My partner, Merrytones, noticed an interesting trend. This year whenever an arranger has more than one band to arrange for -- the band or bands are playing old tunes. Is this just a coincidence? I don't think so.
I am posting an article written by Mr. Robert Saldenha on "THE EVLOUTION OF THE STEELBAND" to add more insights into the development of the instrument.
As I said before, little do we know the considerable talent that sits on the sidelines and reads.
Someone can verify this… but I have just been told that some guy got an award at the Grammys that is related to pan. It is some music educator award, apparently he had some four steelband ensembles. What I can say
The Executive of Pan Trinbago at present is at pain to keep its expenditure for the 2013 Panorama/Carnival season a BIG SECRET after receiving Millions of dollars of Taxpayers money here in Trinidad and Tobago.
Happy Birthday to MR Michael Marcano from Renegade Steel Orchestra, Michael I wish you good health and Strength, wishing you many Birthdays and hope the best for Renegade this 2014
Bradley has got to be rolling in his grave. So, is this what panorama has come to? It is hard for me to believe that the young people decided to go with all these dinosaur chunes - no matter how great they were in their time.
The involvement of “big money” in Carnival has, to some extent, minimised the importance of calypso as an accepted traditional artform, says university lecturer Dr Louis Regis.
KAISO!!! This is Trinidad and Tobago CULTURE! Really nice calypso melody. I was surprised by Chalkdust's response; this would have been "ah Chalkie calypso" in the 1970's. I guess "is only de Doc", he was willing to expose; maybe he "sof
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelbands leaders have praised the Scotiabank Foundation for its decision to double contributions to unsponsored steelbands preparing for the National Panorama competition and increase the number
Oscar Pile story is usually left out of the history books and one of my Comrades Cecil Hinkson from WST was inquiring about him so I decided to take the initiative to open this discussion. He said, NO ONE CAN CLAIM THAT HE HAD INVENTED THE PAN
Keith Diaz, President of Pan Trinbago informed the membership present at the General Meeting held on January 9th, that the NCC [National Carnival Commission] will not be providing the facilities for the 2014 Panorama Greens. Pan Trinbago will have th
I was saying to one of my comrades AL Nunes that my opinion is from 2001 to 2013 those tunes were not considered a Classic" in my Book, What do you think? If you ask people to hum most of those tunes between that time, they can't.
Let me begin by admitting that I am no more than a student of steelband and pan history. Most of what I know is from research; the rest comes from recollection (from being around my dad as a child), and personal experience from being a member of two