DEM THREE FELLAHS OUT FOR BEVERLEY -- REAL BAD!!! MENDEZ and DANE and CARLON ... DEM IS REAL REBELS!!!

Ah remember when ah see BEVERLEY come in town and JOIN UP WITH DEM 3 REBELS. Ah say to mehself: This Woman have NO IDEA what she walking in to. But CECIL HINKSON and BERTEL GITTENS and BOOGSIE start killing me with the "LEH WE PUT AH WOMAN" talk and

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Audience members participate by howling and whistling during BYUH’s Shaka Steel outdoor twilight concert

Ke Alaka'i

Hawaii, USA - A group of more than 50 members of the BYU–Hawaii community gathered outside the Cannon Activities Center, unmasked and under the evening sky to enjoy a mu

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Party music which rocked London and tickled the Queen that Brits can thank Windrush generation for

Those aboard the famous Empire Windrush brought with them some killer tunes

ByThomas Kingsley Community News Reporter

Standing on the deck of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948, singer Lord Kitchener was captured by a news reporter singing an ode

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Windrush Tales: ‘Windrush monument should be in Brixton’

By Stephen Spark |

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The legendary composer and panist - Dr. Winsford Devine has passed

When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the legendary  Songwriter, PanMan Winsford “Joker” Devine

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Calypso fraternity loses another stalwart: Winsford Devine dies [We can't say enough about WINSFORD DEVINE -- if yuh love CALYPSO!!!]

Guardian June 22, 2021

"Devine, a self-taught musician penned over 600 songs in his career, writing for well-celebrated calypsonians like the Mighty Sparrow, Baron, and The Mighty Trini. The familiar sweet soca songs performed by such calypsonians in

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Carmona: Winston Devine internationalised calypso art form

Newsday June 22, 2021

FORMER president Anthony Carmona said the death of cultural icon Winston “Joker” Devine is a national, regional and international loss.

The prolific song writer who penned songs for almost every calypso great, including Machel M

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PAN TRINBAGO ELECTION UPDATE: DIRTY TRICKS RULING THE GAME

According to one report I recently received, the CURRENT PAN TRINBAGO EXECUTIVE is running under-handed SMEAR CAMPAIGNS against potential candidates who may seem to have a chance at KNOCKING BEVERLEY OFF HER THRONE.

But SMEAR CAMPAIGNS are a TWO-WAY

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Ebony Steelband | “Trouble In The Morning” | “V’ghn” | UK Panorama 2019 | Duvone Stewart - arranger

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Windrush Tales: The horrific story of Empire Windrush

By Stephen Spark |

These days, the arrival of Empire Windrush at Tilbury on 22 June 1948 is seen as a positive moment in Britain’s history. If it hadn’t been so tarnished by the Windrush Scandal, the name might seem almost benign, evoking the start

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After almost a YEAR OF LOCKDOWN, you would think that with all the MUSICAL GENIUSES in TRINIDAD a few of them would have gone instrospective and COMPOSED some NICE MUSIC ...

... but I eh hear NOBODY release NOTHING that might have a SHOT at taking PAN MUSIC or SOCA MUSIC to GREATER GLOBAL AUDIENCES. And if you ask any TRINIDADIAN he will tell you that we have THE BEST PAN TALENT and BEST MUSICAL TALENT IN THE WORLD.

WHER

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Notting Hill Carnival, has decided that this year's Carnival will not be on the streets due to the ongoing uncertainty and risk COVID-19 poses.

Notting Hill Carnival 2021
August 29 & 30

A statement on behalf of the board of Notting Hill Carnival Ltd.

After lengthy consultations with our strategic partners, our Advisory Council and individual participating bands and sound systems, the board

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Professor Daniel Harrison remembers Jimmy Leyden - founder of Calliope′s Children Steel Orchestra

A When Steel Talks Exclusive

by Professor Daniel Harrison

Connecticut, USA - ....I attended a Calliope’s Children rehearsal one August evening, and Jimmy put me on a set of four basses to watch and learn from the two bass-pan players: his son, Keith

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Reopening of the Cultural Relief Grant to Artists.

Reopening of the Cultural Relief Grant to Artists.

 

By Aquil Arrindell

 

Recently, I openly asked the Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture, the Honorable Randall Mitchell, to consider the reopening of the Cultural Relief Grant to Artists, through va

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I am BACK ONLINE!!!

I was OFFLINE for a few days. And now I am back ONLINE. But I am a NEW MAN NOW -- taking NO PAN PRISONERS!!!

I want my OWN TEAM to run PAN TRINBAGO after 2021 -- so I am available as a GLOBAL PAN CONSULTANT to anyone who needs my GLOBAL MINDED PERSPE

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ALL ABOUT ANTIGUA HISTORY OF THE STEELBAND

We always talk about Trinidad History of the Steelband, but it seems like the island of Antigua has a lot of history of Pan, Can we get a Discussion going on this? It looks like there is a lot of information that the Panmen/women would like to share

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Bravo to Mr. Keith Scotland, MP for Port of Spain South. Happy day for steel bands.

Bravo to Mr. Keith Scotland, MP for Port of Spain South. Happy day for steel bands.

By Aquil Arrindell

Just to be clear, this is not a PNM thing, this is a steel band thing. It matters not what side of the political divide you stand, once you help a

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Celebrating the life of Tressy Edwards - Service

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A 'pan-tastic' affair

BY KEDIESHA PERRY Jamaica Observer writer

Nevin Roach

A 'pan-tastic' affair

....This year's staging saw 10,000 viewers for the preliminaries and over 5,000 for the finals with Jamaica ranked third in viewership members on YouTube for the duration o

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Notting Hill Carnival decision delayed

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