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Pan at Princeton University

Priceton Alumni

Photo: Ricardo Barros

Calypso music of Trinidad and Tobago was in the air as the PRINCETON UNIVERSITY STEEL BAND performed in concert Dec. 11. The event was the culmination of MUS 231, a course that instructor Josh Quillen said al

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Revolution wanted -- Panorama 2020

by Sharmain Baboolal

#ChroniclesofAPanorama


Revolution wanted.

Six people would hold us hostage throughout the night. We surrendered all our emotions to them. As if they were Gods as they sat like Kings and Queens on thrones. Vanity surpassed the qu

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Pan pilgrimage for sweet music

GARY CARDINEZ - Newsday

7318592-1024x683.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x This flag woman kept the tempo going for the Desperadoes steel orchestra at Tragarete Road. - GARY CARDINEZ

The preliminary round of the national Panorama competition large band category in the Northern Region on Sunday turn

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Steelpan: Hammer meets drum

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Pan tuner Wayne Guppy chooses a suitable drum at his pan factory in Laventille. - AYANNA KINSALE

David Rudder sings about the man with the hammer in his song about steelpan tuner, the late Rudolph Charles.

But how does a man with a hammer turn a used

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