Brooklyn, New York - “Panorama is like a progress report of your band. You get to observe how much you've grown as a body. From the talent of the players, the reaction of the audience, and the comment
Dougie was the first owner of a panorama steel band in NYC to let me come in and drill the music of Kendall K Williams. Dougie swung his doors wide open, and continued to do so for me and my NYU
A Shout-Out to the late Martin Douglas from his band - CrossFire Steel Orchestra
Rudolph Commissiong, a pioneer of #steelband music recalls his life and times as a pan man played against a backdrop of revolution and segregation.
One day during rehearsals I took a break and walked through the terrace, which was part of the buildin
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Meet Shannon Mc David - Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago - “I must say performing on a Panorama stage is the most invigorating experience. I feel such a thrill - like there's an energy running through my veins the second the stick touches the p
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Miranda has traveled the world over as a member of the legendary Desperadoes Steel Orchestra. She embodies all the characteristics of a great panist - talent, intellect, disc
A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole
Songwriters: GEORGE, DON / COLE, NAT KING
Sittin' by de ocean
Me heart, she feel so sad
Sittin' by de ocean
Me heart, she feel so sad
Don't got de money
To take me back to Trinidad
Fine Calypso woman
She cook m
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Global - Thirty years ago today, Laventille’s Rudolph Charles shuffled off this mortal coil and went out in style - a glam funeral service, his soul encased in the Chariot pans he invented and three religions vying for meager p |
Texas, USA - She is both a respected tuner, builder and player. She has lived and experienced the challenge of Trinidad Panorama and the US school system. In an e
New York, USA - “When I was about 6 years of age my grandmother would take me to the panyard where my uncle would practice. That’s when I became aware of steel pan and its culture. I didn’t actually st
Virginia, USA - “Whatever you pursue, it is your journey. Take the opportunities as they present themselves. Don't spend too much time in looking backward but look forward to how you can transform you
Glenda Gamory - Pantonic Steel Orchestra - UpClose
She is one of the most important figures in the history of the North America steelpan music movement. She is the first woman to ever lead a steel orchestra to a major Panorama victory.
Meet Glenda
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United Kingdom - She is simply ready and can-do! Bringing the the full package to the table - administrator, organizer and musician Debi Gardner talks about her
Indiana, USA - “....Playing with others who play steel pan is really where I find my true happiness, whether it is a duo or a small group of steel pan players, or a band in Trinidad...”
A voice with uncommon beauty spoke to her years ago. It was i
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Her vision for Pan - “For the national instrument to be treated as such, for pan men and women to be secured after retirement, for steelpan to reach as far as being featured o
Xalapa, Mexico - “...everything else, is played in a different way, and that makes steel pan really more interesting. Movements you make playing this instrument reminds me of practicing tai-chi... Pan
