Panorama has evolved and we need to embrace the change

Roland says "Panorama has evolved and we need to embrace the change"

However the rules and criteria by which the panorama competition is adjudicated has not really changed over the years.  Are the judges simply not with the times and incompetant or do

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A film about The Mas Man, by the Pan Man, Dalton Narine

New York, USA - A shrewd move, it was, on the part of those who staked out seats in the Norman Johnson Lecture Hall at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn for the initial New York screening of “Mas Man.”

....And a work of passion it is for pan man and p

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Northern Illinois (NIU) Spring World Steel Band Concert a Huge Success

Northern Illinois (NIU) Spring World Steel Band Concert a Huge Success
Lester Trilla honored for extraordinary contributions to steelpan students and program

Illinois, USA - From Tchaikovsky to Stevie Wonder - the NIU Steelband Concert did not miss

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Wedding Bells for Antiguan arranger Victor ‘Babu’ Samuel - Prime Minister is best man

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. 

Antiguan and Caribbean pan maestro and arranger, Victor “Babu” Samuel tied the knot with Charmin Francois during a wedding ceremony at the Multipurpose Cultural & Exhibition Centre, Perry Bay, on Thursday, before a gatherin

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VOTE MAST ACADEMY--Bring Obama to 2010 graduation

MAST Academy recently became a finalist in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge, one of six schools in the running to have President Obama speak at their 2010 graduation. And now we need your help to get the vote out. Please vote for Mast Acade

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UWI Arts Chorale and the UWI Steel Ensemble Star at New York Concert BRAVO!! - ‘Celebration’ an Artistic Success

BRAVO!! - ‘Celebration’ an Artistic Success

New York, USA - The UWI (University of the West Indies) Arts Chorale and the UWI Steel Ensemble from Trinidad appeared in concert as part of their international tour, at the Founders Hall at St. Francis Col

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USSA SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING.

USSA WILL HOST A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, ON MONDAY APRIL 26TH, 2010 AT IS 68  (BILDERSEE) 956 E 82ND STREET BETWEEN AVENUE J AND FLATLANDS AVENUE, 7:30 TO 9:45 PM. EVERYONE IS INVITED, IF YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH A BAND OR NOT, TUNERS, ARRANGERS, PAN L

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Pan Podium Magazine On The Pulse of Pan in the UK Winter 2009/Spring 2010

Pan Podium Magazine
On The Pulse of Pan in the UK
Winter 2009/Spring 2010

London, U.K. - 2010 marks the end of a very memorable decade for many. The official magazine for BAS (the British Association for Steelbands) - Pan Podium - celebrates its 10th

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Utopia Pan Soul: next generation presents

Utopia Pan Soul : next generation presents a "youth groove" featuring entirely the up and coming younger pan musicians and their friends in pan. They have planned a culturally rich program including various steel band artists, spoken word etc. If the

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NYU Steel Drum Ensemble Concert Splendor

The NYU Steel Drum Ensemble, under the direction of Josh R. Quillen took the stage of NYU’s Frederick Loewe Theatre located in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village, and delivered a fascinating potpourri of music for the steel orchestra.

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Reminder about NIU Concert

Hey everyone,

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The Philippa Schuyler Steelpan Ensemble meets St Stithians Boys’ Prep Marimba Band of South Africa

New York, USA - History was made this April 12 as South Africa’s St Stithians College Marimba Band traveled over 7,000 miles, performing at the prestigious Philippa Schuyler Middle School for the Gifted and Talented located in Brooklyn, New York. The

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DEM STARS CURRY Q 2K10

                    DEM STARS STEEL ORCH
                        Invite you to their Anual Curry Q 2k10
                                     On
                          Saturday May 1st From 2:PM Untill
                                      At
          

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Panorama 2010 DVD, Second Edition?

Any idea when this will come out?

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PAN JAZZ IN DE PARK

Pazzaz

Pan Jazz in de Park

Saturday 24 April 2010

Pigeon Point Heritage Park at 5:00 pm 

• Phase 11 Pan Groove Steel Orchestra
• Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
• Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra
• Our Boys Steel Orchestra

Also featuring:

Destra with Ken “Pro

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Revisted - The Examining of the Roots of Steel Band Activity in New York

New York - Enlightening, passionate, humorous, controversial, intense, confrontational, educational, emotional and engaging are just some of the words among many others that can be used to describe the forum "Examining the Roots of Steel Band Activit

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A tribute to the late Reggae legend and unsung Pan Pioneer Nerlin Taitt

Nerlin Taitt passed away on January 20th.

Of all the Pan Pioneers discussed  on this forum,he seems to have been forgotten.

Nerlin Taitt was a champion pan soloist and steelband pioneer and
innovator in South Trinidad in the 1950' and 60's who was a

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How can we make the pan more marketable?

How can we make the pan more marketable?

By Dennis Ramdeen on Wednesday 7th April

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GERMAN BRASS IN A PANYARD

German brass in a panyard By ANNE HILTON Thursday, April 8 2010 click on pic to zoom in Exodus playing Kitch's "Sugar Bum Bum".... « prev photo next photo » STILL photos can never do justice to a marching band like IG Blech. Say the words “march

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$300 million at risk according to WIADCA 2010 Labor Day Fiscal Impact statement - The economics of New York Carnival

New York's Annual Economic Stimulus -What This City Stands to Lose
New York - The West Indian American Day Carnival Association's - promoter of the annual New York steelband panorama and carnival events - financial forecast states that on the basis

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