Over the years, I have heard a number of pseudo intellectuals and charlatans pontificate about Steel bands and the business of pan. People who have never organized a running race or even played hoop or hopscotch in their lives, who hardly had boy day
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It’s has been touted as the most wonderful time of the year and the seventh edition of “Pan In D Rosa” is testimony to the adage.
The annual Christmas activity takes place at Lime Blvd, Santa Rosa Heights, Arima, on Saturday December 02 from 6:00
Read more…Read more…1979 -- In a unanimous decision, 300 individuals from 80 member steelbands of Pan Trinbago, vote to boycott the Panorama competition, in protest of the low and inadequate appearance fees they had been receiving for years. -- George D. Goddard Jr.
On Raptors OVO Night March 16h 2017 these Dancers brought down the house with an Incredible set of Hip Hop and Soca featuring MORE LIFE new hit single FAKE LOVE, followed by OVO Sound artist Majid Jordan, Iconic Hotline Bling and topped it off to a
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The Caribbean Carnival Conference 2018 seeks to develop a platform for dialogue and to share best practises among the national Carnival and festival stakeholders. This would provide an opportunity for the various actors to learn from each other and f
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - On Thursday, November 9, at just 24 years, Ayana Shallima Garcia, the youngest in her class, Ayana graduated with her Master of Arts in Carnival Studies Degree. Definitely neither nerd or bookworm
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Pan Parade Steel Band entertaining shoppers in Commercial Road, Portsmouth. Picture: Keith Woodland PPP-171119-160221006
A GROUP of youngsters brought a touch of Caribbean sunshine to drab, November Portsmouth, in a bid to raise cash.
The Pan Parad
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Samaroo Jets Steel Orchestra, celebrating 50 years this year, represented Trinidad and Tobago at China’s premier trading event for Latin American and Caribbean countries. The 2017 China-Latin America and the Caribbean International
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Colin Lucas - Chairman
Ainsworth Mohammed - Deputy Chairman
Dr. Susan Burke - Member
Gervon Abraham - Member
Jacqueline Springer-Dillon - Member
Darian Marcelle - Member
Lutalo Masimba - Member
Keith Diaz - Member
Source: CCN TV6
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WILLARDS – An artist-in-residence shared his love of music and steel drums to students a
NIU Arts Blog
Ever wonder what specific parts of NIU look like to the world? The TV show Gutto Chikyubin features stories that connect Japanese parents with children who live outside of Japan, and a recent episode features Yuko Asada, NIU Musica
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"Pan! Our Music Odyssey", renamed "Steelpan no wakusei"(スティールパンの惑星=The Steelpan Planet ), has been in at Uplink, a theater in Tokyo Japan, since 23rd Sep. At the beginning, the screening term was only 2 weeks, but it's been already e
Read more…Read more…Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C. extends congratulations to Aldwyn “Kitchener” Roberts, Winsford “Joker” DeVine, and Andrew “Supie” Marcano on their receiving honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and the University o
The Texas Tech University School of Music will host a concert featuring the Percussion Ensembles and Steel Drum Bands at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 14) in Hemmle Recital Hall. The student performers are all in the studios of percussion professors Lisa
Read more…The steelpan movement is mourning the loss of three (3) of its staunchest supporters.
Over the past couple of days, Mrs. Diane Marshall-Holdip, Mr. Gerald Forsyth and Mr. Michael John, passed away.
The Organization fondly remembers the trio as person
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Some people are making statements and accusations against the present executive of Pan Trinbago, and one would swear they have all the facts at their finger tips, and really believe that whatever are the problems bedeviling the organization they can
Chairperson - Martin Douglas
Vice Chairperson - Anthony Joseph
Secretary - Travis Roberts
Treasurer - Matthew Bascombe
Officers will serve for three years...
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On US National Public Radio (NPR), Andy Narell describes how pan has taken him from the traditional steel band sound to jazz and back again.
Narell has a sincere and deep conviction about the music he makes
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