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I respect your right to freedom of expression even though I might not agree with your point of view.
I hope that you also respect my freedom of expression even though you might not agree with my point of…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by George Rampersad Jul 22, 2020. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Just wondering...would it be a good idea to dissolve/scrap Pan Trinbago?What a are the pros & cons......the advantages & disadvantages....... the possible alternatives ..... that could lead…Continue
New kaiso - Shame on You #metoo
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude Gonzales Jan 21, 2018. 1 Reply 0 Likes
In case yuh fed up wit de soca an want tuh hear some lyrics.Check dis link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEd9bm13viIContinue
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"Be careful, my brother, Your statement "Beverley Ramsey Moore stealing millions from Pan Tribago" might possibly be grounds for her taking you to court for "defamation of character". Keep safe. "
"PanOnTheNet/WhenSteelTalks - Thanks for your stance on the issue of what the instrument should be called. I agree with, and appreciate, your avoidance of the terms "steel drum" and steeldrum". Those of us who play the instrument, and…"
"You are right, Mister Francis.
Just like a djembe is made from a tree trunk, and a saxophone is made from a sheet of brass, the pan is made from a 55 gallon steel drum.
The term “steeldrum” used to describethe instrument called a pan…"
"So Taiwan is helping Belize with pans? What about T&T? Are the pans produced in T&T?
Where is Pan Trinbago on this? Where is the Ministry of Culture on this - while, Machel Montano is promoting Sadhguru? Just asking for a friend..."
"On Wednesday, June 15th 2022, When Steel Talks (WST) extended “Happy Birthday greetings to veteran panman, educator, scholar, arranger and performing artist Rudy 'Two Left' Smith”.
Birthday greetings on When Steel Talks…"
"Many people may not know this, but Rudy Smith is also a respected and highly-regarded pan tuner - known all over Europe, from Sweden in the north to Switzerland in the south. One ot the few people who are top class players, top class arrangers, and…"
"Mention needs to be made that Rudy "Twoleft" Smith is - in addition to a master jazz musician - also an accomplished pan tuner.
He is, indeed, the complete pan virtuoso - master musician, arranger and tuner.
Not many people have mastered…"
"Awesome, bro. You were always musically-minded. Don't know if you remember, we started together in Form 1 together at CIC. Rampee."
"To the so-called "World Governing Body for Pan# - the world is watching...and laughing...!"
Suitcase from Trinidad
GEORGE RAMPERSAD – “SUITCASE FROM TRINIDAD”No Carnival 2021…? No Panorama 2021…? Dis is Kaiso 2021.A look at the diversity of the contents of suitcases on bo...
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Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Attended the Tunapuna Presbyterian School and St. Mary’s College in Port-of-Spain. Aircraft mechanic with BWIA – the airline of Trinidad & Tobago – from 1976 to 1984.
Learned to play the full range of steelpan instruments in Starland Steel Orchestra, taught by Wilfred Keel (Silver Stars), Claude “Moby Dick” alias “Catelli Joe” Williams (Trinidad All Stars) and Michael “Penta” Cupidore (Invaders and Hummingbirds Pan Groove). Inspired and guided by steelband virtuoso Rudy “Two Leff” Smith, arranger, pan tuner and master jazz pannist known the world over for his bebop style of playing the steelpan.
Co-founded and arranged music for Tunapuna All Stars Steel Orchestra, the only steelband with a complete repertoire of Indian music.
Migrated to Denmark in 1984. Taught steelband in schools, youth clubs and adult education evening classes. Founded and arranged music for Denmark All Stars, the band that represented Denmark at the first ever European Steelband Festival in Paris in 2000. Taught asylum seekers at camps run by the Danish Red Cross.
Collaborated with Danish trumpet player Jens Winther for 1200th anniversary celebrations of the city of Aalborg in 1990, combining the steelband Sweet Pans, comprising Danish kids he had taught, with the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra.
Albums: The Power of Words – Released 2008
Has given lectures and performances in Germany, Sweden, England, France, Norway and Denmark. One of the few people in the world who sings calypso to the accompaniment of steelpans, he has no formal education in the arts.
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