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Started this discussion. Last reply by Peter deLight Jan 4. 22 Replies

Panorama sucks all the energy outta every steelband/pan talk, and it's eight minutes of music once a year. It's about time to change the narrative..Continue

GOOD JOB..

Started Mar 2, 2022 0 Replies

Pan Trinbago manage to pull off an awesome event in a short space of time with a "shoe string" budget, JOB WELL DONE...Continue

INTERNATIONAL PAN RAMAJAY FINALS...

Started Jun 26, 2020 0 Replies

Pick the first 3 in all categories.Continue

CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF MICHEAL "SCOBIE" JOSEPH..

Started this discussion. Last reply by sherman allison fyfe Mar 26, 2020. 6 Replies

Bro. Scobie  was the former Public Relations Officer of Pan Trinbago.Continue

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Cecil hinkson replied to Claude Gonzales's discussion My book "GLOBALIZING STEELDRUM MUSIC" has been published on AMAZON
"Congratulations Bro.."
Aug 23
Cecil hinkson replied to Pan Times's discussion Antigua Panorama 2023 Results -Victory for Hells Gate Steel Orchestra and Khan Cordice
"Congratulations.."
Aug 8
Cecil hinkson replied to When Steel Talks's discussion Congratulations to Pan Fantasy - 2023 Pan Alive Champions
"Excellent work Al Foster, Pan Fantasy you did it again... CONGRATULATIONS.."
Aug 5
Cecil hinkson replied to Pan Times's discussion New York Panorama 2023 At A Glance - Steel Orchestras, ‘Movements’ and More
"Will do...."
Aug 1
Cecil hinkson replied to Claude Gonzales's discussion LOOK BACCHANAL (Ah sorry for BERTEL GITTENS after he do all THE HEAVY LIFTING: UN to declare August 11 World Steelpan Day
"Happy to have given you the opportuity to plug yuh book...Can't wait to get my copy......."
Jul 27
Cecil hinkson replied to Claude Gonzales's discussion LOOK BACCHANAL (Ah sorry for BERTEL GITTENS after he do all THE HEAVY LIFTING: UN to declare August 11 World Steelpan Day
"The History books will show that BRM got the UN to proclaim 11th Aug. WSD..."
Jul 27
Cecil hinkson replied to Pan Times's discussion New York Panorama 2023 At A Glance - Steel Orchestras, ‘Movements’ and More
"Sitting and listen to six outta nine bands play the same tune is like doing penance.."
Jul 24
Cecil hinkson replied to Salah Wilson's discussion Respect for a Fallen Soldier
"Sincere Condolences.."
Jun 14
Cecil hinkson replied to Salah Wilson's discussion Another Fallen Soldier
"Salah, I believe Egbert was also involved with Pan Trinbago back in the day. He will be surely missed by our community."
Jun 14
Cecil hinkson replied to A.L.Nunes's discussion In memory of Michael Marcano
"WE REMEMBER..."
May 31
Cecil hinkson replied to When Steel Talks's discussion Patrick Arnold former Pan Trinbago president has passed
"Sincere Condolences."
May 12
Cecil hinkson replied to Pan Times's discussion Dennis Phillip Speaks - Panorama Re engineered: It Is Now A Hustler's Paradise
"Good read.."
Apr 5
Cecil hinkson replied to Pan Times's discussion When Steel Talks extends condolences to family and fans of jazz legend Wayne Shorter
"Condolences.."
Mar 2
Cecil hinkson replied to Claude Gonzales's discussion THE MOTHER OF ALL CARNIVALS ... who say BIKINI and BEADS ...chasing shadows
"MOTHER OF D MOTHER.."
Feb 28
Cecil hinkson replied to Claude Gonzales's discussion RENEGADES 2023 WINNING PERFORMANCE
"Congratulations to Duvone Stewart and the Renegades family....."
Feb 20
Cecil hinkson replied to Claude Gonzales's discussion "Ramsey Moore admits to Tobago's Logistical nightmare by Sharmain Baboolal" ...[no lessons learnt from 2020]
"Unless large bands with sponsors take an active role in the decisions made for steelbands things will remain as is.."
Feb 18

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At 5:07pm on November 11, 2017, Gregory Lindsay said…
Cecil...your concerns are my concerns.....and it is not being addressed emphatically nor adequately....Further to that, we cannot pin our hopes on a pink donkey flying the nest. You can't run not even a parlour selling mauby like dat. If this orchestra must take the lead as the lone voice of protest and ultimate sacrifice like John the Baptist in the wilderness, on principle, towards continuing to be self reliant, and independent of welfarism,..then so be it....NO PANORAMA under this dubious, recalcitrant, dishonest, secretive, grossly negligent, delinquent national executive for 2018.....I called it and willing to back it up....in thought, words, will and action with my orchestra.... LoveDemfuhDat..seeYaOnDeRoad..blessings
At 12:37pm on May 29, 2017, Juanitto Jordano Jorda'ninho said…

CH, this is 4 U, I just sent Mi Amigo Claudio's the same, THE ORACLE
Subtitled

St James
The ORIGIN
birth place of the STEEL PAN

Copyright © 2017 by Juanitto Jordano Jorda’ninho

Library of Congress

ISBN

Author: Juanitto Jordano Jorda’ninho (a.k.a.) Leslie Michael Jordán.

Editor: Colin Harris and Juanitto Jordano Jorda’ninho

Publisher: n / a

Preface

This book is about the steel pan musical instrument, which is made from a 55 gallon oil drum steel container, the only musical instrument created in the 20th Century, the true History of it, and the men who pioneered contributing their hard work, men like Carlton (sonny /sire) Roach, leader player tuner inventor, Anthony (muff man/skip) Williams Leader tuner inventor innovator arranger player, and visionary Percy (lizard) Thomas, tuner player innovator, Neville Jules leader tuner player innovator arranger.

The information that is in this book is about to disclose is whom, did what, when, where, how and why, time, dates, photos, technological schematic’s, etc.

Author’s Annotation

Invention by way of discovery, the only musical instruments to be invented in the “Twentieth Century” 20th in Trinidad and Tobago the year 1936, “Pan” as it is called in Trinidad and Tobago today, has, and is still suffering from what is called a” his story “epidemic, where fabricated stories, lies and chaos are rampant, as the actual inventors and innovators are not credited for their work, men like Carlton “sonny” Roach, Anthony “muffman”Williams,
Percy “lizard” Thomas, and Neville Jules, and others like Lennox Pierre and Andrew “Carlyle Kerr organizers of the 1951 T.A.S.P.O. and Lt Joseph Nathaniel Griffith arranger for the T.A.S.P.O., until these men are credited for their work, the “Art form” will remain in limbo.

Another example is the actual violence associated with the “Steel Pan” is so greatly exaggerated, that it’s pathetic, and ignorant to even mention its association with the instrument, as the actual violence itself was not cause by the individual players themselves, but instead by supporters, I know this for a fact because I was in the middle of the biggest Carnival riots in “Trinidad”& Tobago,
on Charlotte Street, Carnival Tuesday 1956 with Cairo Steel band, I was nine (9) years old at the time, approaching ten (10), other players and myself were hiding between 55 gallon bass drums, while others were running and ducking into other people gate way and yards to get away from the bottle throwing, I saw those who were rioting with knives, cutlasses / machetes, stones / rocks etc, you name it they had it. Most of the violence was because one band was either playing better than the other, or some was whining / dancing up on someone else’s woman/girlfriend, my “Gist” is a question, how could a player be playing pan and fighting at the same time?
Only when you mess with a player while he’s playing his “pan” This stigma needs to be put to rest.
Because what we have before us a indigenous body of instruments that have broadened the musical family of the world, which fortunately happens to be a trillion dollar industry begging to be embraced, as the music business in it self is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway lined with thieves and pimps like Animn Smith, Brian Copeland et al, meaning the Late former P.M. Patrick Manning, Junio Regrello, Clement Imbert, via there “Alleged Genesis G-pan etc etc etc, and Keith DIAZ, as great talented men die like dogs, this book was written to clarify and abrogate these chaotic epidemics, while attempting to curtail the ambiance of thieves and pimps, within it’s sphere.

Most stories to date; in “Trinidad and Tobago”, and in various parts of this humble planet earth has it that, the steel band musical instrument, or “Pan” as it is called today, the only musical instrument invented in the twentieth century,

At 12:23am on March 23, 2017, Albert Bing Reid said…
Brought back great happy memories. During that period the Steelbands used to learn about twelve of those beautiful songs to make an LP plus one for the panorama competition.
At 1:33pm on March 10, 2017, Emery Tesheira said…

Thanks Ces.

At 1:18am on January 23, 2017, Morning Glory said…
Thank You,Cecil,BLESSINGS.
At 3:18pm on July 21, 2016, Allima Garcia said…

Thank you for your birthday wishes. Don't forget Pan on d'Avenue V is on August 27th. We are honouring the percussionists/ the engine room of the steel band. Suggestions are welcome

At 7:42am on May 30, 2016, Juanitto Jordano Jorda'ninho said…

CH,

CH, "Pan" as we call it today, derived or started with the first dustbin band, back in the mid nineteen thirties,  there were tin pans, bottles, bamboo's, bed chambers or pozey's, pot's and pan's, hub caps, ect, actualy it was there before the costic soda, and biscuit drum, before  steel drum arrived in 1945, these men has passed on, but some is remembered, Carlton "sonny" Roach, Adawell Sampsoen, Carlton "Bigs" Marshall, Winston "wolf" King, Big "daddy" Cole ect, it has to change, like the time's, as well as be crowded...

At 6:50pm on May 26, 2016, Juanitto Jordano Jorda'ninho said…

CH , we'll take it in part or in whole, some one  is gonna pay, EVEN IN HELL, SNSE is a subsidiary, 49% owned by a foreign syndicate with a buy back clause, and they WILL, take it outta someone's hide one way or the other or, proberbly we will own T&T in part, they should'nt mess with things that doesn't belong to them , the subsidiary transaction was done for this very reason ...

At 7:18pm on December 25, 2015, Juanitto Jordano Jorda'ninho said…

Yeah CH, and Season Greeting's to U and your family, I'm back my friend...

At 2:59pm on October 7, 2015, Juanitto Jordano Jorda'ninho said…

CH, the Y is the problem, and the problem is that, most pan ppl cannot see the "forrest" for the "sleaze / fleas blood suckers" like Copeland, Diaz, et al ect ect, the Steel band / Pan industries is a Multi-Trillion industry waiting to be plucked, where the hallways are lined with "pimps and thieves", LIKE THE FOREMENTIONED, in 2004 Selwyn Tarradath et al/and others, derived a Techono Pan project in Diego Martin area that was financed by The National Lottery Board, which somehow failed later on as the finance had mysteriously depleated, guess who was involved in the finance on the Lottery Board??? none other than Brian R.Copeland, after that he and his other "LODGE BUDDIES" we're given a mandate by his alleged relative the then PM in 2005, to research and create a new family of steel pans based on the 4ths & 5ths or "spider web tenor pan" which had already research and created by Anthony Williams, and Design Patent Trademark and Copyrighted by SNSE for and in the name of Williams, the 29 inch big tenor pan Williams derived in 1968 Copeland called his Genesis first of it's kind G-pan he forged from Williams where he recieved the country Highest Award for Williams work implementing "Plagiarism, where $81.5 million U.S. dollars of T&T tax payers money has been alotted to date, and it isn't over as yet, my GIST is a question, which country is gonna own the right's of the STEEL PAN??? PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE...

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