Debra Greaves - Trinidad Newsday
Dante Pantin gets a hug from young arranger Jamal Mek Mek Gibbs.
Dante Pantin, the man behind award-winning Panorama arranger Duvone Stewart, is now out on his own. Word is he is the new arranger of Methanol Holdings Trinidad Ltd (MHTL) Starlift Steel Orchestra.
Keith Salcedo arranged Alive and Well for the band for this year's national Panorama.
Starlift has been in rehearsals at its Mucurapo Road base for today's concert – Ivory and Steel featuring Louis and the Lynx at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Frederick Street, Port of Spain.
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Could somebody explain to me what this line is implying: "the man behind award-winning Panorama arranger Duvone Stewart ..."
Since ENGLISH became a SECOND LANGUAGE in CALIFORNIA as a result of the MASSIVE WAVE of ILLEGAL MEXICANS under OBAMA and THE DEMOCRATS -- meh ENGLISH COMPREHENSION take a BACK SEAT!!!
But since ah BORN and GROW UP in TRINIDAD (I eh come on NO BOAT from dem SMALL ISLANDS) -- ah think ah understand the IMPLICATION. Still, i need some help to make sure that nothing is LOST IN TRANSLATION!!!
Mr Dante Pantin, welcome to the big leagues. Big-up StarLift nice decision....
Lots of success in your new role Dante.
Earl Richards: Since yuh want to get in meh LONDON BUSINESS -- ah go get in yuh TRINIDAD BUSINESS.
Ah historical event such as THIS HIRING (which I plan to address in the next few days) -- and you are calling THE RIGHT HONOURBALE ARRANGER by his FIRST NAME ... that is DISRESPECTFUL, unless you happen to know the man PERSONALLY.
Hear nah EARL: We have to finish the "IRON IN THE BAND CALYPSO" -- ah have access to a NEWLY BUILT STUDIO in TRINIDAD ... so you know what that mean.
Claude! I think we should bring in an expert to give us some guide lines on this 'IRON IN THE BAND CALYPSO PROJECT" -Ah could only think of one person,He knows the size width length tone and number of IRON MEN to use in any STEEL BAND that willing to field 140 players. The female arranger who held the audition for IRON MEN in the band said he top the list, he knew how many single and double iron to use and the cutter/s should know what part of the tune to cut. And the name of the EXPERT is the RIGHT HONORABLE (BRING BACK PAN ON THE ROAD MAN HIMSELF WITH PLENTY IRON) MR. CECIL HINKSON.
MISTER EARL: Yuh KILL ME DEAD with that response. HATS OFF TO YOU!!!
Aye earl you like ting boi. I'm just trying to get some respect for the IRON. Trini doh even acknowledge that it's we who made the IRON ah instrument. we just full ah commess.
Cecil it have IRON MEN in steel band and Politics also.