Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly. PHOTO SUREASH CHOLAI
IN the wake of Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz shutting down the group’s office until the day after its extraordinary general me
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Pan Trinbago President Keith Diaz says a meeting with the general membership on April 17 will determine the way forward for the organisation.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Diaz said at that meeting he will bring to the membership issue
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Trinidad Express
In the interest of the steelband movement, I did not wish to tarnish the Pan Trinbago brand though they have done that all on their own.
I have not ever publicly denounced Pan Trinbago in spite of the fact that th
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Dortmund, Germany - “I’m lucky to be born in a city, which can by now be called, “The steel pan stronghold of Germany.” The first steel pan association in Dortmund was founded in 1995 and a pan-round-the-neck band was pa
Junia Regrello
San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello said he was willing to make an intervention into the dilemma between Old Tech Steel Orchestra and the San Fernando West Secondary school to bring about a win-win situation.
Regrello said it was an un
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Pan Trinbago executive members from left, Darren Sheppard, Richard Forteau and Andre Salvador at a press conference on Tuesday. PHOTO BY ANGELO MARCELLE
Pan Trinbago secretary Richard Forteau said on Tuesday that he and fellow mem
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Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
The owner of the Old Tech Steel Orchestra was asked by the San Fernando West Secondary School to find alternative accommodation for their pans and other equipment because of sev
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THE Ministry of Education said yesterday it is not against pan, as is being argued after the Old Tech Steel Orchestra failed to meet the January 12 deadline to relocate from the San Fernando West Secondary School.
The band’s equipmen
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Pennsylvania, USA - “It makes me proud, for one, that I’m taking part in the culture of my family. Something that I’ve never had an interest in before is now one of the few things that brings me happiness during
Some executive members of Pan Trinbago are accusing the group’s President of acting as a rogue, and refusing to meet with them to resolve a number of issues affecting the organisation internally, which are also affecting stakeholders.
At a Press
One of our very own Carrisa Victor and her family has lost everything to a tragic fire that burnt down their respective home.
Read more…The University Steel Drum Ensemble, or steel drum band, put on a concert of traditional and well-known music Friday. The program featured tunes like “I’m a Believer,” by Neil Diamond.
The first three pieces, “Rant and Rave,” “Jaws” and “Acadia Sunset
Old Tech Steel Orchestra kicked out of home base
DUMPED: Some of the steelpans belonging to the Old Tech Steel Orchestra which have been dumped behind the San Fernando West Secondary School. PHOTO BY ANSEL JEBODH
MEMBERS of the Old Tech Steel Orch
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Guyana, S.A. - “I love performing and entertaining people. Seeing the joy on their faces when we play is priceless. On the other hand, being able to educate the nation’s future and somehow play a part in the maint
1967 - It was British band The Hollies which first used steel pans in pop music in its 1967 single ‘Carrie-Anne’. Since the use of steel pans in ‘Carrie-Anne,’ the instrument has been used in numerous genres including Hip Hop, R&B, Ro
Meet Norzika Lewis New York, U.S.A. - “Those ten minutes on stage to me are the best moments in my life every year that I perform. There is always this feeling like a rush of energy that I get when I perform. Because being a performer
Read more…Meet Adelle Joseph-Phillip
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Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - “I would tell any young female panist to go for it. If it’s something you love and enjoy, don’t let anything deter you from that passion. You will face many ups and downs and you will feel like
London, U.K. - “Pan itself, I don’t think I would change anything. I think it would just be people outside of the community’s views. It’s not ‘tin pan,’ ’dustbin lids,‘ you shouldn’t knock the instrument with your
