Trinidad Newsday By JADA LOUTOO Tuesday, February 24 2015
WORLD governing body for the steelpan, PanTrinbago, has lost its appeal against a decision of a High Court judge who, in 2013, ruled that two steelband members were eligible candidates for the
Read more…Pantrinbago telling panmen what and how to play their music, in the beginning, pan men choose, to play calypso tunes, giving it a "Panoramic" scope/wide and broadness, Pantrinbago has since narrowed said scope, so we must play recycled music, no no n
Read more…Pan men and Pan women and bands etc, should be allowed to select the Judges they want to Judge their Music, other qualified pan men/women, or their "PEERS, one of equal standing with another" who had at lease played the instruments at some point in t
Read more…Does Arrangers have their own Musical Styles or Recycling Music? I would say Both. Even tho' I was not pleased with the 2015 Results I will not condemn the Arrangers for sounding the same as their years before. All Arrangers recycle their Music and a
Read more…Pan Magazine - 1985
The name of Lord Baldwin came up repeatedly. We’re talking about pan in Antigua, right? So who is this Lord Baldwin, anyway—a seasoned bard, perhaps, in the kingdom of calypso, pan’s long-time companion folk art? Not quite. Would
Read more…Pan Times / When Steel Talks; We at S.N.S.E, former Panam North Stars surviving members, are to believe that, Pan Times / When Steel Talks is dedicated to pan world wide, it is and initiative designed to promote the "History" and culture of the "Stee
Read more…Global Voices
2015 Carnival celebrations have come to an end in Trinidad and Tobago, but for many who could not not participate in the spectacle, substandard coverage by local television stations left many viewers disappointed.
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Read more…My Beloved Pan Family. Do You all have any Suggestions that will Help Save or even Make Panorama Better? From Judging - Length of Panorama, Live Streaming and over all Presentation. ''We cant keep going on like. We Need Changes Now.
Read more…This years Panorama was the worst ever, especially where "Pablo" a Pantrinbago bully representative made a statement weeks prior to panorama that , their will be a new panorama champion 2015, which means Phase II will not win their 3 straight panoram
Read more…Most people associate Carnival with Brazil's widely covered costumed cavalcade.
But slightly off that glittery path is a lesser known bacchanal that gives Rio a run for its rhinestones.
From New Orleans to the Netherlands, people anxiously await this
Read more…Pan Times; Tin pans started this so-called steel band movement in 1935, and not 1939, there weren't no drums made from iron and carbon, oil were shipt in wooden barrels, lined with tar, therefore the pan's that was used was not steel, but instead a m
Read more…I have been watching a live stream from the Savannah on what is advertised as "The National Carnival Bands Association of Trinidad and Tobago" (info@ncbatt.com) now I believe this is the mas bands association, if it is, I ask the question. WHAT THE
Read more…Challenge to the pan fraternity,governing body of pan,arrangers,leaders and players. Why aren't computers used to judge pan competitions? Why are pans not amplified so they can hold their own on the streets at carnival time. If these issues are addre
Read more…In Referance to the 70th anniversary of Antigua's top steel band Hell's Gate, Mr. Gordon, what are U trying to tell us is, that on Feburary 21st 2015, U R steel band is 70 years old? what U really mean't is that U R dustbin band is 70 years old, I do
Read more…To When Steel Talks; WST, U need to research the true "History" of this Wonderfull Instrument thoroughly, If U have'nt yet interview Anthony Williams, then U should, our national archive in has some documentry footage so do I, I would gladly share th
Read more…It is my opinion the 2015 broadcast quality of the panorama was the worst we have had in years. Who is responsible? And what happened to CarnivalTV? Why did Pan Trinbago give the contract to the government/CNMG?
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Read more…by Leroy “Jughead” Gordon
Many of the aristocratic elements in the society stuck up their noses at the steelband men and their music and sought to have them banned from playing on the streets. Government at one time even sought to pass a law giving t
Read more…Pan men need's to be Judge by other pan men or their peers, who know's what pan is about, pan men like, Anthony Williams, Ellie Mannette, Sterlin Betancourt, Clifford Alexis, Neville Jules, Granville Sealy, Filo James, Winston "BigJim" Mc lean, Walla
Read more…Mr. Bede Lopez; U know very well that the music today is all recycled, remember "City Symphony" and the tune by Lord Kitchener "RUN"? in those day's every arranger and band had their own style of music, West Side, Starlift, Silver Stars, Cross Fire,
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