Trinidad Newsday
Tonight single pan bands in Pan Trinbago’s Eastern Region will face preliminary judging at the Arima Velodrome from 6.30 pm.
While 20 bands are scheduled to perform, getting to the competition has been a challenging project for some
Read more…Guyana Chronicle Online
The Mashramani 2015 Steel Pan Competition kicks off on February 7, and promises a riot of exciting sounds and innovations that signal a renaissance of this once dying art form.Speaking at a press briefing on Friday last, Cultu
Read more…Does anyone have a C tenor pan for sale or knows someone who is selling a C tenor pan? Also, what is the policy with regards to old pans from panorama bands? What do the bands do with their pans that are no longer in use?
Read more…By Amy Nile, Herald Writer
EDMONDS — A new nonprofit group is raising money in hopes of starting several steel-drum bands for children and adults here.
Steel Magic Northwest earlier this month kicked off a campaign to raise $60,000 to buy steel pans
Read more…Mr. Ken Ali's Speech at the 15/01/2015 Media Conference
President of Pan Trinbago Mr. Keith Diaz;
Vice Chairman of National Carnival Commission Mr. Don Sylvester;
Executive officials and employees of Pan Trinbago;
My CNMG colleagues;
My media collea
Read more…Pan Trinbago has announced that there will be no pool on the Greens for the Panorama Semis this year.
The pool was introduced last year, but the decision faced heavy opposition.
The Vice President of Pan Trinbago, Mr. Byron Serrette, said the Pool a
Finance Minister Larry Howai is reviewing T&T’s finances in order to find more money for Carnival activities due to a $150
The Caribbean New Media Group, the parent company of CTV, Talk City 91.1fm and ctntworld.com, is the network to follow if you want to get the latest on Panorama and all Pan Trinbago events this Carnival, next Carnival and Carnival 2017.
CNMG has ente
Read more…Birthday Greetings to Cliff Alexis of NIU. Blessings Bro.
Read more…The following is the President of Pan Trinbago address at today's media conference
In considering the dynamics which give purchase to the factors which give life to Carnival events and in particular the National Steelband Panorama, one is constrain
Read more…I received notification from a member, Frank Kwabena that said he needed to contact me and he provided me an email address. I did not reply to it, but did research his name and found he is a scammer that can steal information. I wanted to alert all o
Read more…by FAY ROE
I know my ‘olde school’ upbringing in the calypso medium colours my views and actions so I tried to suck up the aberrations that confronted me before taking my seat at south NAPA, in San Fernando, to be part of a cultural experience.
I put
Read more…WST veteran ODW poses the following question
Read more…The question should be - is panorama in its present format and judging criteria helping the steelband movement advance in the 21st century.
Energetic and in command is the best way to characterize the tall, shaven-head Jessel Murray, artistic director/conductor of the T&T National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO). Murray and the NSSO were recently featu
Read more…Practise was postponed yesterday at the Desperadoes panyard after one of the workers contracted to move the steelpan rack was shot during gang warfare at Rudolph Link Road in Laventille. Atiba Pantin, of Diego Martin, died while receiving treatment a
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Steelpan orchestras have come and gone, but the Trinidad All Stars have remained one of the top bands in the country for 80 years. The reasons for this, according to historian Andrew “Bukka” Rennie, are the band’s dedication to disci
Read more…ONE MAN was shot dead and another injured yesterday while transporting pan equipment from the Laventille home of ten-time Panorama champions Witco Desperadoes to the band’s new safe haven, located at Queen’s Park East, Port of Spain.
Dead is 25-year-o
