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An Interview with Raf Robertson - Musician, Former Panorama Judge and birdsong Arranger by Dalton Narine

A frank and honest assessment of all the parts of the music phenomena known as Panorama in 2015.

Bradley, Ray Holman and Boogsie
They changed the dynamic completely. They were able to get simple melodies and still have substance and bacchanal.

Brad

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Remembering the Late Great Dr. Jit Samaroo on his Birthday

Remembering the Late Great Dr. Jit Samaroo on his Birthday - Steelband Arranger Extraordinaire!!!

 

Global - Dr. Jit Sukha Samaroo (Musician, Panist, Composer, and steel pan arranger) was born in Surrey Village in the Lopinot Valley, Trinidad, on 24

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The Steel Pan Musical Instrument

The steel pan musical instrument, is an instrument like no other, it has a philosophy and idiom all it's own, it can take the place or substute any instrument in an orchestra or symphony, but the instrument's in said orchestras and symphony cannot su

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STEEL PAN MINISTRY

AGAIN I REITIRATE, The Steel Pan Musical Instrument must have it's own Ministry, or in part with the Ministry of Culture, and or Industry as the Instrument is both Cultual, made from an Industrial Container, this is neccessary for the instrument too

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IN JUDGMENT OF THE JUDGES...

I TOTALLY CONCUR with Courtney Batholomew's insight, and this is Y The Steel Band/Pan need's to have it's own MINISTRY for it too "SURVIVE" here in TRINIDAD & TOBAGO...

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Congratulations to Trinidad All Stars & Pan Elders

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to members of Trinidad All Stars and Pan Elders on your 2015 Panorama Championships. 

Trinidad All Stars captures Large Band Panorama 2015 Title - Leon "Smooth" Edwards champion arranger - see full results
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Pan is Carnival - A Message From Pelham Goddard

Exodus Steel Orchestra on the Road - carnival 2015

In 2014 my composition was entitled "Pan Is Carnival" performed by Republic Bank Exodus.

The results at the panorama did not work for us; we came fifth. But All Stars won the Band of the year so it

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5 lessons Trinidad All Stars has taught us (if we can stop criticizing long enough to listen)

I stopped visiting this forum about a year ago, due to my abject disappointment at the level of ignorance displayed by many members, most of whom should know better. Too many recycled grudges dating back before I was born (and I am in my forties). Ho

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Carnival is not just a party

By Dara Healy -- Trinidad Express
There is an erroneous and misguided conversation which has been gaining momentum over the past few years regarding the Carnival of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. This conversation perpetuates centuries-old coloni

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International Panorama Competition August 8th-9th 2015

With this competition just 5 months away using the same judging criteria, this competition is expected to produce some interesting results.  30 steelbands performing for 2 days.  Any predictions?

MUSIC

6.1 – Music Selection – For the purposes of the

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Judging Criteria

Bede Lopez: I don't C Y U even bother with these ppl and their Judging criteria's, just imagine 10 pts for tone, in music, if U don't have "A TONE" U have NO NOTE, if U do not arrange the music or play it U can't present it, therefore: U cannot perfo

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More than strictly pan music

By Lloyd McKell - Trinidad Guardian

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Happy Birthday to Mr. William Jones - CASYM

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Mr. William Jones - founder of CASYM Steel Orchestra.

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PAN TRINBAGO APPEAL - ELECTIONS

This morning, 23rd February 2015, 9.00am in the Court of Appeal, Hall of Justice, Port of Spain, the decision on the appeal by Pan Trinbago’s Executive against the decision of Justice Rahim was given.

The three learned justices after perusing the con

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…ROBBERY SAYS PHILMORE, EXODUS

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

By Joan Rampersad

A hurt Philmore told Newsday, “Robbery! They (are) wicked to me after all these years. The problem is I never went to school with those judges. They learnt theory but I learnt it the practical way. None of

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TUNING & TUNERS

Of course I'm prejudice, but I have to say this, this year's 2015 panorama, apart from myself and Anthony Williams work, I've heard one of the best "ping pong / tenor pan" in "Phase II" in the past 25 years, I played "Malagenua, Poet & Peasant, Voice

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First time for a Steel Band at the SXSW Music Festival - Codrington Pan Family Steel Orchestra

First time for a Steel Band at the SXSW Music Festival - Codrington Pan Family Steel Orchestra

Global - The Codrington Pan Family Steel Orchestra from Trinidad and Tobago has been selected as the first act of its kind to participate in the SXS

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Misinformation

Mr. Elton Williams; I refer to your March 6th 2014 Discussion, about "Bertie Marshall" creation of amplified pan on the road, be advised, that in 1957 "Tripoli" had amplified pan on the road, and in 1961, "Nutrien Playboys of Henry Street" Port of Sp

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Trinidad All Stars - Wins Band of the Year - 2015

When Steel Talks extends Congratulations to Trinidad All Stars

Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra has won the Large Band of the Year title for 2015. This was confirmed by the National Carnival Bands Association (NCBA) on Thursday afternoon. All Stars

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Making of the steel-pan

UWI Research In Action

Trinidad Express

The traditional method of manufacturing the steel-pan included ‘dishing out’ a bowl from a 55 gallon oil drum and hammering out the notes. Notes are then marked and grooved out. To make a steel-pan the craftsma

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