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Thinking of CALYPSO LYRICS: I like CALYPSO LYRICS that begin IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION ...

I don't like too much SET UP!!! For example, even though this is a FUN CALYPSO which I listen to from time to time --  it is antithetical to my calypso pleasure principle.

BROTHER NEDDY INTRO

Well ah want to tell you a story

About meh brother name NE

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Harry Belafonte’s 'Calypso' set gold standard for music in 1956

By JARED MCCALLISTER | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | FEB 11, 2016 |

Harry Belafonte's 1956 "Calypso," the first gold album in music history, caused quite a stir for industry executives and the million-plus purchasers of the LP.

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Irving Burgie - aka Lord Burgess - one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music,

Over the past half century, Irving Burgie has authored a treasury of timeless Caribbean songs for the stage, screen and popular recording and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. His songs have sold more than 100 million records th

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WNBA star Tina Charles adds filmmaker to her resume [If anybody knows how to get a copy of this MOVIE -- ah want to buy one right away]

"I put my heart and soul into this and was so excited to let the world know about my father," Charles said in a phone interview Sunday.

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Variety is the SPICE OF LIFE: SHAME AND SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY!!!

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namethe panorama arranger, right now that is the most respected and why,

I say Duvone stewart, 1

1  he is the reiging champ, ,

2 won mor catergories

3, he lose weight, ,  taking away all them men woman, 

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history of the steelpa,

 here is some very interesting notes from my friend mr leslie, Jordan, aka Pedrito, , from  panam north stars, the greatest steel band ,    tuner, arranger / composer, 

Juanitto Jordano Jorda'ninho said…
BEDE, I've posted this before/already as well,

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It's time for MARCUS ASH to STEP UP and give us an UPDATE on PAN PROGRESS in PAN TRINBAGO

I am the biggest MARCUS ASH FAN and I am confident that he will make major contributions to PAN PROGRESS in THE MECCA. But this whole new PAN TRINBAGO EXECUTIVE has been silent for over six months.

So I am CALLING OUT Marcus Ash to give the tens of t

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Talk about a DO NOTHING PRESIDENT: BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE. At least Diaz and Forteau kept busy stealing SIXTY MILLION ,,,

But it eh have NO MONEY left for BEVERLEY to TIEF so she just running around pretending to be productive with meeting after meeting and still NUTTEN eh HAPPENING!!!

Hands out to the GOVERNMENT (GIMME GIMME) after all the BIG PROMISES.

And big product

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Now this is how you play A CALYPSO in CALYPSO!!!

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Steel Pan Blueprint For Success (Rough Draft Edit) by George D. Goddard (c. 2011)

To All Panists:

Re: Steel Pan Blueprint For Success (Rough Draft Edit)

Hi to all,

Recently, a pan colleague asked me what were my ideas on what needs to be done to “revive the pan movement...” (as he put it). In relation to that question, I though

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CECIL HINKSON: Ah have to give you a SPECIAL PRAISE for your insight!!!

A few years ago we were posting and you said that the NEXT GENERATION TRINIS in New York were going to be the ones to push the culture forward. And lo and behold ah live to see TINA CHARLES make the FIRST SPLASH.

So I have to commend you for that ins

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Well DIAZ and FORTEAU and JOSEPH and SHEPPARD tief 60 MILLION DOLLAR$$$$$ from the GOVERNMENT -- and none ah dem eh going to JAIL ...

Now, this eh no HEARSAY, EH.

Ask the CURRENT PRESIDENT of PAN TRINBAGO about the BOBOL dem fellahs work in THE OFFICE and how the FORENSIC AUDIT exposed their greed driven methods of corruption.

Ah hear DOCTOR DOLLY regretting that she ever did that

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Sugar for PAN

Pandemonium Sugar for Pan 1986 Panorama Prelims

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Watch -- Rising Stars Youth Steel Orchestra - Carnival 2019

Rising Stars Youth Steel Orchestra

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Watch -- Only Pan on the Road --- Spicemas 2019 Carnival Launch - Parade from St George's

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Dem WHITE TECH BOYS are working out (EXPERIMENTING ON) the PAN THING -- ah always knew that this was coming ...

Just some randomly chosen examples. But it is clear that the work is being done and it is just a matter of time before some of these experimenters advance the finished sound and TAKE THE MUSIC GLOBAL ... especially in COMMERCIALS and THE MOVI

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The Virgin Islands - Carnival 2019

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Heavy police, army presence at Point J'Ouvert [Cecil Hinkson: What happen to your country, boy] ...

Trinidad Guardian May 4, 2019

Heavy po­lice and army pres­ence yes­ter­day formed part of the Point Fortin J'Ou­vert cel­e­bra­tions.

The heav­i­ly armed law en­force­ment of­fi­cers pa­trolled the streets on feet, in ve­hi­cles and hors­es short­ly

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Liberty's Tina Charles set to debut documentary on her father at Tribeca Film Festival

Rawlston Charles, an immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago, promoted Calypso and Soca music to the world through his record store and his music label, Charlie's Records.

Tina Charles knows what it is like to be on the big stage.

Charles, after all, is

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