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Steel Pan Page of Rainlore's World of Music
News
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2011/08/30 Come one, come all, come see - a review / report of the UK Calypso Monarch 2011 Finals At The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London W11, On Thursday 25th August 2011. Even though perhaps not strictly pan, but on the other hand it also includes a little report on Mangrove Steelband practicing, pre-show, for the London Panorama, which they subsequently won. And they not bad at all I must tell you. And of course this unmissable, fabulous show also saw reigning Calypso Monarch Alexander D Great defending his crown with collaborator Debra 'Pan Diva' Romain and the outstanding, Kitcheneresque Trials Of A Pan Woman, reviewed separately last week (complete with an early mix for you to listen to). Pan people everywhere in TnT you just have to listen to this kaiso, it's a pan tune if ever there was one. It will burn you, it so hot and sweet fuh pan so get your captains and arrangers and managers to listen! Did Alexander D Great and Debra 'Pan Diva' Romain win? It always was an almost foregone conclusion! But see the review for all the sordid details, including another pan tune and a special guest appearance by reigning TnT Calypso Monarch Karene Asche. On a sombre note, TnT suffered a great loss with the sudden death of Pat Bishop on Saturday, 20th August. After an initial diagnosis of a stroke and heart attack Ms. Bishop was rushed to the Port of Spain General Hospital, where she died in the Emergency Department, aged 71. Ms. Bishop was a pioneer in the art and cultural world, and something of a renaissance woman. Perhaps best known through her long and fruitful association with Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, as well as the Marionettes Chorale and her own choir, the Lydians, the extent of her cultural and artistic activities seemed as boundless as her energy and enthusiasm. Ms. Bishop will be sorely missed, and our heartfelt condolences go out to her family. RIP, Pat Bishop.
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2011/08/21
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2011/05/29
Apply by emailing talent AT cityshowcase.co.uk with your contact details and links to your biog, pic and music saying where you saw the invitation to apply . Closing date 15th July 2011.
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2011/03/24 The feature 2011 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Championships - Full Results now has all the results including those of the zonal preliminaries for the Traditional Bands. These were added last week as a 'silent' update, along with soe additional comments and corrections for which many thanks to the panmen who got in touch. I'm sure that errors and omissions remain in the results and would be grateful for any corrections through the Feedback form.
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2011/03/14 And so Panorama and carnival in Trinidad & Tobago have been and gone for another year. The feature 2011 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Championships - Full Results lists all the results of this year's competition and proffers some comment, particular on the scandalous circumstances surrounding Renegades' semis performance which will forever remain a blot on PanTrinbago if not pan itself, as well as the lamentable state of affairs of the pan movement and Panorama itself. At the moment, the results of the zonal preliminaries for the Traditional Bands are still missing but will be added in a 'silent' update probably in the next few days. Errors and omissions have almost certainly occurred in the process of compiling these results. Any corrections would be gratefully received through the Feedback form. N.B. - Upload of this current site update has been delayed by one day due to unavoidable circumstances.
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2011/03/06 Another year's highly controversial Panorama's over and done. I'm sure every true pan lover must still be reeling from the fiasco of the previous Saturday's semis. What on earth could have possessed PanTrinbago to allow a fete to go ahead behind or beside the North Stand at the same time as the semis? That the noise disrupted (until it was finally stopped by intervention from the police) and ultimately undermined the performance of Renegades is I think perfectly understandable. What is utterly incomprehensible and ultimately, totally scandalous and an absolute outrage is that Renegades were still judged on this disrupted performance and consequently eliminated from the competition. Considering what is at stake in respect of the National Panorama Finals, not least a TT$1,000,000 (about £100,000) prize for the winning band, Renegades would be more than justified in suing PanTrinbago and seeking substantial and punitive damages. This incident once again shows that it is time for the whole pan movement to take a long hard look at PanTrinbago to decide whether this organisation really acts in its best interests and is still relevant. Maybe it is time to replace the fat cats with a proper grassroots organisation. Pan is an instrument of the people and by the people. PanTrinbago already betrayed this principle, and hence the whole pan movement and ultimately the people, when it joined in the capitalist exploitation of the pan and the people that is the development and patentisation of the G-Pan; the G-Pan - no matter how excellent it may otherwise be - is quite simply a betrayal of the people and stealing the pan from under the people's noses. (The E-Pan is an equally sinister and deplorable development.) Recently, the head of PanTrinbago threw a tantrum about the media being freeloaders at the expense of pan. Yet, doesn't PanTrinbago charge outrageous accreditation fees when it and the pan movement already benefits hugely from the publicity provided by the media and such events should actually be free to cover, with the exception of broadcasting rights? Isn't it perhaps time for panmen and panwomen to take their fate into their own hands and start looking after their interests themselves? Even the whole Panorama concept and process - already messed about with to an unbelievable extent by PanTrinbago in recent years - needs to be looked at again long and hard (as indeed do other competitions), and in particular the whole judging process and selection of judges desperately needs reform as has been shown time and again by often downright bizarre outcomes. Isn't it time to stop this heavy reliance on academic judges, shouldn't panmen and panwomen rather be judged by their peers? Keep pan a people's art, and keep pan honest! And finally, to the results of last night's Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Finals 2011. Full results shortly, but for today, here are the results for the finals of the Large Band category, controversial as ever. Placed - Band - Points - Playing Pos. - Song/Tune - Singer - Composer - Arranger 1st - Trinidad All Stars - 278 - 1 - It’s Showtime - Anslem Douglas - Edwin Pouchet; Alvin Daniell - Leon “Smooth” Edwards With Despers in joint-7th, and the (judging by their prelim and semi performances) well below par Phase II in 4th, you know something has to be seriously awry with the judging! However, even with annoying judging and all, who wouldn't have loved to have been right there in de big yard, the Queen's Park Savannah stage, Port of Spain? Sigh... A bowl of pelau, a flask of strong coffee, a flask of the best rum in the world, and a night of the best pan in the universe - who could ask for more? You can keep heaven, give me Panorama any day!
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2011/02/17 Panorama prelims have been hotting up! Some very controversial judges' decisions, but what's new about that? The whole judging system needs serious reform - and has needed this for decades - if it is to be truly meaningful and relevant. Just over two weeks remaining to 'de big yard!' May the best bands win, though this doesn't always happen... Please note that as part of ongoing site maintenance the 2010 version of this page has now been moved to the Archives.
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2011/01/17 The heat is on! The Panorama (and carnival) season in Trinidad & Tobago is well under way. Trinidad National Panorama Final this year is on March 5th. The results will be available here ASAP. Oh to be in de Savanah on de night! Please be aware that due to long-overdue 'site maintenance' being in progress, new items may be a little slow in coming along for a while although we'll do our best. Please also note that the 2010 content of this page will be moved to the Archives section soon.
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Reviews
Reviews added 2011/08/30: UK Calypso Monarch 2011 Finals At The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London W11, Thursday 25th August 2011 (2011/08/27)
Reviews added 2011/08/21: Alexander D Great with Debra Romain : Trials Of A Pan Woman (2011/08/16)
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Artists' ProfilesAnother major feature, the artists' profiles consist of brief profiles, complete with discographies, contact/booking
and other useful information, for artists whose work has been reviewed
on Rainlore's World of Music, or that have been given a special
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Articles & FeaturesBoth formal and informal articles, both on as well as off site, on all manner of topics relating to steel pan music. Titles are accompanied by brief descriptions of the content where necessary. A full index of articles and features is also available.
2011 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Championships - Full Results - what it says on the tin, plus comment (2011/03/07)
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