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Amrit Samaroo - Standout Panist, Composer and Arranger Speaks on Panorama 2012 and more

Amrit Samaroo - Standout Panist, Composer and Arranger Speaks on Panorama 2012 and more
 

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, steelpan musician, composer and arranger - Amrit Samaroo, shares his experiences, visions and overall

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Small Bands moving on to 2012 Panorama Finals - Official Results

Small Bands moving on to 2012 Panorama Finals 

1		Tamana Pioneers	265
2		Codrington Pan Family	263
3		Nutones	260
4		Golden Hands	256
5		Arima Golden Symphony	255
5		Supernovas	255
7		La Horquetta Pan Groove	254
8		Tornadoes	252
9		Merrytones	250

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Large Bands moving on to 2012 Panorama Finals - Official Results

Large Bands moving on to 2012 Panorama Finals  

1	Phase II Pan Groove	268
1	Trinidad All Stars	268
3	Silver Stars	263
4	Exodus	262
5	Renegades	254
6	Redemption Sound Setters	253
7	Fonclaire	250
7	Harmonites	250
7	Tropical Angel Harps	250
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Barry Mannette - Steelband Music director, educator, arranger - speaks on Panorama 2012

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, steelpan musician, educationalist, arranger and former music director - NIU Master’s candidate Barry Mannette, shares his overall thoughts on Panorama - its past, present and future...

“....Ha

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Jeannine Remy - Steelband Music Arranger, Adjudicator, and Educator speaks on Panorama and more

Global -  In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, steelpan musician, adjudicator, arranger and educator, Dr. Jeannine Remy—the 2012 arranger for Hatters Steel Orchestra—shares her overall thoughts on Panorama...
 

“I love to modulate and cha

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Cheo Cato - Steelband Music Arranger for Panorama 2012 - Pamberi

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, steelpan musician and composer Cheo Cato shares his overall thoughts on Panorama and introduces himself to the global steelband community. Cheo is currently the arranger for Pamberi Steel Orch

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Pan Trinbago Commissions 2012 Pan Calendar

Global -  Pan Trinbago has commissioned popular local cartoonist Keith “Keithos” Anderson to illustrate it’s first-ever calendar.

The months of the year depict milestones along the way in the development of the steel pan. These include the famous riot

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St. Lucia Junior Panorama 2012

St. Lucia, W.I.- With its history spanning much farther back than that of independence, pan music in St. Lucia has long struggled to remain firmly on the cultural calendar.

 

After a five year stump, Junior Panorama has returned. Throughout the month

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Ainsworth Mohammed, CEO of Exodus Steel Orchestra speaks on Panorama 2012

Global -  Meet the chief executive officer for the acclaimed Exodus Steel Orchestra, Ainsworth Mohammed. In a frank and candid interview Mr. Mohammed shares his views on a host of issues surrounding Panorama past, present and future. Ainsworth Mohamm

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Arranger Liam Teague - on Panorama 2012 & more

Global -  In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, the prolific steelpan artist, educator and composer speaks about Panorama 2012 and more. Liam Teague is currently the arranger for Starlift Steel Orchestra...

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Mama Dis Is Pan! - Steelpan performing artist Ray Holman in Concert

Global -  Ray Holman - esteemed composer, arranger, and steel pan player, who holds the distinction for writing the first-own composition for the steelband in the National Steelband Panorama competition, will be taking you down memory lane with his h

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Full Blown Entertainment - Meet the Hart Brothers

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, FBE (Full Blown Entertainment)—brothers Kevon and Kory Hart—highlights the journey to their now-established position as a successful, in-demand songwriting duo on the Trinidad & Tobago music s

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Address by the Hon. Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters at the launch of Panorama 2012

 

Address by the Hon. Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters at the launch of Panorama 2012

 

• Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of The Arts and Multiculturalism, Mrs. Jennifer Jones
• Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of

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Revisited - Merle Albino-de Coteau - Steelband Music pioneer, adjudicator, educator speaks on Panorama 2012

“...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.

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What's the word? Panorama 2012!!

Potential Symphony - Carlon Harewood - - Vibes

Redemption Sound Settlers (Tobago) - Winston Gordon - Gie Dem Tempo

Humming Birds Pan Groove - Michael Cupidore - - Live It Up

Tamana Pioneers - Kenneth "Panam" Clarke - Toco Band

Xpress 21 - Barry Manne

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Lydians create Pan history

The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Another chapter in the colourful history of the steelband was written at 9.35 pm on Friday when the Lydian Singers mounted a stage in the panyard of Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove Steel Orchestra

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Shenelle Abraham - Steelband Music Arranger for Panorama 2012 - Skiffle Bunch

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, Shenelle Abraham, current arranger for Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra, talks about Panorama 2012, her first time out as an arranger for a large steel orchestra, and much more. Shenelle is known

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2012 TRINIDAD SOCA MUSIC RELEASES

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Is it all over for Notting Hill carnival?

Future of Europe’s largest outdoor festival is in doubt
after organisers quit over shortage of funds and volunteers

 

A chronic lack of funding, disagreements about the level of policing and internal disputes have put the future of the Notting Hill c

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Panorama Songs for 2012

• “All Over” - sung by Fay-Ann Lyons featuring The Baron - composed by Fay-Ann Lyons  
• “Anya” sung by DeFosto - composed by Winston Scarborough   

• “Archbishop of Pan” sung by The Lydian Singers - composed by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe & Gregory “GB” Ball

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