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The first time I heard REGGAETON in NEW YORK (DECADES AGO) I almost went CRAZY -- THAT IS GLOBAL MUSIC!!!
RUN AWAY WITH ME [BABY]
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Panmotion concerts to keep panists online
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Panmotion is the brainchild of Tobago panist Nevin Roach. He is also known for his Instagram pan competition, Panograma. -
He first brought Panograma, the Instagram pan competition held during the height of covid19 restric
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NO AFRICA!!! NO AUSTRALIA!!! NO SWEDEN!!! NO ENGLAND!!! NO CANADA!!! NO GRENADA!!! NO CHINA!!! NO JAMAICA!!! NO SOUTH AMERICA!!! NO MEXICO!!! And only ONE ENTRANT is NOT BLACK!!! WHEY PAN REACH?
How can you call this RAMAJAY: INTERNATIONAL!!!
WHEY PAN REACH? WHEY THE HELL PAN REACH?
BOOGSIE AND DUVONE BEATING SO WELLOUTSIDE ALL AH HEARING IS ANDY NARELL and VICTOR PROVOST AS WELL
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Pan Ramajay 2020 Musicians - by Category
(June 27 update: Pan Ramajay 2020 Finals Results)
Following is a listing, by category, of the steelband musicians participating in the 2020 Pan Ramajay Competition, organized by Exodus Steel Orchestra. The panists, who are representing multiple c
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The horrific Notting Hill murder of Kelso Cochrane and why Carnival can never be cancelled
61 years ago a black man was murdered in a racist attack still unsolved today
More than 1,000 people lined Ladbroke Grove for the funeral of Kelso Cochrane (picture inset) in 1959
On this day 61 years ago, a murder took place in London that forced B
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INTRODUCING KEON CUPID: A SEASONED PAN TALENT who is sure to make a BIG IMPRESSION on the JUDGES and the GLOBAL AUDIENCE in the INTERNATIONAL PAN RAMAJAY COMPETITION
Keon Cupid started playing the steelpan in 2006 at the age of sixteen. His
love for the instrument began after he was captivated by the sounds
emanating from his secondary school’s steelband, which he overheard
while training with the school’s footb
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Cecil Hinkson!!! I am looking forward to your Heavy Roller POST on picking the first five places in the Intl Pan Ramajay Competition just like you always do for Trinidad Panorama.
I cannot handle Claude on his early favorites because as usual he is all over the place with his his picks, everyday he has a new winner and the competition has not enter its preliminary stages yet. Between you and me I don't know how Miss London put
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North Kensington steel pan band giving virtual shows amid carnival cancellation
An award winning band has created a virtual Panyard to give performances during lockdown
The Metronomes Steel Orchestra has started a virtual Panyard to interact with the community from their homes (Image: Metronomes Steel Orchestra)
The cancellati
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I cannot believe that SALMON CUPID and SALAH WILSON and ANDRE DELLEVI and CECIL HINKSON spend all those DECADES in CANADA teaching and PROMOTING PAN and they failed to develop ONE STUDENT who ...
... was TALENTED and SELF-CONFIDENT enough to ENTER THE "INTERNATIONAL" PAN RAMAJAY COMPETITION.sponsored by THE EXODUS STEELBAND.
And after the GOVERNMENT OF CANADA spend so much money developing PAN IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS and the PEOPLE OF CANADA provi
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Robert Greenidge, Khuent Rose and Andre White speak about the Six-Pan
As far as WST (When Steel Talks) is aware, Desperadoes Steel Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago, and Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra of Brooklyn, New York, are the only orchestras that employ the six-pan as a regular voice in their orchestra. As of Summ
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Remembering George Floyd | Live coverage of memorial service in Houston
George Floyd is being remembered in a funeral service in Houston. This is live KHOU coverage.
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Remembering Allan and Brandon Turner
Maryland, USA - On May 23, 2020 the world lost Allan Turner and just a mere 10 days later, his son Brandon Turner was taken from us unexpectedly.
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“What’s Going On” - Remembering George Floyd -- WST Reboot
Today is the funeral of George Floyd.
In his honor here is an ADLIB Steel Orchestra-rendition of the classic “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, arranged by André White.
The song could easily be a referendum on the tortuous demise of George Floyd, wh
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I CANNOT BELIEVE that I live my WHOLE LIFE and NEVER HEARD about GREGORY BOYD: WOW!!!!
IF BIDEN WINS THE WHITE HOUSE with a BLACK FEMALE VEE PEE (ATLANTA?) -- he should invite GREGORY BOYD to come and PERFORM THIS SONG!!! WOW!!!
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AH BACKING "KHUENT ROSE" to FINISH FIRST in a category in the "INTERNATIONAL" PAN RAMAJAY COMPETITION!!!
I am so glad that he entered and if anyone wants to learn more about him -- just do a search on WHEN STEEL TALKS or go to YOUTUBE ... a little SAMPLING OF HIS PAN GENIUS!!!
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It BREAKS MY HEART to see BUGS and MERRYTONESTOTHBONE and RUSSELL PROVIDENCE supporting MEDIOCRITY with this PSEUDO-INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA ...
The event was FULLY FUNDED by THE PNM (money eh NO PROBLEM) so why couldn't they hire some competent administrative assistants to alert the BIG BOSSES that the ENTRIES were NOT COMING IN INTERNATIONAL.
Allyuh really think that I am NOT IN SUPPORT of
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And now for the FINAL (I think) "INTERNATIONAL ENTRANT" (which I reluctantly post -- for reasons implied earlier) -- DENMARK!!!
GREGORY BOYD
ACTUALLY, I have to say that I have never seen or heard of this guy before and I just RANDOMLY pulled up THIS VIDEO -- but I am impressed and would love to see him LIVE IN CONCERT!!!HELL!!! I think that I just became a GREG Read more…
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