Pan Community Launches High Tech Protest - Calls Out Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister

Global- In what has to be considered an unprecedented approach to conflict resolution and highlighting of issues within the steelpan music community - members of the steelpan music fraternity have launched an internet-based initiative. It is a petiti

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More on the late Carlyle Roberts Angel Harps of Grenada

Composer Carlyle Roberts who has been involved in teaching young kids to play the steelpan for a number of years with Grenada’s Angel Harps, feels that the support that young girls get from their parents, especially their mothers, is a big reason why

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'Gypsy' mum on Pan Trinbago blank

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Pan Tunes Rocking the Internet... The Love Affair and Fantastic Journey Continues Unabashed

Global- The pan tune composers continue to tell the pan man’s story - hiscontinued struggles and triumphs, and of course - this magnificent loveaffair between the pan musicians, fans and the instrument, as no other.No other instrument can lay claims

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Ministry and panmen stand their ground

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Grenada's Angel Harps Carlyle Roberts has passed

posted by Zavid Seales January 10 at 3:34pm

HELLO ANGEL HARPS MEMBERS CARLYLE ROBERTS, BETTER KNOWN AS ROBBIE PASSAWAY TODAY, ROBBIE WAS A MEMBER OF ANGEL HARPS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND MADE AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEEL OR

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Large Bands 2011 Lineup and Schedule for Panorama 2011

Trinidad and Tobago - Sixteen (16) Large Conventional Steel Orchestras shall be subject to a count and receive the adjudicators’ comments at their respective pan yards on Tuesday 15 February 2011 from 7:00 pm.

As a result, all of the bands listed bel

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CNMG and Advanced Dyanamic Don't Mess Up Panorama 2011

CTNT you screwed up the internet stream of the 2010 panorama and Advanced Dyanamic said it was your technical deficiencies shortchanged the 2010 panorama DVD. 

You both came across as rank amateurs. Do the pan community a favor.  Fire yourselves now

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Internet news

Hi Pan lovers

I recently read this on the internet and thought I would share it with you.

Who really invented steel band?

by JHALMREST 

(FLORIDA)

 

Who really invented steel band?

Did anyone hear about the two white American men who have recently

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Mr. Lolyd Foster Jr. ( ALIAS 'BREE' ' MOW LOU ' ) of PHASE 11 PAN GROOVE has passed

posted by lennie tyson 18 minutes ago

To all members of the pan community it is with a very heavy heart Ibring the news of the passing of one of the most engaging panpersonalities Mr. Lolyd Foster Jr. ( ALIAS 'BREE' ' MOW LOU ' ) of PHASE11 PAN GROO

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PANORAMA 2010 DVD FINALS - MEDIUM & LARGE BANDS

Experience Panorama Finals 2010 featuring Medium and Large Bands. Feel the rhythm and enjoy the arrangements of musical maestros from the ultimate 20th century invention of the steelpan.

visit us @ www.panapparels.com

 

 

 

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The 2nd International Steelband Festival in the Netherlands.

Nederlandse tekst onderaan de mail

 

Dear Steelband members and Steel Drum players,

 

At the 25^th of June we organize with the local government of Hellevoetsluis and Multi Percussion Hellevoetsluis the 2^nd International Steelband Festival in the Neth

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Take A Bow! - 2011 Pan Tune Composers

Take A Bow!

Congratulation to all the songwriters, composers, lyricists, arrangers, musicians, vocalists, producers and support teams who contributed mightily to this year’s superb bumper crop of “Pan Tunes” for 2011.  Your talent is second to none. 

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‘A Tribute to Ray Holman’

‘A Tribute to Ray Holman’

sung by Lord Superior
composed by Michael ‘Mike’ Germain

Verse 1
A tune from Ray, is a song to play,
It is a wonderful and exciting happening.
When you understand, the music in the man
Then you'll appreciate why you get that f

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What were we thinking back then...

Sometimes it is good to revisit what was said and what we hoped would happen, in comparsion to what really has happened...

check out these past WST discussions

 New Government, Change - Trinidad,Tobago and Pan

Kamla pledges $2m for top music prizes

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A PAN PLAYERS LEGACY

What shall it be.Should it be guided by the whims and fancies of Government Officials.By the Representation of a Governing Body who answers to a line Minister,or shall we stand as a true Union Representing the rights of the PAN&PLAYERS ALIKE Using it

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Global Steelpan Community Watches Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Conflict

Pan People Mobilize for Action as Global Steelpan Community Watches Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Conflict

In the land of pan - Trinidad & Tobago - their steelpan governing body Pan Trinbago recently received a crushing blow when the Trinidad & Tobago G

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Help for Panorama 2011

Hello WST and Pan on the Net community!
Six years ago, I fell in love with pan. Since then I have dedicated myself to growing as a panist and learning everything I can about the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago and the steelband movement. I

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A Call to Arms

We have vented our views on this forum as regards the T&T governments implications  on the Pan Community. We can do something more by petitioning the T&T government. We can all send an email or a <signature> with a note expressing our discontent. The

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More Money for Pan by DeFosto

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More Money for Pan

by DeFosto

 

Verse 1
You start as a champion culture minister
By putting carnival back in the savannah
When you change the name of NAPA
To the beat of the drum
And you call it
Lord Kitchener’s auditorium
You eve

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