffer unimaginable cruelties. Like the battered-wi

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Blitz The Ambassador Drops “Hello Africa,” His Last Leak Before ‘DIASPORADICAL’ [Premiere]

Blitz The Ambassador Drops “Hello Africa,” His Last Leak Before ‘DIASPORADICAL’ [Premiere]

We’re no stranger to the styles and sounds of Blitz The Ambassador, as you well know, and his upcoming project DIASPORADICAL. The revolutionary MC from Gha

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Govt cuts 2017 Carnival spending by 25 per cent

Government allocations f

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Cannon In D -- Byron Lee And The Dragonaires vs Van Dyke Parks ‎– Clang Of The Yankee Reaper

Does any know which version came first? Would you consider the Van Dyke Parks version heavily calypso influenced?

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PANORAMA 2017 ROLLING!!! Dr. Dolly allocates $23,085,000 for Pan!!!

“Seventy single pan bands received monies, 60 small conventional bands, 29 medium conventional bands, 19 large conventional bands received money as of last week, and therefore, this is the correct timing for them, as is usual for them to begin and co

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Caribbean sound drums out London winter

Our London

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IMAGINE THIS!!!

Imagine that a TRINIDAD GIRL gets killed in a store on a Monday and the body gets discovered on a Thursday and the supremely competent TRINIDAD POLICE did a CSI on the scene and removed all incriminating evidence. On the following Monday the coroner

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As the NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER of PRESIDENT KEITH DIAZ on this forum, I would like to give an assurance to all STEELBANDS and STEELBAND PLAYERS ...

... Within the next TEN DAYS, all ASSISTANCE TO STEELBANDS and the $1000 to PAN PLAYERS for their 2016 performances WILL BE PAID. And we will be moving forward with PANORAMA 2017 -- AS PLANNED!!!

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Uncle Ellis: ELLIS ROCK!!!

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STEELBAND INVOLVEMENT.........

In all that's happening these days not once did a steelband make a statement, on behalf of their players, or jointly with other steelbands. Why it is that the management of steelbands don't see it fit to involve themselves in issues concerning their

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This is the last time I am going to say this on this forum: EXPATS and LOCALS need to find COMMON GROUND if we want to move PAN forward

Even so ... the number of EXPATS who could provide MEANINGFUL contributions to the progress is EXTREMELY LIMITED. And the number of LOCALS who could even come to the table to have a discussion is miniscule.

All the GLOBAL PROGRESS for PAN came from E

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missing all my when stee talks and pan time friends (Dosomething for pan)

isee one of  the topic is about the fall  of  Pantrinbago this should beour  t main Topic It  is about our Stele band and Panmen and women lets get this fix now once and for all  don't rest unti it is fix  now is the time fix it now  words can do a l

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NEW YEAR GREETINGS

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY WST FAMILY!!

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