Re-mastered or re-engineered recordings; mainly for those of us who may have missed out. I think it will also help raise much needed funds for Pan Trinbago and the performing bands.
According to what I have heard over the past years listening to WACK
Global - He is immensely talented, intelligent, unpretentious, thankful, hard-working and focused. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks (WST) - champion steelband panorama arranger Andre White - fresh from his victories in the UK Panorama
This week I got the disturbing news that my FMU Jazz Instructor, Melton Mustafa, needs our help. Doc, as I call him, is one of the most dedicated music teachers I have ever had the pleasure of being taught by. His students
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Tobago Region, Northern Region, Eastern Region and South Central Region of Pan Trinbago, wish to express congratulations to Mr. Louis Patrick Arnold on receiving The Chaconia Medal (Gold) at the National Awards Ceremony
Information from source indicates that the authority within the Pan Association are fully aware of the position taken by the Carnival Development Committee with regards to adjucators. The source informs that the CDC some years ago, indicated to the
Hello all. I just got a Low C Tenor pan on Saturday and I'm wanting to find some online lessons since I don't know anyone in the town I live in that knows how to play a pan. If anyone knows of any videos or audio lessons I will pay for them as long a
Montreal, Canada - There are times in history when certain moments and/or events are so pivotal to the future developments and accomplishments of a movement and culture, that they can actually dwarf the moment. Liken this instant to a star that has g
Welllll what can i say about this panorama....First lets start by saying CONGRATULATIONS to Adlib. You guys have come a long way. Congrats to Andre. He is making a name for him self and showing the older generation of arrangers that there is hope f
What came out of the loud speakers at the 2011 panorama was an insult to the pan community and to any rational music listening person. The sound of sweet pan and great musical arrangements were turned into a "heavy metal" assault w
Grenada, W.I. - They are seen night and day in and around the steel orchestras of Grenada; and, for the most part, they do not and cannot play any instrument – even the most basic two-note “doo-doop.’’ However, steelband leaders admit that their o
This Labor Day, while my peers "win'in' down de place" and "hittin' de rum" (puncheon, anyt'ing!) on de Parkway in Brooklyn, we are reminded of the origin of this US federal holiday, the offspring of the working-class and organized unions. Ironically
The New York Panorama will be broadcasted on the internet tonight live on TCN. Just click on the "New York Panorama" tab above. Panorama begins at 8pm EST.
Is there such a thing as an OVER-ARRANGED panorama arrangement? Is there a point when the music stops being sweet? How would an arranger know he crossed that point? How does the listener know that threshold has been crossed?
The yard series - click on the HQ button (bottom right) to watch in high quality
Sonatas Steel Orchestra - Three days before 100 Sonatas players take the stage for the 2008 New York Steelband Panorama competition, Basement Recordings captures the d
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Tobago Region, Northern Region, Eastern Region and South Central Region of Pan Trinbago, wish to express congratulations to Mr. Louis Patrick Arnold on receiving The Chaconia Medal (Gold) at the National Awards Ceremony 
Montreal, Canada - There are times in history when certain moments and/or events are so pivotal to the future developments and accomplishments of a movement and culture, that they can actually dwarf the moment. Liken this instant to a star that has g
