Who was the Cunumunu (or Cunumunus!!) --- who got rid of the Pan on the Plane @#!$#!

 

Lord,

 

I always wonder exactly WHO was the Cunumunu in the government authority, who decided that there was no need to put back the Pan on the fleet of aircraft owned wholly and solely by the government of Trinidad and Tobago.  It is so painful,

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Panorama still pan’s showpiece

Panorama still pan’s showpiece

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Panorama Total Championships - Trinidad and Tobago

Steelband	Wins	Years
Desperadoes	10	1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2000
Renegades	9	1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997
Trinidad All Stars	6	1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 2002, 2007
Phase II Pan Groove	5	1987, 1

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National Junior Steelband Festival 2010 Finalists

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to all the finalist of the Trinidad and Tobago 2010 National Junior Steelband Festival.

The Ministry of Education’s Pan in the Classroom Unit, in collaboration with the Pan in Schools Coordinating Council hosts

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Integrating The Three Elements of Carnival, Steelpan, Calypso and Mas - The 3rd International Conference on Steelpan

The 3rd International Conference on Steelpan Author: Louise C. F. Shah Nostalgia Steetband London - The 3rd International Conference on Steelpan witnessed a paradigm shift in intellectual debate on the carnival arts as compared to the first held in

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A Message to the When Steel Talks Family - Global Steelpan Community Expands

A Message to the When Steel Talks Family

One great global steelpan music family and experience under an internet pan groove

 

Global - Hi WST family:  We have some good news.  You are about to get an additional 6000 steelpan music loving brothers an

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EMPTY OIL DRUM MAKE MOST NOISE!

I have learnt that it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and remove doubt from people's mind. Many cultural icons in the steelpan industry have learnt that from your's truly in the past and many more will b

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A stalwart Mosaic Steel Orchestra prevails despite ‘Tomas’

Barbados, W.I. - Well-known Mosaic Steel Orchestra from Barbados in the Caribbean is an active music organization that delivers premier pan performances throughout Barbados, and has also performed in Antigua and England. Late last month, Tropical Sto

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Pan in Nigeria revisted...

Chief of Steelband in Nigeria - Bowie Sonnie Bowei receives Chieftain Titles

Nigeria - In a celebration that lasted four hours at the palace of the Alagbara of Agbara, Agbara town in Ogun State, south west Nigeria, two chieftaincy titles were conferr

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Hurricane Tomas hits pan community and Eastern Caribbean hard

When Steel Talks sends our good wishes to all the people effected by hurricane Tomas.. St. Lucia, Barbados and St. Vincent were all hit very hard. 

Mosaic Steel Orchestra of Barbados panyard destroyed by hurricane Tomas

Mosaic Steel Orchestra of

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Southern Marines Mourns one of their own.

As a long time member of the Southern Marines fraternity, I would like to extend my condolences to the friends and family of Ms Petra Abraham, who was murdered by bandits on the night of November 16th 2010. An extremely talented young woman, she was

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Open Steelband letter to the Mayor of San Fernando, Trinidad

Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - With a focus on southern Trinidad where he and his band, Southern Marines Steelband Foundation, are based, columnist Michael Joseph expresses his dismay about the treatment of the steelband community with respect to the fi

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays to all those who celebrate the Thanksgiving season, in the USA and worldwide, from When Steel Talks. Pan-4-Life!

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Top 10 Most Viewed Videos - WST Steelpan Music Channel

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The Illustrated Story of Pan - coming soon!

The Illustrated Story of Pan brings together the results of Kim Johnson’s two decades of research into the oral, documentary and pictorial history of the steelband movement. It combines the intellectual rigour of a leading Caribbean researcher with t

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What is the benefit of a Panorama Tune?

WST member Joel Augustin  asks:

Can someone explain to me what exactly is a "Panorama Tune". For the better part of the last 70 years all types of tunes were played by pan sides. The calypsonians sang tunes of humour, social commentary, love etc and t

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Indiana Steel Pan Association up and running

 Indiana Steel Pan Association up and running

The steelpan community in the state of Indiana has representation in its newly-formed Indiana Steelpan Association.  Co-founders are Eric Mannweiler, David Chase and Tom Berich.

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Over 6500 steelpan music members on WST

Much thanks folks.  Recently WST ning network went over 6500 members. We are looking forward to increasing global steelpan music experience of the WST family..

Pan 4 Life!!

When Steel Talks

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Slain Steelpan Player to be honored with Talent Expression dedication

Trinidad & Tobago. W.I. -  Southern Marines Steelband Foundation in Marabella, Trinidad has declared that in homage to their slain pan player, twenty-year old Petra Abraham - this weekend's upcoming finals of their annual Talent Expression competitio

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Looking for a copy of George Goddard's book

Hello WST members,
I am looking to buy a copy of George Goddard's book, "Forty Years in the Steelbands, 1939-1979", and was wondering if anybody out there could help me out in some way. I don't think the publisher, Karia Press, is still operating, and

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