Congratulations to Large Band champs Babonneau, Small Band champs Harmonites - St. Lucia 2011 Panorama

CONGRATULATIONS to Babonneau Steel Orchestra - 2011 Panorama champs in St. Lucia.

Also Congratulations to HARMONITES as the Small Band champions.

Great work by the second placed Pantime and 3rd placed Diamond Steel Orchestras (large bands)

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Happy Birthday to Jared McCallister!

Birthday Greetings to Jared McCallister!

 

Thanks always for your support of Caribbean Culture, especially the Steelpan art form.

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Early Panorama original recordings on Cassettes or 8-track.

Hey, does anyone out there in Panland have original panorama recordings from the seventies or earlier on cassettes or 8 track. Please email me at pbf8009@hotmail.com before they are lost to the panworld forever. Any such material can be converted to

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UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra Concert ‘Simply Pan’ – Thrilling!

UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra Concert ‘Simply Pan’ – Thrilling!

Jamaica, W.I. - Simply Pan. Passionate. Artistic. Natural. (PAN) was the theme for this year’s UWI (University of the West Indies) Panoridim Steel Orchestra’s annual summer concert seas

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St. Lucia Panorama 2011 - Pan Criteria

Pan Criteria

ARRANGEMENT – 40 Points

Introduction (10 Points):

The ability of the arranger to compose an appropriate introduction for the prepared calypso piece.

Re-Harmonization (10 Points):

The ability of the arranger to re-harmonize the prepared c

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Pantasies Blossom In Edgewood Park

Pantasies Blossom In Edgewood Park

Connecticut, USA - It’s not often that the night air of Edgewood Park is filled with a crowd’s shouts of “Tequila!” Monday was one of those nights.

The Pantastic Steel Orchestra, a steel drum and percussion band, s

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It’s Pan in De City Again!

It’s Pan in De City Again!
 

Barbados, W.I. - RBC/RBTT recommitted to supporting steel pan in the 2011 Crop Over season when it extended its sponsorship for Pan in De City. At a Press Conference held at the Bank’s Corporate Office at Lower Broad Stre

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Congratulations to New Dimension - Grenada's 2011 Bomb Competition Champions

Rock the Boat - New Dimension - Grenada 2011 Bomb Competition Champions

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New Dimension Steel Orchestra Captures 2011 Grenada Bomb (Popular) Tune Title

New Dimension Steel Orchestra Captures 2011 Grenada Bomb (Popular) Tune Title

 

Grenada, W.I. - Eight of Grenada’s top steel orchestras vied for the coveted “Bomb Tune” competition title in what was one of the closest competitions in years. In this

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Steel band set to bring the Caribbean to Gibraltar’s Ocean Village

Steel band set to bring the Caribbean to Gibraltar’s Ocean Village
 

Gibraltar - Denmark may be far from tropical, yet it has produced one of the finest steel bands on the circuit – the “Steel Hammers”. Having toured across Europe, the 12-piece ensem

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RE: “Is there a greatest person described in the published history books of pan?” by SIDD

Over the past few days, an agent of distortion has been focused on my statement that "GEORGE 'SONNY' GODDARD IS THE GREATEST LEADER OF THE STEELBAND MOVEMENT" Now, although I am not sure why he is so offended, one thing is clear, and that is he wishe

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Regrello addresses Steelpan Community on Trinidad and Tobago G-pan allegations

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.-  Former minister in the previous government administration Junia Regrello called a press conference today, in response to allegations made by Trinidad and Tobago’s Attorney General Anand Ramlogan last Friday, and notification

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Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra retains St. Vincent Panorama Title

St. Vincent & the Grenadines -  Defending Vincy steelband Panorama champs, Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra played their way straight to the top for another year, dashing the hopes of main rivals Starlift Steel Orchestra to dethrone them for 2011

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St. Margaret’s Boys’ Annual Pan Extravaganza coming up!

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.-  In St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican School’s continued quest to provide its young scholars with a holistic development process, the educational institution has embarked on a Pan Programme which has been quite successful. And to

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G-Pan Musical Instrument - Patent- Brian R. Copeland

Application number: 12/171,634
Publication number:

Filing date: 11 Jul 2008
Issued patent: 7750220 (Issue date 6 Jul 2010)

 

An ensemble of acoustic steelpan musical instruments, being an innovation which significantly improves upon traditional acousti

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No support for steelpan and the youths in Trinidad and Tobago, Starlift Junior Steel Orch will not be performing in Montreal for the Montreal International Steelpan Festival 2011

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‘Nuff’ Pan Pun De Sand

‘Nuff’ Pan Pun De Sand
 

Barbados, W.I. - Eleven steelpan groups, including two from Trinidad and Tobago, will perform at the BS&T Pan Pun De Sand, now one of the most anticipated events of Barbados’ Crop Over Festival.

This was disclosed yesterday

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Pan finds a new groove - US citizen takes instrument to another sphere

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.

 

Perfect pitch, goes a musician joke, is throwing the banjo in the dumpster and hitting the accordion. Seriously, though, it’s a perfect combo when Jonathan Scales throws in the banjo  with the do

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HOW TO MAKE A CREDIBLE CLAIM: Research Methods & Hypothesis Testing 101

Hi to ALL my pan colleagues. Today, I thought I'd share the MOST credible approach to making a claim. For you who may not know, although I am a music major, I became very interested in my minor field of psychology (partly to understand my own past an

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Pan’s alive and well

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