Ellie Mannette Festival of Steel -- is live now
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New York, USA - In a sky devoid of stars, a lone satellite pulsing brightly moved in over Pantonic’s East Flatbush pan yard, as if to let all know it was reserving an early seat and would be watching everything that transpired on this night, as t |
So I shrank away into my own world, behind closed doors, trying to make the cultural milieu of TT more ready for world consumption.
... I try to help other local artists – both performing and visual – to understand how to approach their craft and ho
Read more…The moving ceremony marked 70 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship at Tilbury Docks and the influence of Caribbean migrants in the UK
by Leah Sinclair
PICTURED: (left to right) Winston Whyte, John Richards and Allan Wilmot at the ser
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New York, U.S.A. - “I feel like Hulk! Hurrawr hurraaaawwwwrr!!” --- Those were toddlers to grandparents giving their ‘Hulk’ moments as they sang out in concert with CASYM Class Two. Yes - mommy, daddy, nana, ma, grandma, granddad, tantie, aunty, |
Sparrow has so many great calypsoes that so exqusitely capture the soul of the Nation; in lyrics, music and delivery;It is difficult to choose. Melda, Sa sa yeh, Phillip My Dear, "... George Bailey I will always remember; when ah steelband pas' playi
Read more…Yes, the great man will celebrate his 75th Birthday tomorrow. We will be joining with His Worship Alderman Junia Regrello at the Skiffle Pan Theatre to celebrate Bobby's Birthday. No way we can truly reward him for his outstanding contribution but he
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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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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Please allow me space to reply to an article written in the Daily Express by veteran journalist Keith Subero on Monday, 7th May 2018 titled TAKE PAN AWAY FROM PAN PLAYERS.
Two calypsos keep bouncing around in my head while
Read more…There were 10 BANDS in THE FINALS. Am I to understand that some players played for RENEGADES and then they went and CHANGE CLOTHES and played for maybe SKIFFLE or PHASE II or INVADERS or ALL STARS or SUPERNOVAS or EXODUS or STARLIFT or SILVER STARS o
Read more…What really happened in the court case: Pan Trinbago against Keith Diaz.
By Aquil Arrindell
I have never entered a courtroom in my life. However, for this case I took the time out to observe and learn so that I can properly inform my membership.
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Pannist/arranger Duvone Stewart plays the pan at the International Music Night of the Tobago Jazz experience at the Pigeon Park Heritage Park on Sunday.
Tobagonian-born pannist and Duvone Stewart was literally brought to tears on Sunday evening, as
Read more…On Saturday June 21st 2014, I attended the free Concert hosted by Pan Trinbago and the Deputy Mayor of the Port of Spain City Corporation [advertised in the Express Newspaper of June 17th on pg.44 – the final line of the article stated that the “publ
Read more…When Steel Talks extends greetings to Calypso Rose (Rose McCartha Linda Sandy Lewis) on her 78th birthday!
Central Executive committee is voted out....A caretaker committee has been been installed comprising of Chairmen and one other official from each Regional Executive, the former President, the former Treasurer and 2 other persons to be appointed by t
THE EDITOR: In the interest of the steelband movement I do not wish to tarnish the Pan Trinbago brand, though the organisation has done that all on its own. I have never publicly denounced Pan Trinbago in spite of the fact that it has been poorly adm
Main article: British African-Caribbean community
In 1948, the Empire Windrush was en route from Australia to England via the Atlantic, docking in Kingston, Jamaica. An advert had appeared in a Jamaican newspaper offering cheap transport on the shi
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Don’t blame Diaz. Drink a beer syndrome determines our president.
By: Andy Edwards
The time for change in Pan Trinbago’s executive is now. However, this change should not go without a change in the thinking of band leaders. The unpreced
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Read more…“...sometimes describing oneself as a Panist can be met with disgust and even discrimination. The question which follows is “What else do you do?” ...the area from which you have come also sometimes brings discrimination.” Merle Albino-de Coteau.
