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Ah is ah MISTER KILLA FAN -- ah swear THIS MAN is going to BREAK OUT INTERNATIONALLY ...

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A Moment in Pan... The Pan Movement from Another Perspective...

The Pan Movement from Another Perspective...

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Republic Bank Angel Harps Steel Orchestra on the road to Panorama 2019

The countdown to Carnival and Panorama 2019 is on; and Republic Bank Angel Harps is fine-tuning for another “pantastic” se

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South­ern Marines Steel Foun­da­tion’s eight an­nu­al Sum­mer Pan Camp

“We want them to see that they can al­so use mu­sic as a trade and as a job. We have ev­i­dence that peo­ple who left the class­es in pre­vi­ous years went on to be­come pro­fes­sion­al mu­si­cians, land­ing jobs on cruise ships and in oth­er in­ter­

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At least MICHAEL JOSEPH used to come on THIS FORUM (in the middle of TIEFING 60 MILLION) and mamaguy we with some OLE TALK. But under BEVERLEY -- BIG BIG MAN AND WOMAN have to STAY SILENT!!!

NINE MONTHS and NOT A WORD FROM THIS MOST TRANSPARENT PRESIDENT.

If she stay silent for another MONTH she running right INTO PANORAMA. And allyuh know that all PAN PEOPLE care about is PANORAMA and begging the GOVERNMENT for MO MONEY to lose (AND TIE

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Bram Bratá Steel Drum Band to perform at several locations in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Bram Bratá steel drum band is in San Diego for some special performances around San Diego over several days.

The band will be performing Thursday July 18th at The Air & Space Museum from 10:30-11:30am and 2:30-3:30 pm. They w

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From classical to kaiso

Article by Barbados Today

Nicholas Brancker’s genius-level musical skills took centre stage at Fusions held on the lawns of Ilaro Court last Saturday night. All eyes were on the multi-talented musician and his backing band on a night where not only

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CARIB RHYTHMS - Philadelphia Pan Starz Steel Orchestra bangs out Caribbean rhythm

BY NELSON A. KING

Caribbean and other residents in South New Jersey and neighboring Philadelphia reveled in the rhythmic sounds of the Caribbean, took in the cornucopia of Caribbean colors and feasted on Caribbean delicacies, among other things, in

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PAN for Carnival…A Panorama CLASSIC by Shanaqua and Dr. Jit Samaroo

Curtis Betaudier
Published on Apr 24, 2018

Rachael Fortune aka Shanaqua, sings "Pan For Carnival", composed by Raf Robertson with lyrics by Alvin Daniell. This selection was played by a total of 17 steel orchestras for Panorama 1998, with Renegades pl

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STELLAR SHOW PAN PUN DE SAND CONTINUES DESPITE HEAVY SHOWERS

BARBADOS ADVOCATE

Michael ‘Mikey’ Mercer accompanied by the Combined Youth Steel Orchestra kept the crowd moving.

THE popular Barbadian saying “no rain can stop this jam” rang true for many pan-lovers who came out to Brandons Beach for the annual P

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AQUIL ARRINDELL and THE LIVE EXPERIENCE (PAN) rock MAYARO RESOURCE CENTER

Hundreds of MUSIC LOVERS flooded the MAYARO RESOURCE CENTER last night to enjoy an EVENING OF MUSIC (With Pan) presented by some of the most talented young musicians in the entire land.

Satisfied fans walked away from the show uttering one word: AMA

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Cordell “Spongy” Barbour - Steelpan Great

by Kathryn Barbour

Global - Lore has him as one of the greatest double-tenor players to have ever walked the planet. Through the eyes of someone who knew him closely—his former wife Kathryn Barbour—the steelband world gets an upclose and personal l

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Supernovas Steel Orchestra Headlines July’s Edition of Pan For The People Concert Series

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The steelband pride of Lopinot, Supernovas Steel Orchestra will headline this month’s “Pan For The People Concert” series in Trinidad & Tobago.

Hosted by the Eastern Region of Pan Trinbago, the free concert will take place

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When you look at the BODY OF WORK, would you consider THE MIGHTY SPARROW an EXPLOITER and AMBULANCE CHASER?

Personally, I have NO ISSUES with THE APPROACH!!! You do what you have to do to ACHIEVE SUCCESS.

During the MARK MCGUIRE and BARRY BONDS era of STEROIDS, there was a BASEBALL PLAYER from the OAKLAND A's who got transferred or free agented to the NEW

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Clearly THE BEST STEELBAND ARRANGEMENT of a CALYPSO EVER ...

... And even though it could have had a little more CALYPSO in the CALYPSO, given the message of the song I could relate to the ambiance of the arrangement. Whoever came up with the idea to do this re-recording should be highly commended. Some of the

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Pan Yard Lime returns

Barbados Today

The ‘pan-tastic’ weekend kicked on Friday night at Pelican Village with the return of Pan Yard Lime in association with Signia Globe.

Hundreds of locals and tourist dined and unwind with Barbadian delicacies and partied for more than

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Siparia pannists need $ for US tour

Newsday - Joan Rampersad

The Siparia Youth Steel Pan Orchestra, a branch of the Siparia Police Youth Club, is embarking on a tour to Virginia, USA, from August 14-28.

Invited by West Indian United Ltd, producer of the Virginia Carnival, the youth ban

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Timeless Sparrow turns 84

Jul 10, 2019

Slinger Francisco, known around the world as Mighty Sparrow, celebrated his 84th birthday yesterday.

His son, photographer Sancho Francisco, said: “Today he is very happy. He is having a good day. I spoke to him and he is enjoying some f

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Listen to Panyard Lime, Barbados.- Len "Boogsie" Sharpe with Phase II and more

Pan cyan dun with Reddy Panners, the Combined Youth Steel Orchestra out of  Barbados, Phase II and Silver Stars out of Trinidad and Panache out of Antigua.

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Courts Babonneau wins Panorama 2019

By St Lucia News Online

Courts Babonneau Steel Orchestra has pulled a three-peat by winning the 2019 National Panorama Competition.

Courts Babonneau scored 475 points to capture the title for the third consecutive year.

Caribbean Grain Laborie Steel

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