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BREAKING NEWS!!! STATUE OF GEORGE "SONNY" GODDARD TO BE ERECTED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PAN TRINBAGO HEADQUARTERS IN TRINCITY!

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS'/ALL FOOLS DAY!!! (I mean, come on; allyuh really think panmen and panwomen will EVER be that appreciative? lol. Ah know ah ketch ah few mackoo! Such an immature bunch of feeling-toters and hypocritical (so-called) "Christians". Lik

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WHEN "WOMEN IN PAN" INCLUDE WIVES AND MOTHERS OF PANMEN WHO USED SWIZZLE STICKS TO PLAY BOTH POTS AND PANS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE EVOLVED INTO OUR HIGHER SELVES. (TELL DEM GEORGIE SAY SO.) HBD, MOMMY!

See Title. lol. (Why waste time writing further, when NO ONE wants me to. lol.)

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WST in NUMBERS (Numbers do not lie.)

The following is a look at the numbers, as they relate to discussions on WST (When Steel Talks):

• Number of views of WST Interviews: Salmon Cupid 158, Brian Copeland 156, George D. Goddard 199.
• Percentage of WST members who openly opposed the use of

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Othello Molineaux - The Unmentioned Jazz Improvisation Master

Whenever mentioned is made of the great pan soloists and  jazz improvisation masters, none is made of Othello Molineaux? Why is that? Othello's and Monty Alexander's Ivory and Steel, Othello's works with the legendary Jaco Pastorius  and the legendar

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Pan On The Move: The Steelband Supporter

With the advent of racks with wheels, came the challenging and gruesome task of moving steelbands from one place to another. That task was willingly and voluntarily picked up by none other than the steelband supporter. Were it not for those who becam

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Who Is/Was Your Flag Woman? What Memorable Stories Can You Share?

When I played in Merrytones, we had a Flag Woman that goes by the name "Mama Cita". Mama Cita! lol. (merrytonestodebone could probably share more on her being chosen as the flag woman.) She was a very colorful and animated character. I didn't know he

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The ONLY "Noise" I'm Hearing Is Coming From The "Ole Coolies" and "Old Douglas" On WST

Before I begin, I would like to share with you ALL, my attitude and opinions on RACISM. A couple years ago I wrote the following poem, titled None Of My Friends Are Niggers:

None of my friends are niggers
Though many (of them) are of African descent.

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The Steel Drum or Steelpan: A Member of the Idiophone Family Of Instruments. (No. 111.24)

The steel drum or steelpan is classified as an idiophone, by the Hornbostel-Sacs Number System (111.24).The P.H.I., E-Pan, MalletKat, and PanKat, however, are classified as "electrophones" (Numbers not assigned). Therefore, the E-Pan is NOT a steelpa

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E-Pan –The Prodigal Adopted-Son ©2013

Salmon Cupid, the inventor of the E-Pan, in his attempt to assert and attach his (version of a MIDI) controller to the hip of the steel drum (steelpan), has been trying to convince the steelband community that he has no intention to compete with the

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Honoring The Sheroes Of The Steelband Movement: Maneuvering A Gender-Based Society

In continuing to focus on the (often) unmentioned heroes of the Steelband Movement, we must acknowledge and honor those women who were instrumental in "pan moving forward". The STEELBAND SHEROES! Indeed, once the "steelbandsmen" figured out how to co

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A Call To End School Violence.

FROM: George D. Goddard

TO:The Entire Global Steelband and Steel Drum/Pan Community

  

Re: A Call To End School Violence - The “Twenty 6® Steelband and Pan Benefit CD” and the “Twenty 6® Steelband and Pan Benefit Concert” - Honoring the Sandy Hook V

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Activist Pearl Eintou Springer Laments: Another Voice Cries Out! (Do African Chiefs Listen To Afro-Caribbean Voices?)

The Trinidad Guardian Online, ran this article, on the panel discussion "Reclaiming", that I thought to be very thought-provoking. What I found even more thought-provoking was an online response, which stated "With unity among people of African herit

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Nominate George "Sonny" Goddard For The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

I am hereby calling on ALL members on this WST site, to assist me in nominating my dad, George "Sonny" Goddard, for the nation's highest award - the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. I have attached a "breakdown" of his accomplishments, a

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MAKING FISHERS OUT OF “PANMEN” AND “PANWOMEN”! (A Guide To “Retirement”.)

A few months ago, I presented my “Blueprint”, which addressed, among other issues, the financial “quality of life” of panmen and panwomen, especially in the “land of steel”, Trinidad and Tobago. In preparing the document, I took a comprehensive look

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Chief Bowie Sonnie Bowei, CEO of ATTSDC, Talks Candidly On When Steel Talks!!!

After continued "pressure", I finally got the CEO of the Africa Trinidad & Tobago Steelpan Development Company (ATTSDC), Chief Bowie Sonnie Bowei, to answer questions posed at him. Although, he has been a WST member since Aug 2010, this was the most

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When Steel Talks Book Club (Submit your name, if you would like to participate).

To ALL WST Members:

As you all know, literacy and education, are very important to me. I am an avid reader, and, the idea dawned on me to start a "book club" on this site. I welcome suggestions on how we go about choosing the "book of the month", and

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What If The “Gay” In Desperadoes Meant “Homosexual”

The recent statements by President Barack Obama, supporting “gay marriage”, have certainly stuck a nerve with many, who see homosexuality, as the “sin of all sins”, especially those “guided” by “religious” doctrine. Some have even seen this as an end

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WST Needs A Vetting Process - What Are Your Credentials?

As we know, when it comes to the adequate matching of job position with qualifications, Trinidad & Tobago seems to have an issue dealing with that. The recent "Resmi" issue, for example, proves, that many we exult into positions of "status", get by,

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Honoring Our Brothers And Sisters In The East Indian Community For Their Contributions To Pan

If anyone did the math, they would realize that the first time I played pan, I was in my early twenties. Although my dad was involved in the steelband movement, for some reason, he did not really encourage either of his sons to join a steelband, prob

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What EXACTLY is "THE STEELBAND MOVEMENT"? What impact did it have on the "pan industry"?

I have been trying to articulate exactly what the  "steelband movement" is/was, ever since joining WST. I must admit my frustration, that most still just don't get it, much less respect the fact that this "movement", more than any of the improvements

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