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Well the STEELBAND PLAYING CALYPSO IN CALYPSO is an OLD DISCUSSION of mine. And a few months ago I put up this RENDITION as a "good example" to support my position -- so I am doing it again ...

... however. I have never been an ALL STARS fan and it kind of broke my heart to use them as an example (which is one more reason why I don't like the "give me on example").

Anyway, from a CALYPSO PERSPECTIVE -- and let me make it quite clear that I

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Earl Richards: I have a hypothetical question for you on the TOBAGO PANORAMA. Suppose BEVERLEY and PAN TRINBAGO went crazy spending money and then they suddenly realize they are coming up short ...

... so their only recourse is to tell some of the TRINIDAD FINALIST BANDS that they need to cut down their bands to the MINIMUM NUMBER (I think that is 70 -- yuh know ah not into the PAN TING). So now the TRINI BANDS have NO CHOICE but to go along wi

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Protecting pans, promoting TT

7423035.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x TT's coat of arms on a pan case cover. -

Jennifer Moore always assumed going into business was a simple thing.

“I thought it was just a matter of making something, selling it and putting the money in the bank.”

Now 25 years into the business of mak

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AH HAVE AH CHALLENGE FOR PAN LOVERS: Listen to THIS CALYPSO very carefully!!! And then tell me what RELATIONSHIP it has to the PANORAMA ARRANGEMENTS OF THIS CALYPSO.

I feel VERY INSULTED!!! Because I AM A REAL TRINIDADIAN!!! And I have been listening to and LOVING CALYPSO since 1953 -- as a LITTLE BOY. So I feel that I know what a CALYPSO SOUNDS LIKE because I have put my TIME and LOVE into the ART FORM.

And when

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