Opus Pocus by Jaco Pastorius, from the album “JACO PASTORIUS” released in 1976 by Epic/Legacy…
MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL:
Jaco Pastorius – Bass |
Lenny White – Drums |
Herbie Hancock – Electric Piano |
Don Alias – Percussion |
Wayne Shorter – Soprano S
Part of MARIE TOBY'S job (which I have defined many times before) is to visit STEELBANDS and discuss their issues with BAND LEADERS and BAND MEMBERS and then provide reports to the EXECUTIVE so that appropriate action could be taken to improve the LO
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Guyana, S.A. - Last week, Guyana celebrated 51 years as a republic. The anniversary was marked by a fairly elabora
Read more…BYRON SERRETTE
KEITH DIAZ
CARLON HAREWOOD
AQUIL ARINDELL
DESIREE MYERS
Is it even possible to come up with a creative plan to service SO MANY STEELBANDS in such a small space?
The current administration promised to REBUILD PAN YARDS and turn them into CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE -- but those turned out to be EMPTY PROMISES wh
Read more…Aquil Arrindell interviews former vice president of Pan Trinbago Keit Bryon Serrette on the Chopping Block.h Diaz.
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‘This special edition RVRB will take the form of a panel discussion by some major industry heavy hitters such as: Chutney Soca Monarch King 2020 &2021 GI, World Famous DJ Private Ryan and Chantal Esdelle of The Ethnic Jazz Club. Topics will include
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This special edition RVRB will take the form of a panel discussion by some major industry experts and practitioners. Topics will include the issues faced for the music and events industry; pre Covid-19, those faced now during the pandemic and what
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Harmonites Steel Orchestra
Paul McCartney - composer
Knolly Bobb - arranger
Winston Fleming - captain
Telco TW-3325
Carnival 2021 came and went. There is a tremendous amount of potential for us as a nation if we can learn from the experience. Here are my thoughts and suggestions
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“Michelle”
Esso Trinidad Steel Band
McCartney-Lennon
Arc A-1185, 1967
“I Could Have Danced All Night”
Trinidad Maestros Steel Orchestra, captain L. Lalsingh
comp. Lowe – Lerner
Telco TW 3056, 1961
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Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - South Trinidad’s Valley Harps Steel Orchestra now has a refurbished and upgraded home at Sunrees Road, Penal, thanks to community activism.
The concrete structure, decorated using recycled paint
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Tempo Version - Basement Yard Recordings 2013
Brooklyn, New York, USA - It’s the annual New Yor
Read more…The Modern Sound Quintet was formed by Rudy Smith, a Trinidadian Steel Pan drummer late 60's in Sweden. This international group of musicians featured John Roachford (Piano) from Barbados, Sigfriend McIntosh (bass) from Surinam, George Allun (drums)
Read more…By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
From these beginnings, Carnival evolved into an inclusive annual street party, thanks to the artists and organizers who followed Jones’s lead. In 1966, Rhaune Laslett, a community leader in Notting Hill, revived the festiv
