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  • terry August 13, 2015 at 1:47am

    Those of us who enjoy listening to great steelpan music have for years realized that steelpan mastery is worldwide.

    I am happy more T&T pan lovers now KNOW, and will no longer listen to just themselves.

  • Mercer Ramdoo August 11, 2015 at 7:58pm

    There is NO way a foreign band could beat a local band. Oh yeah??

  • Alexis Edwards August 11, 2015 at 3:44pm
    Finally......people are coming out of their boxes to the realization that Pan is serious business.its taking a global hold..so this myopic...thought process...foreign ..cant catch we..is..we ting...is our way or no way..thanks for waking up...all these bands are staples on my pan show...Panexpression...lots of music By Harada...abd others from Sweeden..switzerland .one of my favorite bands..is Ferrum Helvetticum....nice music...
    Goood..morning to the slumbers.now waking up
  • BEDE LOPEZ August 11, 2015 at 3:15pm

    Allyuh, listen carefully to the Japanese tune, nice tune for Pan, flowing melody, Are our so called modern Pan tunes falling or it never was standing?

  • Cecil hinkson August 11, 2015 at 12:25pm

    Panorama Steelband from Japan humbled a lot of pan people. I read somewhere Mr Harada said he studied all Bradley music, it showed in his composition, good job.

  • coolerbreeze11 August 11, 2015 at 12:10pm
    To echo that sentiment isn't it funny that the first performance that brought me to tear up was the one by the Japanese Panorama band. A lot of T&T bands should pay attention at the sheer joy and enthusiasm those kids were playing with world class stage and all. Luckily for others they chose to perform their own composition because had it been a more recognized piece even with mediocre arrangement they would've put "better bands" to shame!
  • A.L.Nunes August 11, 2015 at 12:09pm

    Point taken Cecil. Whilst I am quite aware of the appreciation, interest and appeal of the instrument globally, this Panorama brought home to me the  realization of that fact, patently manifested in the generally high standard of performances.

    I have to mention my deepest appreciation to Mr Yokoshohiro Harada and his Panorama Steel Orchestra. Yes, Japan has been introduced to our music and the Steel Pan for at least three decades now by several T&T Steel Orchestras, in particular, Renegades whom I'd deem a pioneer. 

    The fruits of their labour are clear. Calypso/Soca is not part of the natural musical culture in Japan, so that, when a Japanese musician composes and arranges his own music and competes creditable here, words fail me.

    Now, let's put the shoe on the other foot; can any of the arrangers who participated compose a piece of Japanese music and participate in a Japanese concert with a steel orchestra? 

    • OSWALD GALLION > A.L.Nunes August 11, 2015 at 4:41pm

      A L, Just as they can arrange Latin, French, African and Indian (recently Holmon) music,the answer to your last question is yes. remember music is the universal language.It's the beat and not the tongue

    • Glenda Marvray > A.L.Nunes August 11, 2015 at 12:56pm

      And they were so humble and definitely showed a lot of joy and pride throughout their performance.

    • Cecil hinkson > A.L.Nunes August 11, 2015 at 12:15pm

      Nice comment A.L.Nunes.

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