Ellie Mannette crafting a drum at his workshop in Morgantown, W.Va., in 2006. He was among the first to fashion a steel drum that had all the notes of the chromatic scale, so it could play any melody in any key.CreditCreditvia Mannette Musical Instr
DISCOVERY OF OIL will change the world view on Guyana and lift the image as a country that is no longer seen as poor but is fast moving from potential to prosperity.
Meanwhile, in Trinidad: GREED and CORRUPTION mashing up the SOCA YARD (ah steal that
Randy Weston performing at a Highlife Session in April 1963. Mr. Weston’s playing and composing emphasized the African roots of jazz, including in such albums as “Little Niles” and “Uhuru Afrika” (Swahili for “Freed
Family and friends gather in Detroit at Greater Grace Temple for Aretha Franklin’s funeral. Former President Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson will be among the speakers, with musical tributes by Ariana Grande, Faith Hill, Je
As we reflect on the Man called Ellie and the many aspects of this life, here is an article we wish to share with you. It was written by renowned reporter Terry Joseph (deceased) of Express Newspapers dated Tuesday October 31, 2000. It records Ellie'
This week the PAN WORLD was filled with DRAMA and related POLITICS. And KEITH DIAZ proved to me how smart a politician he actually is when it comes to LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE.
Earlier in the week when Keith Diaz revealed some of the details of the
Patrick Thomas my Friend the modest Genius recently passed away in Queens, New York.As Manager of Savoys , Patrick successfully negotiated the band's sponsorship by Chase Manhattan Bank.His mission was to guide youths in the right
Earl Richards: I want you to read this challenge that is facing LOCAL PAN, globally. And tell me if you think the required skills to climb this mountain reside within the LOCAL PAN COMMUNITY.
... the rest of the world is not only embracing pan, they
... there is a beacon of hope for the youth of Siparia and south Trinidad. Steelband visionary and former Pan Trinbago vice president Keith Byer has formed the Diatonic Pan Institute (DPI), a
With only a couple of days to go before New York 2018 Panorama, New York authorities have allowed the colonizer to terrorize the young people of Despers USA with impunity for the Summer. It's time for the mayor and authorities to step in and stop em
During the period 1941-1945, Ellie Mannette did much experimentation with a view to improving the existing steelband instrument and on VJ Day 1945, Invaders carried pans much different to those carried byother bands.
We must first seek financial assistance to pay the Auditors outstanding bills, so that an Audit can be completed in time for the 2018 Triennial Special Conference, where a President, Secretary, Treasurer and Audit financial reports are presented to t
The executive of Pan Trinbago Inc. TC, wish to advice its members, that no official communication was sent out in relations to a date for Nomination Day for election of officers to the Central Executive.
If you read THIS FORUM in detail, you will know that I lifted the subject line above. It takes a keen observer with sharp wit to nominate KEITH DIAZ for such a high award. And to express it with such compressed statement, makes the author, himself, w
