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Web Posted - Tuesday November 28, 2017
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Song for Panorama 2018
‘Mad Man’
sung by Marlon Abner

Marlon Abner

Global - Born and raised in California, Trinidad, Marlon Abner is a career panist and vocalist based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

....His career in pan started in 1987 when he played for Antillean All Stars. He then joined Fonclaire Steel Orchestra where he played for most of his Panorama years as a double second player.

....This track, ‘Mad Man,’ was written and sung by Abner for the 2018 Panorama season.
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Web Posted - Sunday November 27, 2017
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Song for Panorama 2018
‘Trouble’
sung by Vanessa Alexandra Headley

Vanessa Headley

Global - In 2015 Vanessa Alexandra Headley became the first artist to compose, sing and arrange a Panorama song - ‘Pan In D Galaxy.’ This allowed her band Golden Hands to emerge as finalists in the Small Steel Orchestra category of the National Panorama.

For the 2018 Panorama season Vanessa is back with Trouble, the track featured here, written by Vanessa herself.
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Web Posted - Saturday November 25, 2017
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The Art - Just What the Doctor Ordered:
A creative outlet for the Arts, Pan and much more
Pop-Up Art at the 333 Lounge - brainchild of Jamal Roberts

Brooklyn, New York, USA -  It was real cold - well below freezing outside in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on what had been a Fall evening, but inside 333 Lounge the temperature was rising. The Art—an organization that is dedicated to providing new and upcoming artists of all ages, a way to promote their work, their genius and their art—was in the midst of its maiden event. And they did not disappoint.

At the 333 Lounge, artists exhibited different styles and genres of talent across various media (from cupcake layouts to decorated tiles, to fashion) - embracing and showcasing the creative process in a way not normally seen. In addition, there was recognition that art can exhibit itself in many different formats and styles, techniques and fashions - in one forum.
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Web Posted - Wednesday November 22, 2017
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Ayana soars

At left, Ayana Garcia

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - On Thursday, November 9, at just 24 years, Ayana Shallima Garcia, the youngest in her class, Ayana graduated with her Master of Arts in Carnival Studies Degree. Definitely neither nerd or bookworm, Garcia is more aptly defined as an allrounder; a Jenny of all trades. She is also a crackshot pan musician who is also an avid photographer, producer, writer and composer.

....Ayana’s love affair with the steelpan is one that transcends her relatively young age. From as early as the age of three, she was taught the rudiments of the steelpan by none other than her godfather, arranger and composer Robert Greenidge. She had to stand on a box to reach the pan but she persevered. This relationship played a significant role in her future career plans.
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Web Posted - Tuesday November 21, 2017
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Song for Panorama 2018
‘Asami (This One Is For You)’
sung by Anslem Douglas

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Global - Top vocalist Anslem Douglas lends his vocal talents to Asami (This One Is For You), a track written by Eugene Bonaparte Williams aka “Bogene” for the 2018 Panorama season.

For the last Panorama year music lovers were able to enjoy his work on We Are Conquerors and Pan Kingdom.
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Web Posted - Monday November 20, 2017
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Song for Panorama 2018
‘Panrific’
sung by “Bogene”

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Global - Eugene Bonaparte Williams aka “Bogene” has a passion for writing songs which goes back to his childhood days. Though his career path was not music-related he never stopped writing songs over the years.

“Bogene” has two songs in consideration for the 2018 Panorama season: this one—Panrific—and ‘Asami (This One Is For You).’ To quote “Bogene,” “It would be a great honor to have a steel band play any of my songs at the Panorama competition.”
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Web Posted - Saturday November 19, 2017
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Song for Panorama 2018
‘Pan On Mars’
sung by Einstein Brown

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Global - Einstein Brown, born in Trinidad & Tobago - home of the Steelband and Calypso, has emerged as one of the most talented and versatile entertainers in the Steeldrum movement. He started his career in the panyards playing with multiple steelbands such as Laventille Highlanders, Shell Invaders, Phase II and Woodbrook Mordernaires. Einstein has worked with Robert Greenidge, Len “Boogsie” Sharpe and Eric Gale.

Einstein embarked on singing, writing and producing. For the 2018 Panorama season, he vocalizes ‘Pan On Mars.’
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Web Posted - Monday November 13, 2017
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Revisited on the 9th Anniversary of his passing - Antiguan & Barbudan Cultural and Steelpan Icon Leroy “Jughead” Gordon

Antigua & Barbuda, WI - There are few - if any - steelpan music greats that can claim that a sitting Prime Minister spoke at their funeral.

On November 13, 2008 Antigua and Barbuda national cultural icon and Harmonites pan player Leroy “Jughead” Gordon made his transition and passed on. And exactly two weeks later on November 27, a defiantly beautiful and sunny afternoon served as the backdrop for the home-going service and celebration of his life.

....When Steel Talks had been in Antigua for the annual Moods of Pan concert. Leroy “Jughead” Gordon was one of the great steelband leaders of our time.
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Web Posted - Saturday November 11, 2017
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EBONITES.........Who?

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Global - Very few knew who they were or where they came from, but that J’Ouvert morning they claimed their place in Carnival history. The year was 1960 and the carnival music flavor, Pan, was ripe from diversity and discovery as the genius of the panist blossomed. The gladiators in this arena were Trinidad All Stars, Invaders, Desperadoes, Hilanders, Starlift, Guinness Cavaliers, Casablanca and Tokyo. As far as John Public was concerned, out of the aforementioned the champion of the J’Ouvert Bomb contest will emerge. Among those the Pan Science innovators resided, their egos fermenting, adorned as they were with accolades from their respective clans and envied by their competitors.
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Web Posted - Thursday November 9, 2017
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Song for Panorama 2018
‘We Cannot Take That’
sung by Simeon Superville

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Global - Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, Simeon Superville aka has been a composer, producer, songwriter and arranger from 2009 to present.

....For 2018 Simeon Superville delivers a vocal calypso commentary on the issues presently impacting the annual Panorama competition in Trinidad & Tobago with We Cannot Take That.
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Web Posted - Monday November 6, 2017
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Narell’s Wildly Experimental New Album Jives with his upcoming Induction into the Percussive Hall of Fame

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Global - On US National Public Radio (NPR), Andy Narell describes how pan has taken him from the traditional steel band sound to jazz and back again.

Narell has a sincere and deep conviction about the music he makes. In spite of his fame, he remains thoroughly unpretentious, pooh-poohing the idea that his score of albums bursts out to a paean of his pan and jazz music of his life stories.

Life stories? Narell claims that he’s simply doing his work, writing complicated forms and creating larger ones, each album, each piece of music that way and experimenting with different others.

Narell insists that there’s nothing about his life in the whole kit and caboodle here.
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Web Posted - Thursday November 2, 2017
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WST Tech Notes & Tips - Centiment - NYVR Expo 2017

Micah Brown, founder and CEO of Centiment, at NYVR Expo 2017

New York, USA - Micah Brown, founder and CEO of Centiment, is a brilliant young man who When Steel Talks (WST) got to meet up close and personal at the NYVR Expo 2017. In addition we got to hear him and his views as part of the Diversity seminar at the 2017 NYVR Expo.

Micah is a visionary technologist with an intersection of skills consisting of data and algorithm understanding, HCI-centric digital technologies, financial services, financial engineering and media services.
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Web Posted - Thursday November 2, 2017
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Diversity in VR - 2017 NYVR Expo

Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland, Michael A. McNair, Cinthya Mohr, Veronica Flint and Micah Brown - Diversity in VR panelists at the 2017 NYVR Expo

New York, USA - The tech industry famously has a diversity and gender problem. Hear from some of the VR industry’s leaders who spoke at the 2017 NYVR Expo on how this is being addressed and overcome. The panelists were selected from active members of the industry.
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Web Posted - Wednesday November 1, 2017
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WST Tech Notes & Tips - Kodak PIXPRO Orbit360 4K - 2017 NYVR Expo

KODAK’s Chris Koch discusses the finer points of the ORBIT360 4K at NYVR Expo 2017

New York, USA - KODAK’s Chris Koch discusses the finer points of the ORBIT360 4K with When Steel Talks (WST) at the 2017 New York Virtual Reality Expo. This was one of the new tech products that really caught our attention. Indeed the ORBIT360 4K is a tremendous tool to have in the pursuit of capturing, creating and bringing an authentic music and performing arts immersive experience to the public - such as in the panyard with a steel orchestra or on stage for a steelband Panorama competition.
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Web Posted - September, 2017
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The Ugly, The Uglier and The Ugliest - New York Panorama 2017
tag words for 2017 NY Panorama: Embarrassing, Shameful, Thoughtless, Bandits

Emperor Star Wars

New York, USA - Well if you haven’t heard already, New York's 2017 Panorama Steel Orchestra competition was an epic failure for most. Unless you were the show’s promoters - who got away as bandits in the night - except it was a broad daylight-mugging with everyone watching. Calling the promoters “bandits” is really a description 'upgrade’ as they have been known as the original Evil Empire to the Brooklyn Steelband community for decades.

So in this regard, let’s cut the crap! And the fake news from those who are spreading alternative facts, about how great New York 2017 Panorama was. In reality it was jacked up.
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2017 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Review - the Good, Bad and Ugly

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The 2017 Trinidad and Tobago Panorama season—and by extension the Carnival season—was a tumultuous one that was overflowing with enough drama, intrigue, passion and controversy to field a season of Scandal, Empire or Game of Thrones. But in the end there was the music. An abundance of great music created by the finest arrangers, and outstanding performances delivered by the best steel orchestras in the world.

Two songs captured the imagination of Trinidad and Tobago for this 2017 Panorama and Carnival season - “Full Extreme” by Ultimate Rejects and “Good Morning” by Peter Ram. In fact, “Good Morning” became sort of the de-facto “test piece” as no other tune of choice has endeared itself to the steel orchestras as much in recent times. However, on closer inspection Bunji Garlin & Machel Montano’s “Buss Head” or Crazy’s “Gee Gee Ree” would be apropos to telling the complete Panorama season’s story.
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Early Trinidad and Tobago Steelbands Names Associated with Hollywood Movies
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Global - Within the historical context, a look at the impact of American movies on the naming of early steelbands of Trinidad and Tobago.
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 Complete Summary of Results of all Conventional Steel Orchestras - 2017 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - At a glance and on a single page, access the comprehensive summary of results for the Small, Medium and Large conventional steel orchestras participating in their respective categories in the 2017 Panorama.

Follow the musical journey of respective bands through all three phases - preliminaries, semi-finals and finals through data on band info, scores, tunes of choice and arrangers.
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 Tunes of Choice - Trinidad & Tobago Steelband Panorama 2017

Tunes of Choice for Steelband Panorama 2017

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A unique playlist featuring only the music selected as Tunes of Choice for the Trinidad and Tobago 2017 Steelband Panorama and Carnival.
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