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By Stories by Mark Pouchet
Pan Trinbago received nearly $25 million of the $45 million prize mone
Trinidad & Tobago Newsday:
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - With a new sponsor for 2012 Carnival, the Junior Sammy Group Skiffle Steel Orchestra, recently created history by becoming the first steel band in San Fernando to win every steel band competition s
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By Terry Joseph
April 18, 2001
Trinisoca.com
Today marks the 25th anniversary of his death, but mere mention of the name Winston "Spree" Simon in the pan fraternity still elicits emotion and creates contr
For the last few years, I have been very disappointed with the panorama judging. This leads me to ask:"WHO'S JUDGING THE JUDGES?" As the music has evolved and improved every year, the judging seems to be the same old biases and personal preferences
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St. Lucia, W.I. - Monty Maxwell, guitarist, composer, steel pan arranger, and jazz and blues musician, was born in the southern town of Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. He grew up next to a pan yard or steel band shed, so from an early age
The Woodstock Independent
Illinois, USA - The unconventional has become the norm for Woodstock resident Matt Potts.
As a percussionist in the Woodstock High School band, Potts taught himself to play a steelpan he purchased on a whim off eBay. Duri
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...Maybe that is one of the reasons why they no longer command capacity audiences, with the North Stand just over half-full last Saturday night, when the first big band didn't come on stage until a
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Illinois, USA - Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining.
All of his past recitals have been speci
Trinidad Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) never refused to give financial assistance to Pan Trinbago for the 2012 Panorama steel band competition, Chief Secretary Orville London has said.
He recalled that Pan Tri
Read more…There are poeple's around the world who are interesting in attending this event.
Can PanTrinbago give the details about Artistes and Steelbands who are appearing in the Festival.
So fans can get their booking going early.
Read more…I awoke this morning, and decided to log into WST. I'm not sure if you all have been tuning in to the last 24 hour's postings, but I really had a "WTF" moment, when I saw SIDDS' latest postings. Now, in my opinion, I think this guy has some serious i
Read more…I can’t say for certain that it was. What I do know is that some pretty funny things happened with the voting by text for the people’s choice on panorama finals night 2012. Not to mention that in the first place I thought it to be down right foolishn
Read more…When Steel Talks extends Congratulations to Lime Diamond Steel of St. Lucia
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Global - Personal notes on live interactions from Panorama 2012 by journalist, pan historian, musician and film editor Dalton Narine.
The thoughts of the likes of the legendary Anthony Williams and Len “Boogsie” Sharpe; the raw words of Pan Trinba
Read more…Michigan, USA:
February is Black History Month. To inform and inspire its students, Birmingham Berkshire Middle School held an African Music Assembly. Many students do not realize it, but gospel, jazz, soul, rock ‘n' roll and many other forms of “mod
I am associated (as a vendor) with a national restaurant company Bahama Breeze Island Grille that offers the opportunity for steel pan players with backing tracks to perform at their numerous locations throughout the United States. I would venture t
Read more…It is a noticeable fact that the Small Conventional Steel Orchestras have received some shabby treatment during the panorama season over the past years.
Some of the small band performances have been made available by Pan Trinbago.
When Steel Talks wi
Read more…well after coposing so many good songs for steelbands to play for panorama,and they not playing my songs maks me feel that my songs are not good enough,but my songs are recommended the most 2 years straight,can i get a prize to satisfy my musical ego
Read more…Panorama is Over, Now What?
The Vibe "Not" Done - Music, Business and Opportunities
Global - Over the next few weeks some of the most outstanding international musical minds and Cultural Attachés will visit the WST network and will look at, and/or
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