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Laventille to Brooklyn, A Phenomenal People - A Great Day for the Steelpan and Community

Laventille Pan Family Reunion 2014

New York, USA - On a balmy Brooklyn Summer night some two thousand-plus miles away from its namesake (Laventille) - D’Radoes Steel Orchestra held its 2nd annual ‘Laventille Pan Family Reunion’ Day in its panyard. T

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POS Corporation and Phase II in mediation over eviction issue

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Reigning Panorama champion Phase II Pan Groove has agreed to enter mediation with the Port-of-Spain City Corporation as the two battle over the steelband’s Hamilton Street, Woodbrook, home.

The t

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Renegades Panyard Makeover

This is what I think panyards should be doing to help build the local communities… and the government should help with the infrastructure… so that all over the island, panyards will be hubs that attract locals and tourists and business alike!  This w

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The Disappearing Panyards of New York - Who is Responsible? - The Reshaping of New York by Bloomberg

A WST Opinion

Here is a reality check on what the New York steelband franchises are up against.

After years of poor, vision-less, spineless and/or corrupt leadership - particularly in the NY Caribbean communities the great steel orchestras of Brook

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Police and panmen clash

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Police abruptly ended a scintillating performance from City Sun Valley at Friday’s staging of Sweet and Single, Come and Mingle held at the Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, panyard of Neal and Massy Trinidad

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Pan pan everywhere, not a drop to drink - No Pan in The Land of Pan

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....I was embarrassed last weekend when a group of young people from Finland and Denmark were asked to contact me to find out where they could go in Port-of-Spain on a Friday evening to hear live p

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Music training for kids at Redemption panyard in Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Tobago, W.I. - The RBC Redemption Sound Setters Steel Orchestra recently launched its annual July-August holidays, “Redemption Academy Pan Camp” for children ages five and up.

 

The camp will run for four to five weeks after

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Happy Birthday, Phase II

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A number of years ago, Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove rocked the Queen’s Park Savannah at the National Panorama final playing Birthday Party. Last Saturday night, Hamilton Street in Woodbrook rocked

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Culture minister visits panyard as Phase II celebrates 40 years

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - New Arts & Multiculturalism Minister Dr Lincoln Douglas paid an impromptu visit to Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove’s panyard on Saturday night. A surprised Phase II leader Len “Boogsie” Sharpe and

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"Out of pain this culture was born" by Gerry Kangalee (As published on Trinbagopan.com, 8/21/08)

I thought some of you might appreciate this really well-written article, that breaks down the history of the steel drum/pan, in clear, concise narration. I hope you all enjoy this reading, if you haven't read it before. Again, I am not going to keep

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Small and Medium Steel Orchestra Preliminaries Get Underway: Four evenings of PAN!

Global - Sixteen steel orchestras have chosen “Vibes” as their tune of choice in the Conventional category in the 2012 Panorama competition. “Vibes” is composed by Mark Loquan, Ken “Professor” Philmore and Destra Garcia with vocals by Destra.

 

Bands

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The power of steelband - Tobago News

Tobago News       

The massive turnout of Tobagonians and visitors to last week Saturday night's Panorama panyard judging was a demonstration of a people's love for their culture.

From Bon Accord in the west, through Carnbee/Mt Pleasant, Mt Gomery,

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Pan excellence from South’s 5 big bands

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian:

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  Soca stars Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez and Baron (Timothy Watkins) delivered a memorable performance of their 2012 hit All Over at the T&TEC Angel Harps panyard during Panorama preliminary judging. Ang

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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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Trinidad's Panorama 2011 Small Conventional Champions were evicted from their panyard

Chairman of the Pan Trinbago Eastern Region, Mr. Vernon Morancie, will be hosting a media briefing at its office, 133 Eastern Main Road, Tacarigua, Monday 12^th September, 2011 at 11:00am to highlight the plight of one of its members, Arima Golden Sym

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Akron company, Panyard Inc., marches to beat of a different drum

Ohio, USA - From the outside, Panyard Inc. looks like a bland building in the middle of an Akron working class neighborhood on California Avenue.
 

But if you step inside, close your eyes and listen, you can easily imagine sitting on a Caribbean beach

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Phase II Pan Groove must vacate panyard before December 31

Five-time Panorama champion, Phase II Pan Groove, must vacate its Hamilton Street home before year's end in order to make way for the completion of the One Woodbrook Place Project. 
 
Port of Spain Mayor, Louis Lee Sing, advised the band's manager, Err

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New York - Pan Yard locations 2009

New York Steelband Panorama competition - Saturday 5 September 2009 - 8:00 PM NEW YORK Steelband Practice Sites (GSMN - Global Steelband Music News Network) Please note that some of these Pan Yard locations are valid through 7 September 2009 only

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