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DOCTOR DOLLY assured us that despite the late BOARD CHANGE at the NCC, the ship was already sailing at full speed. Now Colin Lucas coming and telling us a different story!!!

Nothing could convince ODW and Cecil. And odw always preaching about CRITICAL THINKING. Even with "MINIMAL THINKING" somebody could have figured this out!!!

"Lucas expressed hope that some effort is made to ensure subsequent boards are installed a mu

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So how allyuh like Boogsie 2018 PANORAMA SONG: SOKAH?

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History - Looking back at the year 1972 in Pan

 1972

1972	Harmonites win Antigua Panorama Harmonites win Trinidad & Tobago Panorama with the tune St. Thomas Girl Ray Holman, first arranger to compete in Trinidad & Tobago’s Panorama with his own composition - Pan On the Move - (Starlift)

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A year in culture

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

PAN TRINBAGO

From very early in the year, the Carnival bacchanal started, with panmen marching to Pan Trinbago’s head office over the non-payment of fees owed to them from 2016, and to express dissatisfaction at the organi

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I would like to see THE RUSSELL PROVIDENCE STEELBAND HEARING LOSS INITIATIVE lift off the FORUM and enter the CLASSROOMS and PAN YARDS

I see it as a very simple and straightforward project which could lead to a lot of NATIONAL GOOD. So I hope that MR. PROVIDENCE does not complicate the process in the early stages. I don't see the acquisition of the EQUIPMENT (ear plugs and hearing t

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I want to clear up something on THIS FORUM for once and for all. As far as I am concerned, there is only ONE INTELLECTUAL who ever came on THIS FORUM and that is Dr. Peter deLight!!!

And I would never have ever jumped on the "deLight bandwagon" because Dr. deLight and I are as  OPPOSITE as NIGHT and DAY. I would not get into OUR DIFFERENCES here and now.

So I am at this moment headed to the CIP CEMETERY to dance on their grave an

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AQUIL: Yuh brighter than me, boy!!!

When RUSSELL PROVIDENCE first came on the FORUM and I supported the man you accused me of JUMPING ON HIS BANDWAGON. Of course, I denied that VEHEMENTLY!!!

But just a few weeks later, here I am: Waving meh hand/stiffing meh chest/I doh know how ah got

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RUSSELL PROVIDENCE: You have all kinds of people waiting for your NEXT STEP in the RUSSELL PROVIDENCE Hearing Loss Initiative for PAN PLAYERS!!!

RUSSELL (I apologize, I should be addressing you as MR. PROVIDENCE): A lot of people are waiting on you and expecting you to follow up on this HEARING LOSS PROJECT in THE MECCA.

Unlike dem CIP FELLAHS, I know that your PEN have PLENTY INK. So let us

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History - Looking back at the year 1964 in Pan

 1964

1964	Hells Gate wins Antigua Panorama Police Steel Orchestra wins St. Vincent & the Grenadines Panorama for 3rd consecutive time North Stars win Trinidad & Tobago Panorama with the tune Mama Dis is Mas North Stars expelled from Associat

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Well we getting we PANORAMA and EVERYBODY HAPPY!!!

But I want to clear up one thing. I have said A THOUSAND TIMES that this is PANORAMA FORUM. And when you look at the attendance as PANORAMA approaches and the actual number of people who come on the FORUM to discuss and look at the PANORAMA -- you ha

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COMPETITION IN MUSIC CAN BE GOOD

by David Hamilton

There is a rumour going around that there may be no soca monarch next year. While it’s almost assuredly fake news I can safely say that despite it’s faults, that development would not be a good one for the T+T music industry. I beli

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NCC ANNOUNCES FOR DATE FOR CARNIVAL 2018 MEDIA LAUNCH

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Dey ban ROWLEY MUDDAH COUNT from CHUTNEY and SOCA competitions!!!

Newsday, December 27, 2017

By Camille Moreno

The organisers of national chutney and soca contests find Nirmal “Massive” Gosine’s song about the Prime Minister’s mother so offensive that they’ve told him he can’t count on performing his song on their

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WST 2017 Headlines

December 2017

A Look at 2017 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Through the WST Forum Posts of S.F. Thomas aka “Big Sid”

Homegrown concert featuring Talent of CASYM and Steel Sensation Steel Orchestras

USSA Holds Public General Meeting - Agenda Set -

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Pan History - Looking back at the years 1968 in Pan

1968

1968	Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago & panist Patrick Manning (second from left) performing with "Playboys" in 1968 at UWI Mona Jamaica. - photo and caption info posted by Patrick Manning. Harmonites win Trinidad & Tobago Pan

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Pan History - Looking back at the years 1949 in Pan

1949

1949	Antigua Steelband Association formed - 8 members “The Steelband Herald” published as its official paper “....steelbandsmen attained a standard of performance which equals if not surpasses that of the best there is in Trinidad....”, S

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Pan History - Looking back at the years 1978 - 1979 in Pan

1978	USD $500 appearance fee instituted for the preliminaries of New York Panorama Satisfiers win New York Panorama Paddington Youth wins Panorama in the United Kingdom Halcyon wins Antigua Panorama City Symphony wins Panora

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 2014 in Pan

2014

2014 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2014 -  Phase II Pan Groove Wins Championship with tune "Jump High" - The prize is reported to be 2 million dollars TT this year St. Vincent & Grenadines Panorama 2014 - Sion Hill Euphonium Steel

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 1953 - 1955 in Pan

1953	Lennox “Boogsie” Sharpe -  He was born 28 October 1953, Benares Street, St James, Trinidad. The nick-name Boogsie was given to him by his mother 1953 was referred to as the year of Steel band music; over twenty bands (nineteen male and one

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Pan History - Looking back at the year 1951 in Pan

1951

1951	Arrival of Steelpan in the UK. Taspo 1951 Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) established Lieutenant Griffith of St. Lucia Police Band is musical director formed specifically for Festival of Britain toured France and United K

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