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Remembering the Quiet Queen of Pan - Glenda Gamory - A WST Reflective

Pan Community comes to celebrate the life of Glenda Gamory, President and founder of Pantonic Steel Orchestra

Brooklyn, New York, USA - On this late May 17 Spring evening, members of the New York steelband community and family and friends of Glenda

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I am giving THE 20,000 members of WHEN STEEL TALKS one more chance to learn how to present PAN MUSIC to GLOBAL AUDIENCES ...

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DO IT FOR THE STEELBANDS....

TO THE EXECUTIVE OF PAN TRINBAGO, PLEASE let the North Zone large Bands roll through the Savannah for Panorama preliminaries. Everything is in place already, minimum overhead and great profitability. This has the potential of being the largest steelb

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EXODUS DAMAGED, SEEKS REDRESS

TT Underground

The Rag Storm drama is still playing itself out in the High Court.
On Friday, if you did not believe the court documents, it was made clear as day that Ainsworth Mohammed and Exodus will be seeking damages from Pan Trinbago for its dec

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A Message from Exodus Steel Orchestra

Exodus speaks on the outcome of their recent court case versus Pan Trinbago

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Eastern Region of Pan Trinbago introduces Pan For The People – the Concert Series

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The first in the series “Pan For The People” takes place on Saturday May 25, 2019 at the Cushe Government Primary School, Biche.

The steelpan concert is organized by the Eastern Region of Pan Trinbago under the chairmanship

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But ah find that BERTEL GITTENS and DENISE HERNANDEZ should make an effort to steer BEVERLEY in the RIGHT DIRECTION ...

BEVERLEY still have two and a half years to go as PRESIDENT OF PAN TRINBAGO -- and she is clearly out of her league. So if she is left to govern in this stagnant manner for the rest of her term -- is PAN PROGRESS IN THE MECCA that is going to pay the

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Ah doh want NOBODY on THIS FORUM criticizing AQUIL ARRINDELL and MARCUS ASH ... dem is still meh TWO PARDNERS!!!

Now, it is true that AQUIL ARRINDELL and THE CIP MOVEMENT turned out to be nothing less than opportunists. And AQUIL ARRINDELL is now like the BOLL WEEVIL -- looking for a POLITICAL HOME.

And it is true that given the TALENT and ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS

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Bugs: You talk about the NEW YORK MEDIA being BRUTAL ...

From the minute that PORTLAND beat DENVER every talk show on SPORTS RADIO and TELEVISION in the BAY AREA start talking about DAMIAN LILLARD. How he grow up in OAKLAND right next to the COLISEUM and how GREAT HE IS and now that he is coming BACK HOME

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If BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE really had CONCERN and LOVE for PAN IN TRINIDAD -- she would STEP DOWN (or at least STEP ASIDE) and let some PAN LOVERS with BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS run PAN TRINBAGO

The debt she inherited was TOO MASSIVE!!! And her ADMINISTRATIVE and DIPLOMATIC and MARKETING SKILLS are NOT A FIT for PAN TRINBAGO during this FINANCIAL CRISIS. When you combine this with her inherent tendency to secrecy and the MESSIANIC LEADERSHIP

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With the steel pans it opens up the composing element of music. The children are absolutely loving it,"New music classroom brings 'awe and wonder' to young pupils

Music lessons can often fall victim to under-resourcing at rural primary schools, with a lack of teachers and funds for equipment.

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The FIRST TIME I heard ANDY NARELL I was MESMERIZED! The FIRST TIME I heard JONATHAN SCALES I knew he was destined for PAN FAME! The FIRST TIME I heard ANISE HADEED I was intrigued! The FIRST TIME ...

... I heard MOLLEE CRAVEN I knew that MUSICIANS master THE PAN faster than PAN MEN in TRINIDAD.

And the FIRST TIME that I heard WILSON JEAN-BAPTISTE -- I knew that  HE UNDERSTOOD how to represent COMMERCIAL PAN MUSIC for GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE.

Well the

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Motown's Charm School -- a good lesson for THE PAN WORLD as I keep talking about THE TOTAL PACKAGE

For five years the gracious Maxine Powell ran the only in-house finishing school at any American record label. The petite former actress, model, manicurist, cosmetologist, and African-American finishing school-modeling agency founder was hired by Mot

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Like BEVERLEY working TOBAGO OBEAH!!! She is such a DICTATOR she make the WHOLE PAN TRINBAGO EXECUTIVE dress in BLACK to go to court and fight EXODUS yesterday!!!

Ah tell allyuh from the start that this NEVER SEE COME SEE WOMAN is just TOO OBSESSED WITH POWER. So any hope for any kind of PAN PROGRESS done dead and bury in the CEM-EE-TREE!!!

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Well this man CHANGED by whole VISION of COMMERCIAL PAN MUSIC -- or should I say "ENHANCED" because I was ON THAT TRACK!!!

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It took almost SEVEN MONTHS for PAN LOVERS to REALIZE -- BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE (the new PAN TRINBAGO DRIVER) CANNOT DRIVE!!!

And while THE BEV have the PAN TRINBAGO CAR SWERVING MARCUS ASH trying To hold on to THE STEERING

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Allyuh trying to force a BIG MAN HAND and make him give away trade secrets -- so ah will indulge allyuh ah little bit ...

For decades, my ONLY DREAM for PAN was to see a SOLO PERFORMER from TRINIDAD touring the world, filling concert halls and showcasing PAN MUSIC. And for the record, once again, I am not in the STEELBAND TING. I want ONE PAN PLAYER on stage with a BACK

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CECIL HINKSON: Ah feeling sorry for you, boy!!! This PAN TING turn on you like a WAYWARD WIFE!!!

All yuh HOPE!!! Allyuh yuh EFFORT!!! All yuh DREAMS!!!

And the whole thing turn OLE MAS with a set of corruption, maladministration, and now SECRECY!!!

Ah hope yuh have some LONG GENES to survive the NEXT THREE YEARS (two and a half) and then you sti

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‘Latin Latitudes’ and rhythms Thursday in Port Townsend

By Peninsula Daily News

Launched in 2017

In 2017, she launched the Port Townsend Steel Bands to further share her love of Caribbean steelpans.

In 2017, 2018 and 2019, Tabor was a teaching artist for Centrum Foundation’s Youth Programs.

She teaches p

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Meet Gay Magnus - Jamaica

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Jamaica, W.I. - “Don’t be afraid to do what you love. There will always be the percentage that has something negative to say about what you do, but once focus on yourself, focus on positivity and find w

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