FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS I have been viewing SYNERGY TV Music Videos and I never seen a Steelband Video shown.
SYNERGY TV prides itself of local and regional artises and musicians could showcase their talent on the most influential medium available.
There are many Steelband Videos available for viewing could you rotate on your Music Vidoes slot, some Steelband Videos.
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PanTrinbago have to thank God for WST. If it was not for WST people outside Trinidad would know nothing about whats going on with Pan. Pan people in Trinidad have tp pressure on their TV and Radio stations to play pan music, flood all the talk shows and demand pan music on the airwaves.
THE LOCAL TV STATIONS DONT REALLY GIVE A DAMN FOR THE CULTURE,MOST OF THEM ONLY CARE ABOUT THE CASH REGISTER.....CHING CHING...........NOT EVEN THE RADIO STATIONS PLAY PAN.......WACK IS THE EXCEPTION.......94.7 RADIO TRINBAGO WAS BOUGHT BY CL.....NO NO NOT CLICO BUT CL HE INTO FOOD NOW.....THAT STATION NO LONGER PLAYS LOCAL.......WE IN A PARADISE OF ONLY FOREIGN STUFF .....A FOOLS PARADISE....
PAN TRINBAGO advertised boast that it has organised 50 years of Steelband Competitions.
It is an embarrassment for the organisation that there is still no strategic direction for pan.
Imagine 5 more days for PAN biggest moment 2012 Panorama Finals and off 10 local TV's in T&T only Videos of Soca Monarchs and Chutney Monarchs are playing, what happen to the panorama semi-finals videos, for the birthplace of the steelpan the populations of Trinidad and Tobago would like to get in the panorama experience mood. PLAY SOME SEMI-FINALS VIDEOS ON TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TELEVISIONS TO PUMP-UP THE POPULATION FOR 2012 PANORAMA FINALS.
Over the years Pan Trinbago spent large budget on communication consultant, marketing consultant it is panorama time in Trinidad and Tobago the population is waiting on Pan Trinbago to ignite the PANORAMA SPIRIT we need to see STEELBANDS VIDEOS ON TV.
Every Pan Trinbago executive team has failed to recognise the body's fundamental flaw i.e. it is incapable of managing itself or rather, pan players - with much respect - are just what they are - pan players, not manager.
The Pan Trinbago's management model has been dysfunctional for years.
70% of pan players are under 30 years of age they are the one who are watching Music Videos daily this is a medium to get more of the population get involved in the steelpan. IT IS PAN FEVER TIME........
Terry, your passion is appreciated. Just two points:
1. Pan Trinbago has NOT been organizing Panorama for "50 years". From 1962 to 1971, the National Association Of Trinidad And Tobago Steelbandsmen (NATTS), started and organized, not just Panorama, but the Steelbands Music Festival, as well. Pan Trinbago was created by Eric Williams' party politics to destory George "Sonny" Goddard and NATTS, mainly because they had endorsed Makandal "Dagger" Daaga's NJAC party. Blaming NATTS for Pan Trindago's failures, is akin to blaming President Obama for the American dilemma, which is a result of the Bush administration's failures. In both cases, you have governing bodies, but contrasting administrations, and in reality, there has NEVER been a "leadership" (or leader), since Pan Trinbago was formed. If you understand the history of the steelbands' "unions" (the Steelband Association, NATTS, and Pan Trinbago), you would understand why the latter is a complete failure: it was created to destroy the culture, and any inclination of UNITY among the steelbands in Trinidad & Tobago. So, Rudolph Charles and others were used, like poilitical muppets, helping push Eric Williams' political agendas, and the rest is "history"! It would be a huge misstep, to expect to be successful in the future administration, without drawing from the successes of the past, and ANY "great" leader (or organization) understands the value in "looking back".
2. Are you willing to pay royalties to the performers on the videos you would like to see? Or, are we more concerned with our own interests in being entertained, neglecting the performer? I say NO footage should released without the proper performing rights, and the exploitation of the local pannist needs to cease. I am (almost) positive that the soca and chutney performers are paid royalties for their performances. Why is this not a discussion on this forum? Apparently, all we care about is our "right" to join in the exploitation, and could not care less whose blood, sweat, and tears spill for our enjoyment. I hope we can address issues that are not as ego-focused, as the ones that seem to be most important to the membership on this site.
In closing, I would like to ask: tell us EVERYTHING you know about NATTS (as an administration)? What were they successful at? What were their failures? What legacy did they leave for Pan Trinbago, and what has Pan Trinbago done with that legacy?