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Steel Band
Whom did Michel de Nostradame see in his "crystal ball"? in 1555 Michel be Nostradame's wrote over ((1) one thousand "Quatrain" but only (1) one hundred was ever published, what is a "Quatrain"? a "Quatrain" is a unit of (4) four line verse, or a (4)
Read more…Champs of Steel Plus Brings Closure to 2015 Panorama Season
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - The Carnival may be officially over but come Saturday 21st February 2015, Carnival come again as Pan Trinbago Inc. presents “Champs of Steel Plus”.
The post-Carnival event which features in part most of the winners and ch
Read more…Antigua's Hells Gate Steel Orchestra Celebrates 70 years in Existence
Under the theme "Pan - Then - Now - Forever", Antigua's oldest steel orchestra, Hell's Gate, will continue the celebration of their 70th year in existence with a Launch this Saturday 21st February 2015. The launch will take place in the panyard of th
Read more…Congratulations to Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra - 70th Anniversary
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Antigua's oldest steelband - established in 1945 - now celebrating their 70th anniversary. -- See More on Hell's Gate
Read more…Social Media Backlash to Phase II Player Cut Before Panorama Finals
Read more…PHASE 11 LET DAVID PLAY!!! WHO WILL STAND UP FOR DAVID 12YRS OLD! David has been playing with Phase 11 since he was 9 yrs old. He played when they won Panorama 2013 with MORE LOVE. This Panorama Season David practiced for the entire sea.son, not m
This was not the "History Making" results I was expecting.
Comparing the results from the start of the panorama competitions, this was not the history making results I was expecting, here again history is an indicator of what can be expected in the future.
For the first time in history of Panorama competit
Panorama 2015 Notes - Raw Talk
Raw thoughts, notes and candid reflections captured and shared by steelpan musician, award-winning film maker, journalist, television presenter, historian, editor and writer Dalton Narine - Trinidad and Tobago Steelband Panorama 2015.
Read more…KNOWLEDGE from the GOD'S of Steel, Wood, Fire & Water
Knowledge is a dangerous thing, I'm now finding out, my late Granfather warned me that, when U know too much, people will hate U, well, the GOD above and the GOD of PAN Anthony Williams, said go fourth and fifth's, bestowed this knowledge on me, who
Read more…Dissonance
Has pan lost's it's IDIOM? because in this 2015 panorama, I have heard the worst " tone of pan's" in my entire life, it seem's as though pan has gone back to 1936 when "Carlton (sonny) Roach" discovered different tone's close to the rim of his Klim
Read more…KEEN EAR
MASAI; I see that U have a keen ear your self for the finer thing's in life , enjoy it my brother...
Read more…STEEL BAND a FOOD for THOUGHT
The only way for "Pan" to survive in T&T, is for the "STEEL BAND / PAN" to have it's own ministry within the MINISTRY OF CULTURE, we at S.N.S.E. will give control shares to the MINISTRY to facilitate this, so that "PAN TUNERS, & OTHER PANMEN" can hav
Read more…Eastern percussion students participate in Trinidad steel band competition
By KAYLA LASURE
Kayla_lasure@mymail.eku.edu
Three Eastern percussion students traveled to Trinidad in the Caribbean Islands to compete in an annual steel band competition called Panorama.
D’ante McNeal, 23, a music industry senior from Dayton, Ohio;
Read more…The Spilling of Blood - Phase II vs. Trinidad All Stars - A Saga for The Ages
by Dalton Narine
Fast-forward to the 2015 Panorama and all you see or hear on the Drag and in the stands, on Facebook, in nooks and crannies everywhere, is the notion that Trinidad All Stars are in the business of chromaticisms. Their music is encumb
Read more…The Judges that Judged the Medium Bands, did they also Judged the Large Bands?
The Judges that Judged the Medium Bands, did they also Judged the Large Bands? I hoped not, it's too long for all the Large Bands to be Judged properly. These Judges Brain will be Mind-boggling. Maybe that's what happened? I don't know. .
Read more…Tuning
Jimi Phillip; first thing's first, pan is not a string instrument, and should not be treated/tuned as such, where every note is seperated by pegs, and the EQU temperment file on the Peterson Strobeascope that all of U are using was created for pianos
Read more…Questions about the business of Carnival
Oxford Business Group - 16 Feb 2015
Within Trinidad and Tobago’s diverse tourism industry, the annual carnival is frequently cited as the jewel in the crown. Certainly, in cultural terms it is central to Trinbagonian identity. The parades held on the
Read more…Trinidad All Stars Again Deny Phase II Pan Groove Hat-trick - Pan Elders Medium Champion for Second Year
Global - And shortly after 4:00 a.m. local time on Carnival Sunday, pan music lovers all over the world knew just where their favorite bands in medium and/or large conventional steel orchestra categories stood - like it or not. With a start sometime
Read more…Big Shake-Up to Music Licensing Regime Embraced by U.S. Copyright Office
In a 245-page report issued on Thursday, the U.S. Copyright Office is throwing its weight behind what would be the most radical changes to how music is licensed in nearly a half century.
Many of the copyright laws governing music were first erecte
Read more…Panorama Finals Definitely Too Long
Could anyone of My Pan Brothers or Sisters come up with a Good plan that would make the Panorama Finals a Five [5] Hour Show instead of a Nine [9] Hour Show. No Show or Concert that Starts @ 7.00pm should end @ Four 4.am. This is Beyond Ridiculous. P
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