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As the NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER of PRESIDENT KEITH DIAZ on this forum, I would like to give an assurance to all STEELBANDS and STEELBAND PLAYERS ...

... Within the next TEN DAYS, all ASSISTANCE TO STEELBANDS and the $1000 to PAN PLAYERS for their 2016 performances WILL BE PAID. And we will be moving forward with PANORAMA 2017 -- AS PLANNED!!!

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Pan Trinbago in Firing Line of Pan Players - Boycott Threatened for Panorama 2017

Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - In what can only be described as a total lack of confidence in Pan Trinbago to represent the interests of the players of the steelpan instrument - the players themselves have decided to take matters into their own hands.

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No $$ for Carnival 2017

GARY CARDINEZ Thursday, December 29 2016

WITH two months to go before the Reign of the Merry Monarch - Carnival Monday - it appears that no money has been set aside for the major culture organisations in the country.

Checks with both Pan Trinbago hea

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Steelband Condolences to the Alexandrov Ensemble and the Russian people

Steelband Condolences to the Alexandrov Ensemble and the Russian people

On behalf of my sisters and brothers of all The Steelbands of Trinidad and Tobago, I remain humbly compelled to extend our sincere condolences to; the people of Russia, the assoc

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Talking theory on THIS FORUM will not get rid of KEITH DIAZ

Everybody jumping up because a couple people come on the forum and challenging KEITH DIAZ. People celebrating as if KEITH DIAZ done get fired and UTOPIA has arrived at PAN TRINBAGO. Between GOVERNMENT and SPONSORS at least THIRTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS

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Star Panist Dane Gulston Speaks on Panorama and Players Situation - NOW OR NEVER PANMEN WISE UP

We have to stand up NOW OR NEVER PANMEN WISE UP. NO $$$ N0 PANORAMA ..

God's blessings and season's greetings to all my fellow panist and steel bands men, I am totally fed up of the disrespect handed down to us from the central executive of pantrin

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IS IT POSSIBLE?

That pan players not be paid again in 2017?

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Now that the WST CLAN get their PANORAMA they suddenly don't care about the PAN MEN PAY for 2016 anymore

Everybody on the FORUM jumping up high high high now -- dey getting dey PRECIOUS PANORAMA. No more talk about PAN MAN STRIKING or PAN MAN getting pay for 2016. Even Keith Diaz who thought about engaging in a political battle with Dr. Dolly put down h

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I like this 2017 CALYPSO VIDEO!!!

Wicked Video from Barbados

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Happy Birthday to Starlift Steel Orchestra

The real Starlift Steel Orchestra, Christmas day 1956 to present 60 years of sweet pan music.

Thank you to all past and present

I'll raise a glass of Angostura 1824 to you tomorrow

Randi Curvan

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After all the OLE TALK on this forum for all the years, the administration of PAN in T&T seems to be on the edge of the precipice

Plenty talk on this forum about the ADMINISTRATION OF PAN in T&T. (Like people forget that if wishes were horses beggars would ride.)

Ah read about BlackPrint and RedPrint and BluePrint for PAN and Ministry of PAN and XL4PAN and PAN ON THE ROAD for C

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The Passing of Wallace Austin (Ace Pan Tuner) R.I.P.

My brother in Trinidad just called and informed me of the passing of Wallace Austin. It is an understatement to simply say we have  lost another great pan tuner. Wallace Austin represented more than just a great pan tuner, but rather an era of greatn

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The Heart & Soul of Kaiso Parang - Fusion Music - THE CD

Trinidad and Tobago is best known for its Calypso, Steelpan, and Soca music, including internationally noted performances in the 1950s from native artists such as Lord Kitchener, Lord Melody and the Mighty Sparrow. It has been distinctive in its cont

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Season Greetings to the WST Family

When Steel Talks extends season greetings to the entire WST forum family.

A special shout out to Cecil, Claude, Bugs,  Merrytones, Glenroy, Bertel, ODW and the countless others who have contributed to the forum.

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PANORAMA 2017 ROLLING!!! Dr. Dolly allocates $23,085,000 for Pan!!!

“Seventy single pan bands received monies, 60 small conventional bands, 29 medium conventional bands, 19 large conventional bands received money as of last week, and therefore, this is the correct timing for them, as is usual for them to begin and co

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Panorama 2017 Schedule

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Steel band collective moves to Aurora, looks to expand “uplifting” programs

By Megan Mitchell - Denver Post

Rick Henson started Rocky Mountain Steel Bands in 2003

Many of the students in Rick Henson’s steel drums beginners class have already been playing for a year or more. Their affinity for the light and happy percussion p

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2016 Was the Caribbean's Year of Loss

The year 2016. Image by Artis Rams

For bloggers in the Caribbean, “2016” has nearly become an obscenity. Adjectives now used to describe this “annus horribilis” include “sucky”, “terrible” and “the worst”. The thing that drove netizens over the edg

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Govt cuts 2017 Carnival spending by 25 per cent

Government allocations f

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Trinidad & Tobago 2017 Panorama Boycott? No Pan?

No Pan?

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