Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I. - The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture has received recommendations by the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) (copy of letter of April 1, 2020) relative to Vincymas 202
Re: Steel Pan Blueprint For Success (Rough Draft Edit)
Hi to all,
Recently, a pan colleague asked me what were my ideas on what needs to be done to “revive the pan movement...” (as he put it). In relation to that question, I though I wou
Time to think about PANORAMA 2021 because nothing else eh happening WITH PAN.
Now I am hoping that if these TWO PAN GENIUSES (Well, MARCUS ASH is more of a MUSIC THEORY GENIUS -- ah doh know if he could really play THE PAN) get together that they S
For the last decade I was on THIS FORUM complaining bitterly about the LACK OF CALYPSO in the PANORAMA ARRANGEMENTS. And things got even worse in the last 5 years as the trend towards what I called "putting all kinda junk in the arrangement" became m
The International Pan Ramajay competition saw the winners of the three categories emerging from a country other than TT. The competition attracted regional and international pannists from Japan, US, St Maarten, Barbados, Denma
Another Moment in Pan Once upon a time before COVID-19 and ZOOM - the Canadians would travel south to Brooklyn for the Panorama Steel Orchestra competition and drop musical science.
Here is Pan Fantasy Steelband on the night before Panorama - perform
WHAT NOW MY TRINI PAN LOVE? I ask with TEARS IN MY EYES!!!
THIS ONE IS FOR RUSSELL PROVIDENCE and MERRYTONESTOTHEBONE
THIS ONE IS FOR MY LONDON GIRLFRIEND
THIS ONE IS FOR MY TEXAS BOYFRIEND (Ah doh want to call THE MAN NAME)!!!
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... ah eh sleep ah wink yet since that COMPETITION on SATURDAY NIGHT. And ah spend the whole week searching the TRINIDAD NEWSPAPERS to read their views on THE EVENT -- and I cannot find ONE ARTICLE on THE TOPIC ... I am not saying that NONE WERE WRIT
George RampersadAll dat talk bout declarin pan as de national instrument eh go stop de pan player from being taken advantage of, getting rip off, neglected and beggin de govahment fuh appearance fee an greedy biznessmen fuh sponsorship an money.
It is hard for MOST PEOPLE to UNDERSTAND "THE CULTURE OF TRINIDAD" because they are not REAL TRINIDADIANS. And it is hard to KEEP ALL THE FACTS RELEVANT AT ONE TIME ... that is ANOTHER LIMITATION!!!
But THIS CALYPSO was ONE OF MY FAVOURITES OF ALL TI
Fiery protests in and around Port-of-Spain this morning, as east Port-of-Spain, Laventille, Morvant and Beetham residents call for the intervention of the National Security Minister and the Commissioner of Police following the sho
Who is Darius Austin? International 2020 Pan Ramajay Participant - A WST look at the outstanding performing #steelpan artist and National Steel Orchestra of Guyana member.