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Single Pan 2019-2020 Preliminary Results:- Panorama - Trinidad & Tobago
The Official Results for the National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries, which was held during the period November 4th to 12th, 2019. The first thirty-one (31) bands have qualified for a place in the National Single Pan Semi-Finals, which will be hel
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BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE keeps trying to convince everybody that STEELBANDS are the solution to CRIME; but we have over 200 STEELBANDS today and crime is worse than ever ...
Even the HIGH BRASS in the POLICE and the MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY throwing up dey hand in the air -- but BEVERLEY trying to convince we that she could solve the problems with MORE STEELBANDS (meaning more subjects and more STEELBAND MONEY for h
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Imagine a man WRITE THIS CALYPSO DECADES AGO: CLEAR THE WAY -- GUYANA COMING BACK!!!
Trinidad had plenty oil
But like all the oil spoil
The LABOUR UNION
Bankrupt the NATION ...
So, CLEAR THE WAY ...
GUYANA COMING BACK!!!
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Is "THE IRON" dead (or dying) in the MODERN STEELBAND?
It is true that EARLY RICHARDS is writing a CALYPSO titled "SHE WANT MORE IRON IN THE BAND" but I have been running into a few comments here and there that lead me to believe that THE IRON (Vehicle brake drums, or “irons,” played “braided” (interlock
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Earl Rodney’s big wish - More recognition needed for one of the country’s top arrangers
Trinidad Guardian
Published:
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Earl Rodney doesn’t feel he’s been given enough recognition for his accomplishments in the world of steelband.
Winning arranger of four out of eight attempts at Pano
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I am quite willing to go down THE ROAD that MR. GERARD CLARKE and MR. GEORGE RAMPERSAD were trying to lead me -- but I want them to read this article FIRST (Session Notes: Recording Steel Drums)
Session Notes: Recording Steel Drums
"Recording Steel Drums: Our engineer rises to the unfamiliar challenge of capturing a loud steel band in their octagonal rehearsal building."
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Congratulations - Odie Franklin named 2020 Panorama arranger of Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestra - Medium band category
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Odie Franklin on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestra - medium band category.
In addition, Odie is one of the three arranger-team known as the Three Amigos, again arran
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Congratulations - Vanessa Headley named 2020 Panorama arranger of La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra - large band category
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Vanessa Headley on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra - large band category. In addition, Vanessa will be the arranger for Trinidad Valley Harps Steel Orchestr
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All-female band takes in men - Pan judges sit in middle of road
Newsday -- GARY CARDINEZ
Minister of Culture Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly among her constituents at Laventille Road, Febeau Village, San Juan, on Thursday night.- Gary Cardinez
AFTER being an all-female band for the last three years, Platinum Steel Orches
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CARICOM highlights Port-of-Spain's designation as a City of Music
Prensa Latina - Cuba
Port of Spain, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today highlighted the UNESCO designation of this capital as a Creative City of Music.In its newspaper CARICOM Today, the sub-regional bloc highlights that t
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When Rock 'n Roll Came to Trinidad
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4 years ago On this day in 1957 {June 1st} Nat 'King' Cole appeared on the NBC-TV music variety special 'Five Stars* for Springtime'... At the time he had two records on Billboard's Top 100 chart; "Stardust" was at #79 and "When Rock
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I was looking at an INTERVIEW on CNN tonight and the INTERVIEWEE said: CHANGE ALWAYS COMES FROM THE OUTSIDE!!!
Now, I don't know if I AGREE or DISAGREE with that statement.
RUSSELL PROVIDENCE is the RESIDENT PHILOSOPHER on THIS FORUM because he has READ A MILLION BOOKS and MADE HIS PAN WAY AROUND THE WORLD -- MANY TIMES OVER. So I do not want to get into NO P
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So BEVERLEY blaming AQUIL ARRINDELL for SHARING PRIVATE INFORMATION with me ... well she go PAY A RICE FOR THAT!!!
Aquil Arrindell just came on THIS FORUM the OTHER DAY ... years after I had established MY VOICE on THIS FORUM. And MY INFORMATION SOURCES had been WELL ESTABLISHED long before AQUIL came on THIS FORUM.
So that get me REAL VEX!!! How BACKWARD and STU
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KEITH DIAZ: As OPPOSED TO BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE ...
Ah man went to KEITH DIAZ one time and ask him: How come CLAUDE GONZALES does be saying all dem NEGATIVE THINGS about YOU and PAN TRINBAGO and you never TAKE HIM ON?
KEITH DIAZ tell THE MAN: I eh have THAT FELLAH TO STUDY ... so let THEJACKASS BREIG
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Ah rather DEAD FUS -- THAN TO RIDE ON BEVERLEY BUS ... (Disclaimer: This is CALYPSO PICONG!!!)
Now I ride on ALL KINDA BUS
From GREYHOUND to T&T PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUS ...
But ah RATHER DEAD FUS
Than to RIDE ON BEVERLEY BUS ...
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