How many times has he heard the same review? He overarranges. He plays too many notes. He’s too jazzy. This is calypso—our music, they remind. And who are “they” but a bunch of amateurs strutting in his panyard a few nights before the 1987 North Zon
Some time back in the EARLY EIGHTIES, a Trinidad fellah named KAREEM called me up and said that he wanted to take me to see a show. He expanded by saying that it was a WHITE AMERICAN who was playing the PAN. He went on to qualify that the player WAS
WST - "Can the steelband return to "the road" for Carnival Monday and Tuesday, in force?
Carol-Ann A. - "I don't know that the Steel Bands can return to the road in full force. Speaking from my experience with Harvard Harps, we come out on J'ouvert a
People from ALL OVER THE WORLD are reading THIS FORUM. And as the FUTURE LEADERS of the GLOBAL GOVERNING BODY OF PAN -- their PRESS RELEASES should be a LITTLE TIGHTER.
DOCTOR deLITE is a brilliant writer and his literary skills will bring a sense of
by Ayana Malaika Crichlow -- TheHuffingtonPost.com - Black Voices
I make no bones about it, I don’t try to hide it; in fact, I am obnoxious about it: I love soca music and steel pan, and I want the world to love it too. Hearing inflections of soca in
The bomb tunes of the 60s was one of the high points of the Steelband thus far, we have moved so far from that it's hard to visualize that there was such a period.
What have we done to the steelband in the name of progress.
I always go checking around the internet to see if any TRINIS are making any WAVES with STEELBAND MUSIC and reaching the mainstream press. The other day I ran in to this article which let a skeleton out of the closet for the whole world to see. Altho
So far all we are hearing is about reform, transparency, accountability and removal of the present administration of Pan Trinbago, what is the CIP plans for the steelbands?
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. - Steel bands from public and parochial schools on St. Croix showcased their musical talents at the Department of Education Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education’s annual Steel Pan Exposition
They opened up discourse. And they also showed the DEEP DIVISION among LOCALS; and LOCALS and EXPATS. I really wish that more ACTIVE PARTICIPATION can continue. And I do wish that the CIP could bring their WST HATERS to come and belch their disgust o
Now I thought that I had a READ on merrytonestothebone. I was going merrily along my way with THAT READ. Then the CIP comes on the forum and start engaging with THE TONES!!! I sitting on the sidelines watching and I am coming to certain conclusions.
OUT OF THE BLUE the CIP came on this forum pushing a "non-political" agenda. (Except that me and merrytonestothebone SO SMART we read them like the ABC!) Now, when all of a sudden, serious topics about RACE and GLOBAL PAN STARS and BRINGING PAN BACK
People look at this whole PAN TING through SIMPLISTIC EYES but the complexity ON THE GROUND could fill A THOUSAND VOLUMES. Personally, I wish more people would become involved in these discussions to see how much we can TRASH OUT and get some MOMENTU
