Meet Chuma AJ Watson - Panist, Educator and Independent Candidate for the position of Vice President - Northern Region of Pan Trinbago - UpClose!

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David Rudder continues His Tribute to Pan, Calypso and Culture - Moods of Pan 2008 - REVISITED

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I.- David Rudder was surrounded by an audience of steelpan music enthusiasts. After all - this was the Moods of Pan Festival, with emphasis on ‘pan'.

....Rudder dropped a continuous stream of songs - old and new - that all had p

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BOSS - Remembering Clive Bradley - by Dalton Narine

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Beverley Ramsey-Moore is new Pan Trinbago Prez

Historic 2018 election installs first woman president

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Beverley Ramsey-Moore with 117 votes created history as the first woman to win the presidency of Pan Trinbago in what has to be considered one of the most contentious el

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Post Mortem Pan – 2018 Trinbago Executive Election

by Andre Moses

Sunday’s Pan Trinbago Elections presents the steelband movement with an opportunity. Beyond the hype, there were some distinct inputs into the electoral process that could potentially contribute to the building of a stronger steelband

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Boogsie, Two-Left, Andy & My Dad

Let’s get with the Programme, Pan Jazz abounds in the Caribbean

by Dalton Narine

Florida, U.S.A. - Hear the Phase ….

I thought my only complaint with the recent live recording of Boogsie Sharpe’s “Only You” session at the Phase II panyard a week or

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The Saga of Ellie Man - by Dalton Narine

Global - I surmise that in the age of early Pan on the Road, whenever Ellie Mannette awoke at his home in Trinidad, his morning prayer would be answered right on time.

That behind the distant hills of Laventille comes the promise of the sun.

No do

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New York Pan Pays Homage to Ken “Professor” Philmore

New York, U.S.A. - Only “Pro” could have accomplished this with nothing but “love” in the house.

It was supposed to be and was, a celebration of the life of one of the biggest names in pan - Ken “Professor” Philmore. But in reality it was simply a r

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Despers USA Takes 2018 New York Panorama Championship After Twenty Years - with Champion Arranger Odie Franklin

New York, USA -  As per the song, 2018 has been the Year For Love - and the year that Despers USA Steel Orchestra ended nineteen winless years of participating in the annual New York Panorama, capturing its seventh championship title in the process.

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With the power of “Hulk” Andre White leads Mangrove Steelband to 9th UK Panorama Championship - 2018 UK Panorama Results

London, U.K. - All varieties of ‘Hulk’ in Mangrove Steelband, clad in white with green Hulk impressions on white T-Shirts, made their might felt when they took center stage on the evening of Saturday August 25 in London. As the eventual 2018 UK Stee

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Meet Robert Issa - With His Dream for Steelband In Tanzania - UpClose!

Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania - Presently, he is a mostly self-motivated, self-taught, self -financed - panist, arranger, teacher, promoter, recruiter and tuner who is single-handedly leading the charge to bring Pan and the steelband to Tanzania in a very

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Pan Podium Magazine - the essential magazine for steelpan culture

Issue 25 - Spring 2018

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Part Two -- Meet Dave LaBarrie - Panist, Arranger, Educator and Administrator & Member of the famed 1967 T&T National Steelband - UpClose!

Global - He is a scholar, an intellect, a musician and a coach - just to name a few. Indeed, depending on when you crossed his multifaceted life, met or engaged him - the name Dave LaBarrie will ring differently to you. He’s been an assistant high

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Meet Patricia Black - Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Patricia Black
Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “I come alive as I transform into the woman on the bass while I lose my soul jamming to the sweetness, the harmonic and melodious arrangement by my legendary arranger Len “Boogsie” Sha

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Meet Safiya Richards - Pennsylvania, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Safiya Richards
Pennsylvania, USA

Pennsylvania, USA - “It makes me proud, for one, that I’m taking part in the culture of my family. Something that I’ve never had an interest in before is now one of the few things that brings me happiness during

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Meet Norzika Lewis - New York, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Norzika Lewis
New York, USA

 New York, U.S.A. - “Those ten minutes on stage to me are the best moments in my life every year that I perform. There is always this feeling like a rush of energy that I get when I perform. Because being a performer

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Meet Anesha Carbon - United Kingdom - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Anesha Carbon
United Kingdom

London, U.K. - “Pan itself, I don’t think I would change anything. I think it would just be people outside of the community’s views. It’s not ‘tin pan,’ ’dustbin lids,‘ you shouldn’t knock the instrument with your

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Meet Tiana Parry - United Kingdom - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Tiana Parry
United Kingdom

England, U.K. - “I want to see steelbands selling out venues across the UK. I also want to see steel pan televised and seen equally to other instruments in the UK.”

She is a budding intellectual, legal scholar and pa

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Meet Jovanka Williams - Guyana, S.A. - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Jovanka Williams
Guyana, S.A.

Guyana, S.A. - “I love performing and entertaining people. Seeing the joy on their faces when we play is priceless. On the other hand, being able to educate the nation’s future and somehow play a part in the maint

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Meet Patricia Jones - Maryland, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Patricia Jones
Maryland, USA

Maryland, USA - “Music embodies my life to the point that it takes precedence to eating, drinking and sleeping. I often hear melodies and musical arrangements in my head...”

She is a music educator, performer, rec

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