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Not Ready for Prime Time - Pan Trinbago’s 2010 DVD of Trinidad & Tobago Panorama

Global - ....Bad lighting, bad editing, bad audio and a host of other production issues. Maybe it is time that Pan Trinbago step back and review the products that are released in its name. In a forum thread that was supposed to be focused on the ava

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Rudolph Charles - Thirty-Five Years Later, Steelband Leader Still Exceptional - Revisited

Rudolph Charles - Thirty-Five Years Later, Steelband Leader Still Exceptional

Originally published - February 2010

Global -  - March 29th, to be exact - will be thirty-one years since the death of one of the most influential figures in the history

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Panorama Rewind

 

Going back in time here to 2003, and moving up through the years.  Following are links to the results of, and pictures from Trinidad & Tobago Panorama from 2003 through 2010 as compiled by When Steel Talks/PanOnTheNet. Additionally, you may click

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Advance Dynamics Responds to 2010 Panorama DVD Criticism

Reply by Advance Dynamics

First let me say that Advance Dynamics receives NO money to produce these DVD's, production costs are covered from DVD sales.

The irony of the comments in your forum is that we COMPLETELY agree with MOST of the complaints

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Panorama 2010 - Large Band Finals - Video Performance

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Silver Stars and Steel Xplosion Triumph for Steelband Panorama 2010

Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago’s National Panorama competition climaxed for yet another year, with Silver Stars and Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestras taking top honors in their categories on Carnival Saturday night in Port-of-Spain at the Qu

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Steelband Tunes for 2010 still coming

Global - Music material for the 2010 Steelband listing is still arriving. When Steel Talks has just added four more tracks to the listing of selections: Steel Slingaz, Pan Infekshun, Cat In Bag and Panman’s Story. click for full list

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Results and Info for Panorama 2010 - Trinidad and Tobago

Here is the When Steel Talks Panorama resutl page for 2010 check often - updates will be continuous throughout the competition http://www.panonthenet.com/tnt/2010/results/2010summaryresults.htm

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Single-Pan Finalists for Steelband Panorama 2010

Trinidad and Tobago - Reigning champions La Horquetta Pan Groove topped the Semi Final round of the National Panorama Single Pan Band competition on February 6 in front of Victoria Square, Port-of-Spain. They and sixteen other single-pan bands move o

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Press Release

Just for the record! I was encouraged to write about our accomplishment after reading about Crazy this am. The Gratitude Steel Band has been longing to sing Gospelypso with steel pan accompaniment since 1988. We have release our 1st all original cd

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An Interview with Steelpan Musician and Songwriter Avis Bruce

Global - Avis Bruce is a professional steelpan musician, arranger, composer and music tutor. She has been a member of the present Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Symphony Orchestra from its inception; in addition she was a member of the former Tri

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Steelband Association part of WIADCA-led Haiti March & Rally - USSA joins Haiti initiative “Haiti We Love You”

Brooklyn’s Caribbean -American Community Responds to the Disaster in Haiti

Brookly, New York - Aimed at coordinating a united community effort in response to the destruction in Haiti, the West Indian American Day Carnival Association has put out a c

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NO STARLIFT AGAIN?!?

I am shocked to see that Starlift is out of the finals yet again and even if Pan Trinbago increases the number of bands in the finals to 12, they still won't make it. Is that three straight years without making the finals since they parted ways with

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Steelband Panorama Music Songwriters bring Social Commentary back to the Forefront for 2010 Technology, Internet, Social Networks Empower Writers

Global - Free from Bondage, Writers Flex Creative Muscle. Leading the charge is none other than veteran performers and stalwarts - steelband music song writers like Crazy, The Original DeFosto Himself, Designer, Destra, “Smooth,” Goddard and many ot

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Revisited -- Destra Garcia - as you have never heard her before - her love for the SteelPan instrument, the passion & pain behind her songwriting

Global - Destra Garcia of Trinidad and Tobago is one of the most successful and popular SOCA music artists in the world. Like Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Mary J and others, Destra has cultivated and maintained a special bond with her adoring young fans who

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Semi Final Results are in - Shocker! No Exodus in Final!

Trinidad and Tobago steelband music panorama giant knocked out of finals.

No Exodus in finals!

Large Conventional Semi Final Results:
 
1. Phase II Pan Groove 277
2. Silver Stars 273
3. Skiffle Bunch 272
4. All Stars 266
5. Invaders 260
6. Desperadoes 260
7. H

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Panorama Tunes for 2010

 

• “Ah Love Meh Pan” sung by ‘Crazy’ - composed by Terry Figuera; lyrics by David Goddard  

• “Battle Zone” sung by Anslem Douglas - music by Edwin Pouchet; lyrics by Alvin Daniell 

• “Breakdown” sung by Keith ‘Designer’ Prescott - composed by Kevin B

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