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Well I have to give ALVIN DANIEL some high marks for THESE LYRICS. It could be the MOST TOUCHING CALYPSO in MY LIFE

I did not like the MUSICAL INTRO and I did not like Denyse Plummer singing that song with her NASAL TONE. But the depth of social commentary that he captured in this calypso and THE RELEASE that resolved the story line -- I am not sure that I could f

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No money owed to steelbands?

Culture Minister says, "No money owed to steelbands".

Does this global forum remember a group of people who called themselves The CIP, claiming to represent rank and file Panmen? Some of them protested outside The Halls of Justice for the subject re

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This WOMAN PRESIDENT THING eh working out too good at all -- she turn in to the TONTON MACOUTE and have BIG MEN in the EXECUTIVE on LOCK DOWN!!!

If allyuh insist on putting a woman as PRESIDENT of PAN TRINBAGO -- at least qualify the WOMAN first nah.

Make sure that she could hold a PRESS CONFERENCE and eloquently express the POSITION of the MOVEMENT while defending its decisions with convicti

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Over the years WHEN STEEL TALKS has "FORCED ME" to read hundreds of articles on PAN -- on and off THE FORUM ...

But there was an article they posted on THE FORUM this week that has had the most profound effect on me in PAN DECADES (no hyperbole here!!!).

ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ -- Miami New Times

"YET MELANCHOLIC CHIME"

With the delivery of those three words, I am

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What really drives me CRAZY is that when you go around all the PAN FORUMS all you could read about is PAN LOVERS discussing ways to take PAN back to the SIXTIES and SEVENTIES ...

THAT FIXATION could put me in an early grave because I just don't understand how rational people could dismiss TODAY and TOMORROW and try to wave a MAGIC WAND and take themselves back to the SIXTIES and SEVENTIES and bring back PAN ON THE ROAD.

Remem

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Glenda Gamory the President of Pantonic Steel Orchestra has passed - May 9, 2019

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Glenda Gamory.

Glenda Gamory, as president of New York’s Pantonic Steel Orchestra was the first woman to lead a major orchestra to victory. 

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Meet Rheanne Edwards-Babb Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “The greatest challenge for this current generation is that there are too many distractions for them. Compared to when I started out, it’s a bit harder for this generation to

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Happy Birthday to Glenda Gamory of Pantonic Steel Orchestra - May 10

When Steel Talks extends Birthday Greetings to Glenda Gamory president of Pantonic Steel Orchestra.

Glenda Gamory, as president of New York’s Pantonic Steel Orchestra is the first woman to lead a major orchestra to victory

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In 2010 THE TT GOVERNMENT granted $30,000,000 to PAN TRINBAGO to STAGE PANORAMA ...

... well in today's world -- any 5 year-old child  could do a search and realize that between then and now the TT GOVERNMENT has sunk around $300,000,000 into PANORAMA (and PAN TRINBAGO) between 2009 and 2019!!!

And that does not include the STOLEN P

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Well ah THINK THAT DEM GUYANESE could come to TRINIDAD and say THEY COULD PLAY PAN ...

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Enjoy the sounds of the islands at the 17th Annual Virginia International PAN Fest

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) -- Enjoy a musical adventure through the sounds of the island at the Virginia International PAN Fest this weekend!
The Virginia International PAN Fest creates a tropical atmosphere that appeals to people of all ages that

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Pannist from Trinidad and Tobago, Johann Chuckaree, who played a variety of scintillating pieces from various genres, said the energy of the crowd was fantastic.

Performers at Jazz ‘n Creole 2019 give ‘thumbs up’ to the experience

Johann Chukaree in action at the festival

“Steel pan being the only instrument invented in the 20th century…It’s the instrument of the Caribbean. It’s  anonymous with Caribbean isla

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How Kendall Musician Mike Kernahan Brought the Sound of the Steel Pan to the World

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No money owed to steelbands, Culture Minister says

Looptt.com --- Darlisa Ghouralal 

Government has no outstanding sums to pay to steelbands. 

So said Culture Minister Nyan Gadsby-Dolly as she responded to a question in the Senate on Tuesday. 

She said the records of the Ministry do not indicate tha

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If PAN TRINBAGO is so broke, what I can't understand is why they cannot produce some GOOD PAN MUSIC and market it globally ...

There are more than HALF A MILLION TRINIDADIANS (plus offspring and sphere of influence living outside of TRINIDAD) and everybody swear they love the culture. And then PAN PEOPLE argue that PAN MUSIC is the greatest music in the world -- so you are s

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Thinking of CALYPSO LYRICS: I like CALYPSO LYRICS that begin IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION ...

I don't like too much SET UP!!! For example, even though this is a FUN CALYPSO which I listen to from time to time --  it is antithetical to my calypso pleasure principle.

BROTHER NEDDY INTRO

Well ah want to tell you a story

About meh brother name NE

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Harry Belafonte’s 'Calypso' set gold standard for music in 1956

By JARED MCCALLISTER | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | FEB 11, 2016 |

Harry Belafonte's 1956 "Calypso," the first gold album in music history, caused quite a stir for industry executives and the million-plus purchasers of the LP.

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Irving Burgie - aka Lord Burgess - one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music,

Over the past half century, Irving Burgie has authored a treasury of timeless Caribbean songs for the stage, screen and popular recording and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. His songs have sold more than 100 million records th

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WNBA star Tina Charles adds filmmaker to her resume [If anybody knows how to get a copy of this MOVIE -- ah want to buy one right away]

"I put my heart and soul into this and was so excited to let the world know about my father," Charles said in a phone interview Sunday.

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Variety is the SPICE OF LIFE: SHAME AND SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY!!!

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