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The birth of Carib Parlor Notes

Brooklyn, New York, USA - Let’s start with the end. The inaugural session of Carib Parlor Notes featuring performing artist and panist Garvin Blake was extremely successful. It was a groundbreaking event with vast hi

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The Traceys: An intergenerational story of African music

By Derek Davey

Geoffrey and Andrew having a jam. Photo: Jonathon Rees

In 1969 he started the Andrew Tracey Steel Pan Band, which performed around Grahamstown and South Africa and at festivals such as the National Arts Festival until 2007. During the

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Reflections on an 11 year term of office serving within Pan Trinbago TC, as delegate for Power Stars Steel Orchestra

Good evening to all

This evening at 830pm, my orchestra's members and the community will elect an new executive, under the auspices of the Northern Region Chairman of PanTrinbago, Ms. Desiree Myers presiding over the proceedings.

Serving for 11 yea

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What Carnival meant and means?

By Hilroy A. Willett

Having been either born or raised during the era at the start of Antigua’s Carnival over some 60 years ago and having been a participant in this event during that time, it is easy to imagine what carnival meant then. Apart from

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46th Wedding & Pan Anniversary

Today July 21st, 2019. I got up and gave thanks and praises to the Most High. I thanked my wife Adiylah, for putting up with me and staying married to me for 46 years. Today we celebrate our 46th, wedding anniversary (July 21st, 1973). We are gratefu

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Great Expectations Delivered - NY Pan Stars Launch Lights Up the Hood with Electrifying Steelband Performances

Brooklyn, New York, USA - Back in the day one always had a favorite TV show that aired once a year. This was long before the era of Netflix and Hulu and DVDs. And no matter how many times you saw it - you knew it was going to be great every time.

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I know that EVERYBODY LOVES BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE -- but how could allyuh continue to support such a DO NOTHING, PANORAMA-OBSESSED PRESIDENT?

NOT A WORD from THE ORGANIZATION after NINE MONTHS!!! And her big claim to fame is the PAN FACTORY which is a KEITH DIAZ accomplishment. Now is true that DIAZ and FORTEAU tief out every cent from that venture just like they tief out every penny from

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Whatever You Do This Carnival, Don’t Miss Panorama

The UK steel band competition is an integral part of Notting Hill Carnival tradition

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'Carnival Will Never Be Moved Off Of Notting Hill's Streets'

Matthew Phillip, the executive director of Europe's biggest street party talks to Life & Style about the famous weekend’s heritage, its future and Family Day

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Steelpan, music for youths

Trinidad Newsday - Narissa Fraser

Workshop to revive interest in national instrument—page 21

Students of Naparima College and Naparima Girls' High School perform together as Naparima Combined Steel Orchestra to win the secondary schools category of

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Toronto Caribbean Carnival events that you can't miss

August 2

Pan Alive: Indulge in the sweet sounds of the steel pan at the Pan Alive steel pan competition. Did you know that the steel pan is the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century? Trinidad is its original home, but the instrument

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ALL THE PAN FORUMS DEAD!!! NOBODY EH TALKING ABOUT NUTTEN -- well, except for HOW THINGS WAS LONG TIME ...

All the HIGH EXPECTATIONS from BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and her failure to deliver end up KILLING THE PAN DISCUSSIONS.

But ah TELLING ALLYUH -- dem WHITE AMERICANS moving at HIGH SPEED to DOMINATE GLOBAL PAN. While TRINIS still living in a DREAM WORLD t

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Ping Pong Solos And Doubles

The Gleaner 

This leads to the main reason many of us switched from calling the game ‘ping pong’ and used ‘table tennis’ instead. The fact is that we had another ‘ping pong’ that by the time I was born in 1945 was starting to develop into an art for

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Petoskey Steel Drum Band performs to a massive crowd at Concerts on the Lawn series

Concerts on the Lawn series - Grand Traverse Pavilions - Traverse City, Michigan -  Sponsored by Grand Traverse Pavilions

Just a ridiculously massive crowd in TC tonight to hear the PSDB. Estimate was 6,000+! Thank you everyone for coming out! And

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The Anatomy of Panorama 2019 - Quick Chart Antigua & Barbuda National Panorama Steelband Music Competition

St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Saturday August 3, 2019 is the date for the annual Antigua & Barbuda National Panorama in the country’s capital of St. John’s.  This year, no doubt the quest will be on in earnest to break last year’s “tie” for t

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Call for pan in preschools

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Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble Wows Audiences in Toronto

Toronto, Canada - The Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble (TTCSE) took Toronto by storm during their recently-concluded performances a couple of weeks ago.

....This small ethnic group, captained by Susie Young, received rave reviews from all t

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Well, LOOK!!! BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE going and do something productive -- even though she stole my idea!!!

She is going to build a DATABASE with all STEELBAND MEMBERS!!!!

HOORAY!!! HOORAY!!!

Member Info Data

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Boogsie the musical genius

Nation News - DONNA SEALY

He is called the Mozart of the steel pan, a legend, and a genius. And while all those things are true, the composer, arranger and teacher doesn’t brag.

He is humble and acknowledges that his talent was a gift from God.

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I cannot CRITICIZE Beverley Ramsey-Moore anymore on THIS FORUM after reading about the LEGAL ACTION taken by the LOSING TT SOCCER COACH ...

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