Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension added more light on Sunday night to the already well lit Petrotrin Sports Club, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre with its performance of Richard Gittens’ arrangement of “Jump” (On the count of four).
The band appeared in seventh position at the South Central Region’s staging of Pan Trinbago’s preliminary round of the Single Pan Steelband Panorama competition at Petrotrin Sports Club, a new venue for the competition.
....Ten bands appeared before the judges in what seemed like Superblue’s (Austin Lyons) night, as a composer. Of the ten bands, four played the reigning Soca Monarch and Road March Champion’s 2014 composition “Spankin”.
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It is really a lively, energizing tune-sweetness. I am not surprised!
Ayesha: Cecil and Bede will get vex with you for likin SPANKIN -- dey doh like old tune.
Claude, I love Old tunes, I can relate to them better than some of these new tunes
I listened to that 'Spankin' tune and judging from what I heard, to be honest, the tune is not so sweet on pan, many older tunes sound much more melodious. Sorry Despers.
Patrick, remember, if you only hear it on the Single Pan it will be different on a Conventional Band that have many more Voices, (I am not familiar with the tune)
BEDE LOPEZ I want to believe you so bad. Also for the past few years I observe a trend, the young arrangers don't seem to use the inside pans a lot.