"On a night when young arrangers showed off their musical ability every band felt like a winner. The new dispensation of Panorama in November was afinancial loss[ah thought bugs was lying -- but the man was telling the tr
You won some FRIENDS and you INFLUENCED some PEOPLE last night with your encyclopedic knowledge of the PAN FRATERNITY. And don't talk about your IN-DEPTH understanding of PANORAMA ARRANGEMENTS and your ability to disseminate your complex analysis in
Christmas has come for the Lydians! This year the group presents, 'Deo Gratias' ("Thanks Be to God" in Latin), a show undertaking styles of music spanning several centuries and cultures, which will launch the start of a year-long celebration of musi
I get the feeling that there is going to be a PUSH to move THE EVENT to an EARLIER MONTH in the year. And KENNY PHILLIPS said something that I kept away from saying (because I am always complaining about SOMETHING). But he said that there were TOO MA
Japan - A small delegation from Antigua & Barbuda is presently visiting Japan at the invitation of officials in Kagoshima prefecture, in the southerly Amami Islands of the country. Among those participating are pan musicians led by internationally-r
2: Another major change is that panmen will play only for one band. What this means is the era of the "crack shot" panman is over; these panmen used to play for several bands.More info is needed. Is it that after the Single Pans Finals is ov
I have never ever heard ANY PAN BROADCASTER spit out FACTS so effortlessly and with such latitude!!! And don't talk about his EXPLANATION OF THE STEELBAND/PANORAMA MUSIC!!!
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - For the second time in 2019, in just over nine months, Trinidad and Tobago hosted a national Single Pan band finals competition. And while the defending champions, San Juan East Side Symphony did maintain their standing, th
Global - Eduardo “Lalo” Tellez is a music Bachelor and a Percussion Professor in the Superior Institute of Music in Veracruz, Mexico. He first encountered the steelpan instrument four years ago in 2009, and began to e
"The TTCA will issue licences for areas from growth to therapeutic use of the “herb” - licences for cultivation, research and development, laboratory work, processing, retail distribution, import,
Richard Forteau said that there were about 210 STEELBANDS in THE MECCA. BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE came in at 180 STEELBANDS. And then you have all the SCHOOL STEELBANDS followed by the EXPORT MARKET for STEELPANS.
