Recently , I was surprised to be notified by YouTube that there was a copyright strike on my account , threatening the viability of my account.
This was especially so , since all of my postings are related to our culture.
I was even more perplexed
Seemingly There is also an unspoken understanding within the so called Pan Fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago,when it comes to the Selection Of Current tune selection from what is termed foreign,and local,..Lame excuses !!!! Reality check, Everything
Read more…Twenty Six bands are competing in this category, it looks like in 2015 this is where the real battle is.
Read more…By CAROL MATROO and RATTAN JADOO - Trinidad Newsday - Monday, January 5 2015
ROMAN Catholic Priest Father Clyde Harvey threw out a challenge to Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra to include Indian classical music in with their repertoire as they con
Read more…Trinidad Guardian
Many belonging to the era of Rediffusion or the AM band believed that radio had a particular connection unlike now. But for Julian Rogers, radio is not dead. What matters more is quality.
Rogers, who made his name in Trinidad as a p
Read more…Almost everyone in Naples knows Jack Stover. The longtime teacher and coach has touched the lives of hundreds of families. Here's a News 8 Golden Apple surprise at Naples Elementary School.
Jack Stover has many admirers in Naples. Among them Elementa
Trinidad Guardian
Three stalwart cultural organisations got together on December 20 to host a 50th anniversary award ceremony celebrating the exploits of St James steelbands. The organisations—Afrikan Cultural Association, St James United Internation
Panorama 2015 Essentials
Practice for Junior Panorama has begun, yet prize money for the 2014 winners have not been distributed! The prize money for these competitions is supposed to be provided by the Ministry of Education. More than ten months after playing their hearts
Read more…by Kate Knibbs -- GIZMODO
Copyright holders were not shy about asking Google to remove pirated content in 2014. Last year, there were over 345 million requests to take down infringing content, according to a Torrent Freak summary of Google's weekly
Read more…BroadwayWorld.com by Classical Music Desk
The Canton Symphony Orchestra's ConverZations series picks up in the New Year with a lively presentation on steel drums. Jeff Neitzke, Professor of Percussion at University of Mount Union will lead the discus
Ulric James aka "Bigs," a long standing member of Massy Trinidad All Stars and worker at the Port Authority Trinidad, died this morning unexpectedly. The New Visionaries Pan Foundation send our condolences not only to his family, but also his Steelba
Read more…Drawing For Playing Position
Held On Saturday 3rd January 2015
Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2015 -
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago - Medium and small conventional steel orchestras from Trinidad and Tobago’s South/Central r
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Trinidad Guardian
For the purpose of the competition, each participating steelband may select and perform any calypso, as long as the same selection has not been played by said steelband in a previous Panorama Competition.
Bands will be judged by a panel of four (4)
Read more…Another one from the steel fraternity in Boston has left us unexpectidily. Gone but not forgotten . May you rest in peace.
Read more…Have anyone been listening to the 2015 pan songs, what do you think?
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Under the directive of the distinguished principal Mrs. Merle Albino-de Coteau (H.B.M. M.A, B. Mus., L.T.C.L, A.T.C.L, Dip, Ed.), Music Makers School continues its unprecedented success in music education through the steelp
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