When Steel Talks extends condolences to friends and family of the legendary master arranger Dr. Jit Samaroo.
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“Jit Samaroo was the consummate musician. He created a lasting body of wonderful music for the steel orchestra but his humility, his quiet strength, his willingness to share his knowledge and wealth of experience, left a blueprint for musical life...
Jouvert pan has been gone, what - how long?
Since 2003, when Starlift danced past a bonafide Bomb competition in tribute to Highlanders’ guru and acclaimed innovator Bertie Marshall - the contest held within
Read more…Pan People in foreign don't have the luxury of listening to bands play their panorama tune before they make a prediction, choices are made at random more or less.
I just have a hunch this year will be different, what's your choice?
Read more…Ah picking "5 STAR AKIL" to win SOCA MONARCH and ROAD MARCH and PANORAMA!!!
Soca Monarch Finalists
1. Voice
2. Third Bass
3. Preedy
4. 5 Star Akil
5. Hypasounds
6. Farmer Nappy
7. Lyrikal
8. Blaxx
9. Cloud 5
10. Sekon Sta
11. Patrice Roberts
12. R
Read more…Well, they could put Andy last or third to last but that was the cleanest piece of PAN MUSIC I ever heard. Panorama wise, it was SHORT ON CALYPSO and the JAZZ was TOO POLISHED for that stage. But musically, BIRDSONG set a new standard for performanc
Read more…Supernova in Panorama 2016 is leading the change movement in technology, video production, self-promotion and self-sufficiency. Can other steelbands follow their lead?
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Right-on, Right-on, Right-on. Yea! It’s the ‘Love Doctor’ of Pan doing his thing. No doubt. It’s a love thang...
Watching arranger Duvone Stew
Read more…All this clamour and resentment because a FOREIGNER decides to come to Trinidad and arrange a PANORAMA song is pure irony to me. I am sure that 80% of the people screaming "WE TING WE TING" are not even REAL TRINIDADIANS. Three quarters of the self-a
Read more…There have been a number of complaints over the years from various groups and, although Pan Trinbago tried to address these issues with improvements to the Greens, several party brands bowed out of pan semis. This led to speculation about how much of
Panorama is much more than a music competition. It is a phenomenon that mirrors life experiences and values. You can experience exhilarating joy, to cold numbing pain, heartbreak and disillusion - all in one season - for an eight-minute performance.
The consensus on this forum is that BOOGSIE SHARPE is going to win this Panorama -- HANDS DOWN!!! I was big on DESPERS when I heard the slow version of their song but when I listened to the SEMI-FINALS they were BEATING THE PANS TOO HARD FOR ME.
So I
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One thing is for certain this year at the 2016 Panorama Finals in Trinidad and Tobago; after Skiffle performs the structural
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Pan semis are long gone, but the debate as to whether or not the Greens may become a thing of the past is still being argued by many.
The usual swarm of patrons failed to turn up, leaving the aisles throughout the extended Savannah area relat
Read more…Steelbands play calypsos for PANORAMA!!! This year the WINNING CALYPSO (before interpretation by the steelband) is MADD MUSIC. What is your opinion of this calypso?
This forum is loaded with very knowledgeable Calypso Lovers; I am going to single out
Read more…Captain of Massy Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra Beresford Hunte said the relevant authorities should intervene and assist ailing pan pioneer Neville Jules, 89. Hunte was delivering a talk to visitors a
Read more…I wonder why the judges' individual score sheets for each performance, with scores for each of the four categories and related comments, for the Panorama finals, are not published for the public record!. Seems to me that this transparency would impro
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Phase II Pan Groove leads the pack going into the last night of competition in the finals, carded for Saturday February 6th at th
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