On show were the five large conventional steel orchestras which have won 43 of the 56 National Panorama championships held since 1963. The bands—Massy Trinidad All Stars, Desperadoes, Republic Bank Exodus, bpTT Renegades, Phase II Pan Groove in partn
Read more…Dane Gulstan, together with the group, Concerned Individuals for Pan, is calling out all pan players, band leaders and steel pan well wishers to a meeting. The venue is the Newtown Playboys pan theatre at #64 Tragarete Road, Newtown on Thursday 27th
Read more…With the shrinking of Steelbands on the road for Carnival is it more appropriate to say Welcome to Trinidad & Tobago the land of DJ and Soca.
Read more…Trinidad Newsday - Carol Matroo
FOR THE first time, Kazakhstan will experience the sweet sound of the steelpan as four of this country’s top pannists visit that country for the Espana Trade Expo 2017.
Named the Caribbean Steel Pan Connexion (correct
Read more…Trinidad Newsday - G. Cardinez
THE Diatonic Pan Institute of Siparia represented Trinidad and Tobago at the recent Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival in Taiwan.
The event was held at the Dong-Shan River Chin Shui Park and t
Read more…By Jane Kwiatkowski Radlich -Buffalo News
David Peita, left, and Braden Kwasniewski perform with Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra during spring break in Key West, Fla.
At one point during this busy concert season, Lancaster's Carnival Kids Steel Orches
Read more…EXPATS like Lynette Laveau and Michael Smith (Boston Carnival) and Bob Diaz and Salah Wilson (and scores of others) could all join hands to make this the INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHING of the INTERNATIONAL STEELBAND FOUNDATION. The pride I saw pouring out o
Read more…A poster who comes to the forum only once in a while, but always makes some very provocative postings, asked this question yesterday. The only issue I have with his question is that he said "everyone" and I want to make it clear to him that I am not
Read more…That CONCERT last night was a MIND BLOWER. Watching the EXPATS react to it was as much FUN as enjoying the actual show.
Now the real work begins and I am sure that Ainsworth and Dennis (among others) will continue to work their fingers to the bone to
Read more…This is a quote from the first female Pan Tuner.
Emily L. - “When I join up with a Panorama band, I offer to play whatever instrument the band needs. The first Trinidad band I played with was in 2009 with Invaders - founded by Ellie Mannette, and the
Read more…In one fell swoop the event elevated the past, present and future of pan in Trinidad and Tobago. More importantly, in July, people are talking seriously about Pan in Trinidad all over the world...
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Five of the world's great
Read more…This could be a new day dawning for STEELBANDS in Trinidad. Perhaps we could enter the era of TRANSPARENCY. What if after THE CONCERT the BIG 5 sends a representative to WHEN STEEL TALKS who discloses all the numbers pertaining to the show. A complet
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A visit to Panyard Inc., one of the Kenmore neighborhood's burgeoning music businesses, is as much a lesson in the history of steel pan drums as a look inside the Akron company.
Owner Ron Kerns is a musician
Read more…Big 5 Concert huge success. Pan Trinbago’s ERO Mr. (D shapherd) threatened me at show.
By Aquil Arrindell
I was late. I arrived at about 10 pm and the event’s success was evident as cars littered the Queens Park savannah. There even were cars parked
And the verdict is? What did you like? What did you not like?
Read more…Congratulations to BIG 5 on a excellent show, it was evident that you all wanted to to have a world class show, you succeeded.
Read more…Members are entitle to their own opinions and review of the performances and the presentation of all bands in the BIG5 (ISF) concert, but why use comments as if it was a Panorama competition and you are a Judge, Any way I taught this show was a conc
Read more…But if we want PAN to move FORWARD/PROGRESS we have to get a MAJORITY of people on the same page. We have to TRASH OUT an agenda.
Until the LOCALS and EXPATS call a conference (in Las Vegas?) and try to find common ground -- it is ALL A WASTE OF TIME
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