Beginning this year, August 11 will be celebrated globally as World Pan Day. This was announced last Sunday by Beverley Ramsey-Moore, new President of the governing body for steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago, Pan Trinbago. She was speaking at the Pa
Read more…PAN TRINBAGO president Beverly Ramsey-Moore has hit the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts for leaving the national instrument out of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) which this country is currently hosting.
Speaking ye
Read more…If this is JUST A RUMOR -- Then come on and CLEAR IT UP and tell us that RAIN OR SHINE that PANORAMA going and HAPPEN in TOBAGO.
And if you BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU COULD CHEW -- come on and CLEAR IT UP and let us TURN THE PAGE and MOVE FORWARD.
But ah
Read more…And they will still have MONEY LEFT OVER to BANKROLL THE TOBAGO PANORAMA.
Hell, with all the support FOR PAN I see on social media, BEVERLEY could stage THREE SUPER PAN CONCERTS in 2020 and they will have enough money to BUILD THE HEADQUARTERS.
So le
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USA - When Ellie Mannette died in August of 2018, the steelband community worldwide grieved along with his family. He had made it clear that he did not want a funeral, but we, his apprentices, friends and family, knew we would soon h
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The Carifesta XIV experience being hosted in Trinidad and Tobago this year may have a bit of upheaval, this as Pantrinbago says the national instrument isn’t being treated with the respect it deserves.
Ace pannist Dane Gulston ha
Read more…The concerts will create an essential platform to celebrate the music from the Dutch, English, French and Spanish speaking Caribbean. These unique events will be designed to capture this diverse yet vibrant community of artists and genres of music..
Read more…LIVE COVERAGE AT 3:00pm - Hellsgates Steel Orchestra on their way to Bishop Ainsty High School for their first performance at CARIFESTA XIV. Stay tuned for their Live Performance.
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Remember TOURISTS from all over the world are supposed to be coming to TOBAGO for this GRAND STEELBAND AFFAIR. That would be really BAD PRESS to wait until JANUARY to give them the BAD NEWS.
And I am demanding an APOLOGY from PAN TRINBAGO to DOCTOR D
Read more…Coverage of CARIFESTA Country Night. Where each country is given an opportunity to showcase its artistic production reflective of their culture and heritage
CARIFESTA XIV: Country Night - Day Seven.
CARIFESTA XIV: Country Night - Day Six
Holistic
CARIFESTA XIV Opening Ceremony - The Spirit Of Wild Oceans
The saying goes, "variety is the spice of life", so check out Freddy Harris 3 on the E-Pan 2.0 doing his thang... > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVj-KJlxnLc&list=UUSZwxi2wUXHUnQxIlFONkGA
If I am ever fortunate enough, my dream is to sponsor Olujim
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Give these two a soca rhythm and it will come to life with the effervescent tapping of their drumsticks. Modupe Onilu and Rhys Thompson, or together called Boom Boom Room, come from the island where the steel pan originates, but the ins
Read more…... LEAST OF ALL THE PRESIDENT OF PAN TRINBAGO.
Man, if I was on ALLYUH SIDE I woulda been BLAZING DOLLY.
It just goes to show the WEAK CHARACTER of the STEELBAND COMMUNITY after 63 years of GIMME GIMME, DEPENDENCY and HANDOUTS.
And with BEVERLEY RAM
Read more…Every step she takes, every move she makes -- is BEHIND THE TIMES!!!
Can't you see ... she is 2O YEARS BEHIND ... CURRENTLY!!!
DEM WHITE PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE 20 YEARS BEYOND PAN TRINBAGO and BEVERLEY!!!
IMPEACH BEVERLEY and LET US MOVE FORWARD!!!
Read more…But RUSSELL: I doh take CHAIN UP!!! Not FROM NOBODY!!!
And after ME and DOCTOR DOLLY just LINK UP like KINDRED PAN SPIRITS (and EXPLAIN where PAN BELONGS in the CULTURAL FOOD CHAIN) -- CHAIN UP and FLATTERY cannot TIE ME UP like it TIE UP GREGORY LI
Read more…SAY SOMETHING AQUIL ARRINDELL!!!
DOCTOR DOLLY REALLY EMPOWER ME!!! Ah think ah could get ah WUK with the PNM after this!!!
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