Cuba is an eye-opener for young Virgin Islanders - V.I.’s Rising Stars Steel Orchestra’s Pan in Motion Group visits Cuba

By DENA FISHER
Virgin Island Daily News

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WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE STEELBAND IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS?

What did the Steelband in the Mecca accomplish in the last ten years, where would you like to see them in the next ten, what's a realistic goal?

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Saraz (The Dead God), Meraki (Kimera) and Pantheon Steel: A Pagan, Satanic Photo Reel - BUYER BEWARE!! Your Soul They Can Steal

Saraz (The Dead God), Meraki (Kimera) and Pantheon Steel: A Pagan, Satanic Photo Reel - BUYER BEWARE!! Your Soul They Can Steal

https://www.karibpan.com/blogs/news/saraz-the-dead-god-meraki-kimera-and-pantheon-steel-a-pagan-satanic-photo-reel-buyer

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Pops Mohamed and Steelpan Player Dave Reynolds set to tour KwaZulu Natal - South Africa

Highway Mail

South Africa - ISUPPORT Music Business, in association with Concerts SA, present the KwaZulu-Natal tour of Pops Mohamed and Dave Reynolds. The duo and their band will visit the Still Session at Distillery031 in Durban, Luthuli Museum i

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A pleasant evening of ‘Rhapsody in Steel’

Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaica, W.I. - When short, hand-held sticks gently hit specific spots in a timely manner, the beautiful sound that emanated from the mainly half pans, with a few full-sized ones, was mesmerising. Despite the absence of vocals - excep

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Proposed Production of PAN CD by EXPATS/LOCAL is a brilliant idea from Pan lovers, Do we need the green light from Pantrinbago, Govt. or we can do it without permission from anyone.

The proposed PAN/CD is a brilliant idea for moving Pan Music forward both locally and globally. do we need approval or green light from Pantrinbago  the governing body for pan, Govt. to produce this show?  If pantrinbago  is not a part of this produc

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The Pan bet between Prime Minister Patrick Manning & Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves

Trinidad Newsday

..Gonsalves lightened the atmosphere in the cathedral when he told the congregation of a bet he made with Manning regarding a tenor pan he used to play when they were students. He said Manning thought the pan had 27 notes but he told

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The ''PanART Hang Documentary: A Propaganda-Filled, Dissemination of Lies'' (Part 1)

The ''PanART Hang Documentary: A Propaganda-Filled, Dissemination of Lies'' (Part 1)

July 04, 2016

https://www.karibpan.com/blogs/news/the-panart-hang-documentary-a-propaganda-filled-dissemination-of-lies

In keeping true to our mission of the pursu

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The PanART Hang & Gubal: Percussion Personifications of Saturn and Satan's Mushroom

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Over 80 Schools from across Africa will converge in the East of Gauteng for the 5th International Marimba and Steelpan Festival

Over 80 Schools from across Africa will converge in the East of Gauteng for the 5th International Marimba and Steelpan Festival taking place on the 30th and 31st of July 2016. This year the festival is part of the Africa Month initiative, which looks

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A WST Review -- Metamorphosis - Leon “Foster” Thomas

A look at the latest CD release from the musician extraordinaire

Global - It’s a beautiful late Spring afternoon and we are here in the quiet Fulton Park in Brooklyn listening to Metamorphosis by Leon “Foster” Thomas, with every so often, the vibrat

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Sion Hill Steel Orchestra and Arranger Seion Gomez Recapture Vincy Panorama Title in 2016

Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines  - For the 2016 St. Vincent and The Grenadines Panorama competition, the number of participating steel orchestras declined another year; only five bands – Starlift, South East, Symphonix, Sion Hill and Elite (i

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One of the agendas of this forum should be to bridge the abyss between EXPATS and LOCALS

Both sides claim to SO LOVE THE PAN!!! This is the time to put LOVE FOR THE PAN above embedded hostilities and work as a team to move the MUSIC forward. If the gap can be bridged, the potential for contribution to the GREATER PAN CAUSE could be unlim

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da: Aciel, Orbipan, Sonobe, Mana Steel, E.C.S. & More

 

July 18, 2016

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A white girl named CATT once came on this forum and summarized it as being only about BIRTHDAYS and DEATHS ...

... so what does the heavy body of posters think about that comment?

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Congratulations to Laborie Steel Orchestra - St. Lucia Panorama 2016 Results

 

St. Lucia, W.I. - With a complement of 73 players Laborie Steel Orchestra dethroned the perennial champs and favorites, heavyweight Pantime Steel Orchestra when the former were judged the 2016 St. Lucia National Panorama champions. Laborie perf

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Muhammad Ali - RIP

The Greatest

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Pantheon Steel and Saraz: Leaders of The Satanic Handpan Agenda

Pantheon Steel and Saraz: Leaders of The Satanic Handpan Agenda

July 15, 2016

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So what's the name of the instrument? Is it STEELBAND or STEELPAN or PAN or STEELDRUM?

I still like S-T-E-E-L-B-A-N-D because I think that it delivers the clearest message and marketing punch in the fewest letters. PAN is too local and the locals hate the word S-T-E-E-L-D-R-U-M to describe the instrument. Personally, I hate the word S-

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Young and moving on

Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....Young nationals continue to achieve great things on the global stage; achievements which go unnoticed by most and in which we must be very proud and applaud.

The young musicians of Exocubs

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