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                      FEBRUARY 2003 ISSUE




Trinidad &Tobago
World Championship
Panorama 2003
Competition Results!

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Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe

"The biggest obstacle facing the band [Phase II Pan Groove] right now - I'll tell you - facing all steelbands organizations - is Pantrinbago.  I strongly believe that a steelband is a business - and we have guys who are the head of the organization who have no business sense at all.  I believe - if we have business men running the organization, things could happen for all bands, not just Phase II alone."
The legendary Len "Boogsie" Sharpe one of the most gifted steel pan musicians in the world...

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Michael Marcano

Hear the words of Renegades Chairman - and incidentally - co-composer of the Band's 2003 Panorama tune - Mr. Michael Marcano.  Share his insight for taking his band far beyond the level of the 'Panorama' and experience his vision for his band to keep on excelling in the artistry of pan playing.

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Leon "Smooth" Edwards, four-time Steelpan Panorama Champion arranger for the defending champions  Trinidad All Stars shares his insight and vision...

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New York's Steel Orchestras come together to showcase their
'WOMEN OF STEEL!
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With full support from their male counterparts and in an unprecedented spirit of business cooperation, sisterhood, and "pan fraternity", the New York Pan world came together to feature their women, fully cognizant of their marketing and advertising value in today's business and entertainment scene.  Proficient women with proven business aptitude, up and coming young professionals with keen business resolve, and students making their educational mark were part and parcel of the January 19, 2003 promotional Photo shoot in New York's SOHO area.

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Pan Views

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PAN REBELS' LONG-AWAITED CD IS FINALLY HERE!!

The CD entitled "PAN REBELS LIVE!" features the best work of this ground breaking New York-based Steel Orchestra.  Favorites such as 'Freedom', 'Fire Coming Down', and 'Mind Yuh Business' are included in the seven - selection compilation.

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Ambassador John S. Donaldson, Special Envoy of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago this morning visited the set of "When Steel Talks" in Brooklyn, New York with messages of assurances while on a campaign to curtail the recent negative perceptions circulating of Trinidad and Tobago - that the country was unsafe.

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PAN NEWS FROM
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

 Compiled by Roger James

The most significant news on pan

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Pelham Goddard

"Over the years I've been composing my own songs [pan tunes]. And it haven't been getting any popularity, really, because the DJ's [disc jockeys] on the radio have something else - well you know how Carnival is right now, the young people take over the carnival, and they not too interested in playing no pan tunes at fetes - so the tunes don't really get as popular as they should, and even though you make the finals of the Panorama, people doesn't know; even though you win the Panorama and all, people doesn't know exactly what is the tune you are playing.
Exodus Arranger Pelham Goddard direct from Trinidad in an exclusive telephone interview with WHEN STEEL TALKS...

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Celebration of Women's Month

(MARCH)

A Salute to the New York Women of Steel

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Pantonic

Sonatas

Franklyn Gerald

Cyrus Busby

Khalick Hewitt

Scipio "Skip" Sargeant

Tony Joseph

Angela Howard

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Pan Jazz Brunch at the SUGARCANE
in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Sugarcane is located at:  238 Flatbush Avenue, (at Bergen Street in Park Slope) Brooklyn, New York. Sets were are at 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM.  Pan Jazz will be regularly featured at the Sugarcane.  For info on future sessions, and reservations call:    1-718-230-3954.

to experience a bit of Sunday's December 15 gig!


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PAN SPOTLIGHT

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Pan Puzzle
 
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CLIVE BRADLEY


Test your skills...  Have some pan fun.

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Jambalasi!
at the Sugarcane Restaurant


Sugarcane patrons were treated to delightful servings of mixed musical morsels including 'Misty'; Joe Henderson's 'Blue Bosa'; 'Streetlife'; 'There Could Never Be Another You'; 'Donna Lee'; 'The Way You Look Tonight'; 'Old Man Loka Woman'; and one of the group's four original pieces jointly penned by twins Iba and Toure - 'Turn Around'.  Jambalasi sometimes goes out as a musical ensemble with keyboard, guitar, percussions and pan, but also  sometimes perform as an all pan quartet.

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TRINIDAD OFFICIAL BLASTS TERRORIST REPORTS


by Adika Butler

In an exclusive interview Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador John S. Donaldson blasted recent news reports indicating that Muslim terrorists will launch imminent biological weapons attacks against U.S. and British interests on the island.

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NCC TO HONOUR BERTIE MARSHALL

Pan innovator, master-tuner and inventor, Bertie Marshall, whose Highlanders Steel Orchestra helped make the "Bomb" competition a Carnival staple, is to be honoured by the National Carnival Commission, which is staging a new Jouvert steelband contest in his name.

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2002 Steelpan Music Awards


 

Meet the When Steel Talks Steelpan Award Winners for the year 2002 - in the categories of Band of the Year; Arranger of the Year Tuner of the Year; Steelpan Person of the Year; Innovator of the Year; Rookie of the Year; Non-traditional Pan Performance of the year; Pan-photographer of the Year and Writer of the Year.  These awardees have all played pivotal roles in propelling pan onto the Global Stage.  Congratulations to all the winners!

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WWW.PANPEOPLE.AREHERE.NET

Noteworthy people in the pan world!!  WHEN STEEL TALKS presents them in an intimate setting - one-on-one sessions with people like - Mikey Enoch, Glenda Ford-Gamory, Robert Greenidge - and more!  Those who impact the pan world and make it a  force to be reckoned with on the world music scene!  HOT INTERVIEWS!

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HIGH END VIDEO PERFORMANCES OF NEW YORK STEEL BANDS...

"HIGH END" means that the absolute minimum requirements for this experience are - a Pentium 2 class computer or its equivalent, 128 MB of RAM, and DSL or Cable internet access.   Site should be viewed in Explorer - version 5 and above!  Please note that earlier versions of this browser do not support technology used on the When Steel Talks website. Also note that some of the pages are not Netscape friendly.
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CASYM 2000
TASSO 2001
HARLEM ALL STARS 2001
CYP 2001
INVADERS/PAN
AMBASSADORS 2001

PANTONIC 2001
PAN REBELS 2001

2002 High End Videos


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