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Trinidad
& Tobago Panorama 2017 - HOME
sung by Anslem Douglas
composed by Alvin Daniell & Barnet “Preacher” Henry
click here for lead sheet
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Pang pang
padang! Pang! Pang pang!
Pang pang padang! Pang! Pang pang!
Pang pang padang! Pang! Pang pang!
Pang! Pang! Pang! Pang!
Verse 1
We are
conquerors, oh yes we were here
before
We steelband ready, for the pan
party
We aggressive, we come to do it once
more
Musically, spiritually
The arranger, give the band a tune
of choice
The players, they start to rejoice
The drillmaster, drill the band with
a strong voice
Play pan, time to time to turn it
‘round
Play pan, time to break it down
Play pan, time to take de crown
Hear de arranger count de song.
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Pang pang
padang! Pang! Pang pang!
Pang pang padang! Pang! Pang pang!
Pang pang padang! Pang! Pang pang!
Pang! Pang! Pang! Pang!
Chorus
When yuh see
we come to play, we are conquerors
So doh stand up in de way, we are
conquerors
When is time to ramajay, we are
conquerors
Look we going all the way, we are
conquerors
To de top, to de top, to de top, to
de top
Up and down the scale we moving
You doh know where next we going
Left to right and soft then harder
Like innovators
Note for note we playing
This steelband not joking
We are conquerors.
Verse 2
For most
performers, the challenge is really
tough
Getting to the top, is truly so
rough
The enemy, is when you doubt
mentally
Negatively, your ability
Especially, when yuh feel the deck
have mark
Putting you further in the dark
But the way out, is to cut out all
skylark
Arise, cut the negative
Arise, just be positive
Arise, stand up and be strong
Let your passion feel the pong.
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Chorus
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Verse 3
We are
conquerors, on the road to victory
No one cyar stop we, in search of
glory
For all in place, the triumph we now
could taste
Expectantly, confidently
We will welcome, whatever situation
For we have, the intuition
To overcome, the strongest
opposition
Time to, unleash weaponry
Time to, show dem gallantry
Time to, mash up all ah town
As the commander strike de gong
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Chorus
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Anslem Douglas
Top vocalist Anslem Douglas lends his vocal talents to We Are Conquerors the track featured here, for the 2017 Panorama season. Last year music lovers were able to enjoy his work on Soca Have Dem So, Sweet Lime Energy and Nostalgia.
The Grammy award-winning composer of “Who Let The Dogs Out” - Douglas’ vocal work has also brought alive such marquis ‘Pan Songs’ as Len “Boogsie” Sharpe’s Musical Vengeance, Battle Zone and It’s Showtime by the late Edwin Pouchet, and Brian “Bean” Griffith’s Big In De Dance - to name but a few over the last several years.
Alvin C. Daniell
- Engineer,
Cultural
Researcher,
Television
Presenter,
Composer and
Music Producer
comprise the
disciplines of
this individual.
In the pan world
he is best known
for his lyrical
work with some
of the top pan
arrangers in
Trinidad and
Tobago. These
include Ray
Holman (Pan
on the Move, Pan
on the Run);
Len “Boogsie”
Sharpe (Mind
Yuh Business,
Misbehave);
Pelham Goddard (Parade,
Play My Music,
Good News, A
Happy Song);
Brian “Bean”
Griffith (Trini
Know How, Pure
Party,
How We Coming
– 2011); Don
Clarke (Can’t
Get Enough,
Momentum –
2011). He
has also worked
with Edwin
Pouchet to
produce several
hits such as
Thunder Coming,
First in de Line,
Battle Zone,
It’s Showtime!,
Gie Dem Tempo,
Keshorn – The
Javelin Champion
and
Shock Attack
among others.
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