by Kalifa Clyne - Trinidad Guardian
Minister of Arts, Culture and Community Development Nyan Gadsby-Dolly says T&T is looking to South America as a potential market for steelpan and steelpan services.
Gadsby-Dolly said this during an interview yester
Read more…The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) yesterday said that the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Ministry of Education has been dragging its feet on a probe into the alleged misuse by its staff of state-owned steel pans.
In a state
Read more…There have been a number of complaints over the years from various groups and, although Pan Trinbago tried to address these issues with improvements to the Greens, several party brands bowed out of pan semis. This led to speculation about how much of
‘Afropop’ television SERIES BEATS THE DRUM FOR ‘PAN’
Episode two of the documentary series is ‘Pan! Our Music Odyssey’,
an exploration of the magic and mystery behind the steel drum, or pan
Premieres on WORLD Channel on Monday, January 25
NEW YORK (
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Phase II Pan Groove leads the pack going into the last night of competition in the finals, carded for Saturday February 6th at th
Read more…Narrell's discussions on pan are always interesting. (See Andy Narell His Music & Steelband Panorama)
For example, when he says "we have done, perhaps 1% of what we can with the steelband", and I respond "WHAT"? I then remind myself tha
Breaking Belize News -- January 23, 2016
By Aaron Humes: Representatives of Pandemonium Steel Band traveled to Trinidad and Tobago today to take part in the largest gathering of steelpan bands in the world, known as “Panorama”.
Steel pan music has g
Read more…GARY CARDINEZ Saturday, January 23 2016
THE theme for this year’s Panorama rang through last Wednesday evening as hundreds of pan music lovers took the annual pilgrimage from steel orchestra to steel orchestra for the judges’ visit in the Large Conve
Read more…Loop news - Laura Dowrich-P...
Mas bands are not being encouraged to use the Socadrome this year.
Speaking to Looptt on the issue of the Socadrome, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, said the alternative ve
Thanks for the sentiment, Merv.
This year’s big ‘do may turn out to be a Panorama to remember.
Robbie down by the stadium with Starlift, probably holding a grudge against Despers;
Zanda traveling from Siparia Deltones to Greyfriars with his earthy ar
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The Romans of Caesar’s Army will not participate in the ‘lime on the greens’ at Saturday’s Panorama Semi-Finals, Queen’s Park Savannah.
Attendance at the annual event has been common practice for the event production company, for over 10 years. Bu
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The spotlight will be on veteran musician Roy Cape when the UWI, Media 21 and Ministry of Community Development Culture and the Arts dedicate The UWI Classic Concert 2016 to him.
This year’s concert was launched last Friday, January 15.
The concert,
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Laura Dowrich-Phillips
Platinum, the lone all-female steelband that will compete in Sunday’s Panorama, semi-finals is aiming to raise $25,000 to offset some of their expenses.
The band, which will be among the medium bands competing on Sund
Read more…The T&T Guardian is running a two-part series that explores the vi
| Position | Medium Band |
| 1 | West Side Symphony |
| 2 | Pamberi |
| 3 | Couva Joylanders |
| 4 | Buccooneers |
| 5 | Dixieland |
| 6 | St. Margaret’s Superstars |
| 7 | Western Stars Philharmonics |
| 8 | Katzenjammers |
| 9 | Belmont 5th Dimension |
| 10 | Melodians |
| 11 | Pan Elders |
| 12 | Sound Specia |
| Play spot | BAND | |
| 1 | Sangre Grande Cordettes | |
| 2 | Renegades | |
| 3 | Skiffle | |
| 4 | Trinidad All Stars | |
| 5 |
Silver Stars | |
| 6 | Harmonites | |
| 7 | Tropical Angel Harps | |
| 8 | Phase II Pan Groove | |
| 9 | Invaders | |
| 10 | Desperadoes | |
| 11 | La Brea Nighting |
| 1 | La Horquetta Pan Groove | |||
| 2 | Steel Sensations | |||
3 |
Tobago Pan-Thers | |||
| 4 | Arima Golden Symphony | |||
| 5 | Tornadoes | |||
| 6 | Fusion Steel | |||
| 7 | Five Rivers Modern Symphony | |||
| 8 | Pandemonium | |||
| 9 | Moods | |||
| 10 | Uptown Fascinators |
The Small Band and Medium Conventional Semi Finalists.
Out of the fifty-one small bands which eventually competed in the four respective regions, less than half - twenty in all - will play on with hopes of final night glory.
SMALL BANDS
| 1. | Tornad |
by Laura Dowrich-Phillips Loop magazine
The way Carnival is marketed is one of the issues occupying the attention of Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts.
Speaking to Looptt, the Minister said if we want peopl
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