Guardian - Joel Julien
Read more…In 1970 Phillip said pan tuner Wallace Austin came to Chaguanas and he was taken under the wings of the "top tuner". "Austin came Chaguanas to tune for a band and he wanted people to work with him so I went and I hooked up with
The funeral service for Reginald "Panky" Sobers will take place on Sunday January 22nd, 2017 @ Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, 630 Amsterdam Avenue and 91st Street in Manhattan, 4pm to 5pm. It will be followed by a repast in the build next door. Thank
Read more…Culture and Arts Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has said the National Carnival Commission (NCC) will be collecting the gate receipts at Panorama 2017 events.
However, Pan Trinbago public relations pfficer Michael Joseph said the “gate receipts issue
Read more…While everyone is focusing on "Good Morning", Professor Philmore has dropped a pretty nice alternative, called "Panorama Soldiers". https://whensteeltalks.ning.com/page/panorama-soldiers.
What do guys think?
Read more…KEITH DIAZ is talking BIG AND BOLD now that he has vanquished all pretenders to his throne!!! And he wants the GOVERNMENT to know that it should remain one of the primary drivers of the instrument’s development.
You better LISTEN, DOCTOR DOLLY!!!
Read more…Newsday
Persons interested in making mas may be disappointed to learn that a Master of Arts in Carnival Studies would not necessarily train them to do so. However, it would qualify them to serve on Carnival committees, judge Carnival competitions, ad
Read more…What I learned is that when your opponent is down with a fake heart attack, you never pray for him to get well and get back up. I also learned that Dr. Dolly can clean up Pan by simply holding on to the gate receipts. The Pan Players will not boycott
Read more…As everybody know, TRINIDAD IS THE LAND OF CALYPSO. But when these STEELBANDS go on the stage for PANORAMA you cannot hear any CALYPSO in the performance. I would like to hear at least one STEELBAND play GOOD MORNING as if they are trying to reach th
Read more…What's your opinion on many bands playing the same song, is there an advantage/disadvantage would really love to hear peoples opinion.
Read more…I unreservedly apologize to anyone who feels aggrieved, Nigel Williams, Desiree Myers, Michael Marcano, and Keith Byer especially included, that the movement that Dane and I led, for the Real Change that we sought, seemingly capitulated to the pressu
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...The issues and concerns raised by the protesting pan players will be dealt with when the substantive president of the steel band body returns from his three week sick leave. Diaz underwent angioplasty surgery to his heart to unclog blocke
Read more…Press Release:-13 January 2017. The Laborie Steel Pan made history in 2016 when it became Panorama Champion.
The Laborie Pan Project – the steel band’s parent programme at Labowi Promotions – is making history again by hosting the first edition of a
Read more…IT IS WITH A VERY SAD HEART I ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF REGINALD "PANKY" SOBERS, PANKY AS MOST PEOPLE KNEW HIM BY DEPARTED THIS EARTH YESTERDAY. HE WAS A VERY FRIENDLY, GIVING AND FUNNY PERSON, WHEN PANKY WAS AROUND, YOU WERE SURE TO HEAR EVERYONE LAUG
Read more…What a COUNTRY!!!
If KEITH DIAZ is not the greatest POLITICIAN in the world ....
Read more…we must privatise “de blasted ting ... [PAN TRINBAGO]”, partially or wholly, something we should have done ages ago and which would have brought TECHNOLOGY and the kind of restructuring and management to give the company some competitive capacity in
Read more…Out of 16 large bands 8 has chosen their tune and 4 chose Good Morning. Despers, Renegades,XO and Skiffle will be giving us their version of it
I always feel it is better to play a tune that no one is playing, you get a better mark from the judges, t
Read more…too bow to Powe stars for taking a stand in protest of whats going on with P trinbago an d this mes by boycotting this yea pano rama, all bands should do the same, allyuh pleas stand for something cut off you finger to save you hand
Read more…Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The national instrument is about to enter a new phase of the digital age through the effort of steelpan entrepreneur, designer and lawyer Liz Mannette, owner of Liz Mannette LLC - a design studio
Read more…STEELPAN (How I hate that word S-T-E-E-L-P-A-N) ADMINISTRATION is in the worst state that I have seen. The outside world is running with THE PAN while we fight political battles in the MECCA for deflated dollars -- crumbs.
We tried forming XL4PAN and
Read more…Don't go doling out sympathy for Gregory Lindsay on this forum; he is not as innocent as he is coming on this forum and pretending to be. POWER went to the man's head and he thought he could dethrone KEITH DIAZ and take control of the ONE HUNDRED AND
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