Chairman of the Pan Trinbago Eastern Region, Mr. Vernon Morancie, will be hosting a media briefing at its office, 133 Eastern Main Road, Tacarigua, Monday 12th September, 2011 at 11:00am to highlight the plight of one of its members, Arima Golden Sym
USA - Last February, MakeMusic, the American Composer’s Forum, and the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird announced three finalists in the Finale National Composition Contest. All three were asked to submit final scores by October 1, 2011, and
San Fernando, Trinidad, W.I. - Vanessa Headley continues her high-profile rise to music fame with the steelpan instrument as her 'vehicle' of choice. A few weeks ago Headley completed the Five-Week Summer Performance Programme at the Berklee College
Upon me being a member of WST ,,in the inception i,ve noticed a few things which are of great importance,,namely a deviation of the type of music played which would be in sync with the multiculturalism of T&T,,a constant concentration being placed on
Classical Steel will now be screened an hour earlier on each day: 12 noon on Saturday 24th September and 10am on Sunday 2nd October. The venue is Movie Towne, Port of Spain.
I was reading bout the NY 2011 panorama and I came to the conclusion that the poor SOUND SYSTEM is to blame for the ending results: Well then, we need to have the SOUND SYSTEM turned off at the NY panorama, Actually, you hear the true tonal quality o
Danville Williamson the president of J'Ouvert City International Inc. through out the last week of the labor day season expressed to every one that he is controlling the results of all the competitions Masqueraders and Pan. On labor day morning he wa
Does anyone out there have any of the panorama footage for 1972 and 1973. I Find it interesting that Ray Holman's arrangements for pan on the move and on the run is not available. With all the arrangers writing music for pan, it would be a nice to wi
How do you feel about this? This, in the birthplace of pan. In my opinion, this is what (so-called) "panists" get for forgetting their history, and disrespecting the leadership and contributions of yore. Now, you have an organization that is powerles
St. John’s, Antigua, W.I. - St. John’s Antigua Representative of LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra Stafford Joseph expects the band to hold onto the 2011 Panorama championship title after, he said, in
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago has announced its decision to indefinitely postpone the Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Music Festival (Pan Is Beautiful XII).
While agonizing over the inconvenience, emotional distress and financial loss
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
USA - Last February, MakeMusic, the American Composer’s Forum, and the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird announced three finalists in the Finale National Composition Contest. All three were asked to submit final scores by October 1, 2011, and 
San Fernando, Trinidad, W.I. - Vanessa Headley continues her high-profile rise to music fame with the steelpan instrument as her 'vehicle' of choice. A few weeks ago Headley completed the Five-Week Summer Performance Programme at the Berklee College 
