Producer, author and noted on-air broadcaster Von Martin shares another important documentary on the pan from his archives. This time we meet Pan Pioneer Hugh Borde.
Head of Caribbeana Communications Inc. Von Martin shares one of his many interviews
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -Elizabeth “Liz” Mannette was tired of getting lost. Setting out to visit a new panyard was always a wearisome adventure because she would often have to turn back when she could not readily find t
I understand that two of the judges are from Tobago. Also how is it possible for a band to get a lower score in the semi finals based on the critique each band gets in the prelims.This is the talk in the NY pan circles.
So a few of us on Facebook have been at it with our annual post-panorama discussion, and clearly what seems to be the common thread is judging. Is there a better way? Well i've always felt there are a number of things that can be added or restructure
THOUGH Petrotrin recorded $533 million in losses for 2016 and averted an Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) strike that could have crippled the company as well as the country’s economy at the beginning of this year, t
The mighty Phase II is a card-carrying member of the Big 5. Rarely do members of the esteemed group get a "hell no" from the judges. This year the Phase II got it in both the semi finals and finals. Why? Could it be that Boogsie's music simply went o
The Era of Own Tune in Panorama is Slowly Becoming a Thing of the Past. This Year Most of the Wise Bands Went to Panorama with Popular Soca Pieces and Were Successful
After watching some of the performances from the 2017 SOCA Monarch Finals is clear that performers like Voice, Ricardo Dre, Orlando Steve, Teddyson John among a few others are bringing back music and real musicianship to the artform. The yelling, scr
There was no need for the lamb to lie down with the wolf. It was close, though. Who’s to say the low spark of steel band boys and girls wouldn’t have come into play, helping to render the Rama less a matter of entitlement and more so a festival that