The Rainmakers - A Production
by Steelpan Women
Trinidad - The Rainmakers (the result of a collaborative production between two steelpan women: Franka-Hills Headley and Dr. Jeannine Remy) comprises of the San Fernando-based Golden Hands Steel Orches
When the folks at When Steel Talks (WST) asked me to do something on pan and pan recording productions, I said ‘why not, sure.’ Of course, later, the brain kicked in and asked my mouth “who told you to agree to this without thinking it through?” Mout
The argument can be made that every year is de same ole ting dey pushing.From the George Goddard era to the present day pan has been dealt a very serious blow to its existence.Some of its most known and respected pioneers have been treated with utmos
Hi there, my name's Cyrus, and I wonder if you some of you guys being experts in the field of Steelpans could help me, as I am clueless!!! I am participating in an instrument workshop and have a couple of questions.
1. If you took off the skirt of t
Organized By: National Junior Panorama Committee (representatives of Ministry of Education [Pan In The Classroom Unit], Pan Trinbago, Inc. and Pan In Schools Coordinating Council)
Hosted by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Pan Trinbag
The question has been posed that PAN TRINBAGO select 2-3 tunes to be played for the PANORAMA competion. This would allow a fair competion - the judges and public would be more familiar with the tunes and able to judge the PANORAMA competion fairly wh
Amrit Samaroo, son of composer/steel band arranger extraordinaire, Dr. Jit Samaroo said that he is treating his 2009 panorama arrangement for the Bp Renegades Steel Orchestra, a song entitled Dr. Jit, (composed and sung by Winston “The Original DeFos
Professor and Harmony - A Behind the Scenes Video
It all begins - in the panyard. The panyard is 'holy ground' for the pan man and woman. Our roving camera gives
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Is anyone familiar with this group?
The lead instrument sounds like a second pan or double tenor but strange or modified somehow...hollow, not bright and clean.
Arrangers Yohan Popwell and Terrance “BJ” Marcelle prove their musical mettle
in the final phase
Trinidad and Tobago - Unlike the old days when panorama competitions ran much later into the wee hours of the morning, results for the finals of the med
WHO is this lady judge they talking to right now on the TV broadcast? white lady, sounds Canadian or maybe American? she certainly seems to know what she's talkin about....
What is the real purpose of ths event? This show was quite boring and I feel Pantrinbago may as well go back to the Champs in Concert. Firstly, some of these steelbands appeared last year and why are only large bands represented. Are there no cremes
Panorama 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago was a first and interesting experience for me.
There were too many problems. So I would like to know...
When will we come to a point where we will have better communication and organization in our pan communities
We pick up where we left off - having taken a short break for the TnT panorama season. Set to HQ for best quality.
TCL Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra performing live at Moods of Pan Festival 2008 in Antigua. go to http://www.panonthenet.com/videoch