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How Sagicor Exodus Came To Settle For $1
Posted on December 30, 2011 by David Cuffy in NewsThe three daily newspapers all carried the advertisement on Friday, December 3, last year. “Pan Trinbago Apology to Exodus” screamed the headline over the body of text that stated in its final paragraph: “In an effort to resolve this matter which...
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Don’t leave me this way
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Sean Nero in NewsThe year ends as it began, with the departure of important personalities in the arts. This month alone, Janet Rollock and Ralph MacDonald left us. A Jamaican, Rollock was the only non-national to ever cop the Queen of Carnival title, doing...
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Mickiel Linton Gabriel
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sean Nero in FeaturesAt age 19, Mickiel Linton Gabriel, already holds two winning arrangments, and he has only just began studying music. The graduate of Success Laventille Secondary School in 2008, is currently one of the Music teachers at the school. Originally from...
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Castro lauds “Boogsie’s” musical charm
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Rey Davis in NewsBearded Castro, a Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove fidel was glib. "Is over thirty-something years Len Sharpe, 'Boogsie' to all, giving Panorama a tune each year and a good one at that," he was saying as we stopped and chatted on the pavement...
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Redefining the principles of Panorama
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Nestor Sullivan in NewsThe 2011 Panorama is up and running in spite of the many problems it faced earlier on in the season. I take this opportunity to congratulate all the steelbands in all categories: Large; Medium; Small; Single Pan and School Steelbands...
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Earl La Pierre Jr. now known as ESP
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sean Nero in FeaturesIt was not until the summer of 1987 that Earl La Pierre Jr. now known as ESP (Extraordinary Steel Panist) came onto the scene. He started playing steel pan in the summer of 1987 with Afropan Steel Orchestra. Four years...
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Sangre Grande Cordettes Steel Orchestra
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sean Nero in BandsThis steelband came into being in the late fifty’s and early sixties after some discussions between the late Stanley Cooper and businessman Aldwin Chow Lin On of Sangre Grande. Practice sessions began in a bakery owned by the Chow Lin...
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Frank Stanisclaus
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sean Nero in FeaturesDisplaying an early interest in music Frank’s formal training began in the mid 1950’s in Primary School, learning to play the brass instruments and this was continued into Secondary level. He was deterred by his mother from learning the steelpan...
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Casablanca Steel Orechestra
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sean Nero in BandsFounded in the hills of Gonzales by the now deceased Oscar Pile in 1935 this legendary steelband will be celebrating their seventy-fifth (75th) Anniversary this year. The recipient of The Humming Bird Gold Medal for its contribution to the development...
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Melodians Steel Orchestra
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sean Nero in BandsThe Melodians Steel Orchestra has been the flag-bearer for steelbands in Arima, since its’ inception in 1953 and is the oldest functioning steelband in the East. The band has toured Canada and the United Kingdom and were responsible for the...
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