Clearing The Air. You Be Judge, Jury & Executioner.

In light of certain attacks against me, in my natural manner of collecting evidence, I am preparing a timelime of ALL my postings on WST since I first came on, and will post it when it's up-to-date. Needless to say, I have started some heated debates

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Cultural Icons Honored - steelband legends Dr. Jit Samaroo and Anthony Williams among honorees

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Six cultural icons have been honored by the National Carnival Commission (NCC) for their outstanding contribution to the Carnival art form spanning more than a century.

....Those honored were calypso veterans, Robert Nelson

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URGENT REQUEST TO SET RECORD STRAIGHT

After seeing the discussion on "REMEMBERING SPREE SIMON" I realize that there is still controversy over one of the most important parts of the "HISTORY OF PAN"  On many oceasions when there is controversy with an historical event there is no one aliv

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$250M jumping up in steelband - TnT Paper Display Bias Against Steelpan Community

Please notice that outside of the original title - this article has almost nothing to do with the Trinidad and Tobago steelpan music community directly, much less specifically.  One can only surmise that the title was chosen to pull on the underlinin

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World Cup of Pan, it would be held mid-year

(Excerpt from an article appeared in the NEWSDAY Business Day Thursday February 9, 2012 - "A new modus operandi" by Sasha Harrinanan)

THE WINDS of change have blown through the Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company (TTEnt) following the appointme

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Panorama 2012 DVD

Anyone viewed the Panorama 2012 DVD?, I would like to hear comments...Am I the only one hearing a different sound...I know based on audio systems (home theater, computer audio cards) sound reproduction can be heard differently, stereo vs surround so

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Carnival is big money. Where's the Panist's share?

I'm watching the Carnival parade on CTNTWorld and I'm thinking, Carnival is big money.

Band leaders,costume creators and designers, caterers, retailers, DJs,Soca singers and bands, transportation companies etc. etc., they all make money off the Carn

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GAME OVER. WE WIN!!! (I have already accomplished MY MISSION on WST.)

To the Agents of Chaos, and Wolves In Shepherds' Clothing:

I have already accomplished MY MISSION on WST; George "Sonny" Goddard is now part of the conversation, and I have kept his legacy ALIVE!!!

"GAME OVER"! We won!!! The perceived game you are pl

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Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan -- CALL FOR PAPERS

Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan

CALL FOR PAPERS
Pan Globalization: Progress and Possibilities PanTrinbago will be hosting an International Conference on the Steelpan from May 6th – 8th 2012. In the 50th year of independenc

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Neville Jules Speaks - Revisted

There are a collective few who bear the distinction of being universally recognized as members of that unique, and special fraternity we at When Steel Talks refer to as Giants and Titans of “Pan and the Steelpan Movement.” Through their intellect, ta

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NONE OF MY FRIENDS ARE NIGGERS by George D. Goddard

None of my friends are niggers Though many (of them) are of African descent. None of my friends are crackers Though many (of them) are of European ancestry. None of my friends are kikes Though many (of them) are of "Jewish" heritage. None of my frien

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Consul General R. N. Ramgoolam on "Afro-Trinidadian Culture".

"In a keynote address to mark Black History Month, Trinidad and Tobago Consul General Rudrawatee Nan Ramgoolam challenged Afro-Trinidadian young people to fulfill the richness of their cultural heritage. In a speech that detailed the history and sign

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Girl Pat Steel Orchestra - A Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

An excerpt from The Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan History and Evolution by Dr FIR (Fedo) Blake reads: “The most successful female venture in the steel pan movement was made by the Girl Pat Steel Orchestra of Hazel Henley of Picton Street, Newtown. Sh

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Open Letter to Madam PM of Trinidad and Tobago dated 19-11-2011

Open Letter to Madam PM of Trinidad and Tobago dated 19-11-2011

Re: Gypsy: $46M spent on Carnival Centre

Yesterday I was viewing the debate in parliament and the MINISTER of Arts and Multiculturalism Winston "Gypsy" Peters said the Carnival Centre at Q

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Pan Trinbago takes lion's share

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Skiffle Bunch makes history in San Fernando

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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Remembering 'Spree' Simon - by Terry Joseph

Remembering 'Spree' Simon

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

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WHO'S JUDGING THE JUDGES?

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's Monty Maxwell - guitarist, composer, steel pan arranger, and jazz and blues musician

St. Lucia Voice News

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

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Potts hammering the way for steelpans

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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