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[marklyndersay]

Earl Brooks performed pan instrumentals at The Barrack Yard in 2023. He  has been performing as a pannist for more than 40 years and is 70-years-old. He composed songs for Kurt Allen more than ten years ago, including Doh Meddle with Me, and has remained friends with the calypsonian ever since. In addition to his career as a performer he has arranged for Hatters and the London based steelband Ebony. He arranged for Brimblers in 2023. #pannist #steelband #tent #music #Carnival #arranger #performance #trinidad #trinidadandtobago #tuco #barrackyard #portofspain #tentexperience #motherofallcarnivals #2023 (at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpc2NVXuKes/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[socaprince]

SOCA THERAPY - JULY 28, 2024

Soca Therapy Playlist

Sunday July 28th 2024

Making You Wine From 6-9pm on Flow 98.7fm Toronto

How Ah Livin (Dr. Jay Plate) - Farmer Nappy

Haunted (Crown Prince Drumology Edit) - Machel Montano

Gimme D Road - Calypso Rose x Destra

No Clothes - Nadia Batson

Salt - Added Rankin

Road Tribute (Road Is Mine) - Skinny Fabulous

DNA - Mical Teja

Long Live Soca - Voice

Long Live Soca (Dr. Jay Plate) - Voice

The Ambush - Lyrikal x Lil Natty x Thunda

Mas 473 - Soca ET

The Tape - Dash

Carnival Jumbie - Problem Child

Jumbie - Machel Montano

Get On - Fay Ann

In De Middle Ah De Road - Edwin Yearwood

Trade Mark - Sir Oungku & Red Hot

Rush - Burning Flames

Bandit Dance - Square One x Iwer George

Up In The Air - Destra

Flames - Jabae feat. Barry Chandler

Party in Space 2012 - Ricardo Drue x Swallow

Sing Me Ah Melody - Drastic Of Them Island Boyz

Play De Music - Kes

TOP 7 COUNTDOWN - Powered By The Soca Source

Top Soca Streamed in Antigua & Barbuda on Apple Music (All Genres)

7. Body Language - Fucha Kid

6. Ready - Fucha Kid feat. Josh Danielz

5. Play De Music - Fucha Kid feat. Kenne Blessin

4. Bring Out De Wine (Radio Edit) - Fucha Kid feat. Kenne Blessin

3. Mental Day - Claudette Peters

2. Cyah Contain - Tian Winter

1. Bruk Dat (Radio Edit) - Fucha Kid feat. Shattakeem

I Like That - GBM Nutron

Like It - Mr Blood x DJ Spider

Til Morning - Grateful Co x DJ Spider

Best Ride - Coopa Dan x DJ Spider

Tabanca - Mical Teja

Shake - Ovadose

Ba Ba Ben (Remix) - DJ Cheem feat. Noah Powa, Lyrikal & Li'l Rick

Practice - GBM Nutron

Sauce - Sekon Sta x DJ Private Ryan

X Games - Teddyson John x DJ Private Ryan

Middle - Angela Hunte x DJ Private Ryan

Mango - Angela Hunte x Wyclef Jean x Jerry Wonda

Carnival - Adam O 

PAN MOMENTS

Body Language - Michael the Pannist x Mastamind Productions

TANTY TUNE 

(1988) Music - The Mighty Shadow

Soca Train - Maximus Dan

I Am Soca Kerwin Du Bois x Patrice Roberts

Differentology - Bunji Garlin

Life After Fete (Muv Short Edit) - Kerwin Du Bois

Everytime - Nadia Batson

The People's Champion - Benjai

Gift Of Soca - Bunji Garlin

Bottle Of Rum - Machel Montano

Out and Bad (Official N.M.G PodMix) - Voice x Lord Kitchener 

Inventor (Izaman) (Razorshop Roadmix) - Olatunji

Play Mas - Teddyson John x Lyrikal

True Masquerader (Jester Mas Edit) - Kes The Band

Play A Mas - Machel Montano

Ready For The Road - John King

Jook In De Party - Gillo

NORTHERN PRESCRIPTION

Long Time Party - Miguel Maestre

I Dare You - Destra

Backyard Jam - Farmer Nappy

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[hollisclifton]

The wake of Pannist Norman Andrews aka Sonny Kent @ Antillean Allstars P...

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[tropicalfetebrooklyn]

Virtual Steel Pan Lessons / Tropicalfete

Tropicalfete focus on bringing the magic of Pan to all. We can’t wait to showcase the possibilities that playing Pan can give to people of all ages.

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[lex-2002]

The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.

[izatrini]

Pannists rush for J&J vaccines to beat 'Panorama' deadline - TT Newsday http://dlvr.it/SJCsSB

[delightfullovemusic-blog]

HI! I’m Shanice and i created this blog to share with you all my country, Trinidad and Tobago, National instrument the Steelpan. 

What is a Steelpan? 

Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists. The Modern pan is a chromatically pitched percussion instrument made from 55 gallon industrial drums that formally contained chemicals. 

Drum refers to the steel drum containers from which the pans are made; the steel drum is more correctly called a steel pan or pan as it falls into the idiophone family of instruments, and so is not a drum (which is not a drum. Steelpans are the only instruments made to play in the Pythagorean musical of fourths and fifths.

The pan is struck using a pair of straight sticks tipped with rubber; the size and type of rubber tip varies according to the class of pan being played. Some musicians use four pansticks, holding two in each hand. This skill and performance have been conclusively shown to have grown out of Trinidad and Tobago's early 20th-century Carnival percussion groups known as Tamboo bamboo. The pan is the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.

[havatabanca]

[marklyndersay]

Call her professor, please.  Mia Gormandy-Benjamin completed her Doctorate in Philosophy (Musicology) at Florida State University after taking a Master's Degree in steelpan performance at Northwestern Illinois University and a second Masters in music performance at FSU.  Gormandy-Benjamin joined Trinidad All Stars, as they were known then, at the age of nine and performed in Panorama at ten. Since then, she has had a meteoric rise through the movement charting a modern course for herself with the instrument.  Beyond performance, she is dedicated to  creating a strong academic base for the steelpan in her role as Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.  When I met her at the UTT on a Sunday morning, I was interrupting her participation in a meeting for the photos needed to accompany a profile on her for this month's Caribbean Beat (Stories in Steel, linked in profile).  After exploring two of the three setups I mapped in the large pannists' rehearsal room, I got to the last one, a photo that celebrated her as a woman as well as a pan scholar.  "It's not often that I get to use beauty lighting on a pannist," I joked, perhaps a bit inappropriately. Gormandy-Benjamin took the jest in stride and killed the look for a photo that, regrettably, didn't get chosen for publication.   #archive #newwork #lyndersaydigital #steelband # #trinidad #pannist #musician #carnival #trinidadandtobago #digitalphotography #music #musicologist #steelpan #napa #portofspain #professor #thelyndersayarchive #trinidadcarnival (at UTT Port Of Spain NAPA) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv5NutKAhxD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=145yqf30udsc5

[socaprince]

SOCA THERAPY - MAY 19, 2024

Soca Therapy Playlist

Sunday May 19th 2024

Making You Wine From 6-9pm on Flow 98.7fm Toronto

D Call (Dr. Jay Plate) - Kemmy

Mad Government (Dr. Jay Plate) - Mirror Dan

Danger - Skinny Fabulous x Problem Child

Do What You Want - Skinny Fabulous x Asa Banton x Mr. Killa

Energy - DJ Cheem x Tallpree

Carnival - Ghaza

WDS - Aidol

Jab Jab Festival - Pumpa x Travis World

Hotspot - Lyrikal x Travis World

Not From Here - Lavaman x Travis World

Chopping The Line - Jab King

Toot Toot - Temptress

Outside Again (Riddim Master Edit) - Rucas H.E x Dejour

Come Home - Nailah Blackman x Skinny Fabulous

Restless - Jaxx

Simple Things - KI

Long Time - Miguel Maestre

Inventor (Izaman) - Olatunji

Mental Day - Kes

Umbrella - Bunji Garlin

Behavior Nothin -Skinny Fabulous

The Spirit - Machel Montano

Angel - Imani Ray

Outside Jam - GBM Nutron x DJ Spider

Stink Behaviour (TW Edit) - Teddy Rhymez x Machel Montano

Need Ah Fete - Boyzie

Finally (Riddim Master Edit) - V'ghn

DNA (DJ Kevin Festival Intro Edit) - Mical Teja

DNA (Madness Muv & D Ninja Roadmix) - Mical Teja

Carnival Contract - Bunji Garlin

In The Water - Suhrawh x Chow Minister

Wet Me Down - Lil Vghn

Ref (Blow D Whistle) - Shatta

De Last Time - Miss Cali

TOP 7 COUNTDOWN - Powered By The Soca Source

Top Soca from iTunes (World) in Canada from April 2024

7. Work It - Tian Winter

6. How ah Livin - Farmer Nappy

5. Rum Bucket 'Party Mashup' - Preddy x King Bubba x Lavaman

4. Human Nature - Voice x Jada Kingdom

3. Pump Me Up - Krosfyah

2. Eating Preference - Tallpree

1. The Plumber - Starbrite

Trust Issues - Rupee

BYE x2 - Saddis x Jus Jay King

Life After Fete - Kerwin Du Bois

Everytime - Nadia Batson

When Last (Remix) - GBM Nutron x Jus Jay King featt Grateful Co

Best Jam Ever - Patrice Roberts 

Sample - Problem Child 

Bare Good Vibes - Shal Marshall

Bad Gyal - Erphaan Alves

Tack Back - Kes x Tano

Junction - Coutain x Tano

Soca Party - Jimmy October x Tano

Sweet Love - Jimmy October (WORLD PREMIERE)

Champion - Coutain x Dwala

PAN MOMENTS

Bob Marley Pan Medley - Michael The Pannist

TANTY TUNE

(1980) Dat Soca Boat - The Mighty Shadow

Soca In Meh Vein - Alison Hinds

Good Vibes Only - Alison Hinds

Soca Therapy - Patrice Roberts

Plan B (D Ninja Edit) - Orlando Octave

Give Away The Wine - M1

Darlin - Aaron Duncan

Darlin' - Johnny King

Party With You - H2O Phlo

Coal Pot - Traffik

Anxiety - Patrice Roberts

Hard Fete (DJ Shy "Hands Up" Edit) - Bunji Garlin

Miracle/Beat Rum Bad (Muv Tone Play) - Kes, Wadicks

Bruk Time - Grabba

Bend - Nessa Preppy

The A List - Pumpa

Pretty Gyal - Adam O

Out Ah Order - Lyrikal

Whatever Yuh Want - Nadia Baston 

Slip In - Geo

Party In The Road - Skinny Fabulous

Ah Love It Here - Ricardo Drue

Instructions Pt. 2 - Deejay Asap

Kedek Kedek - Mighty

NORTHERN PRESCRIPTION

Leggo Mi Man - Taste Of Madness feat Shayne Bailey

I Dare You - Destra 

Soca Global - Erphaan Alves

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[burlveneer-music]

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra - Mindstate Music - a steel drum orchestra

One year after the release of PILLAR, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra presents Mindstate Music - a concise, but musically dense instrumental journey that explores six psychological states of composer/steel pannist Jonathan Scales. Inspired by true events in Scales’ personal life, this music is intended to be something of an emotional release. The real-life, off-stage vulnerabilities and insecurities of the internationally respected artist are orchestrated here for the curiously adventurous listener to dive into. Mindstate Music finds the Fourchestra in the middle of a steel drum orchestra for the first time, exploring that lush, sonic pallet while staying true to Scales’ unique writing style. While movements like “The Maze” and “The Mad” showcase the Fourchestra’s signature style of mind-twisting, grooving complexities, a real sense of human frailty is exposed on pieces like “The Mean” and “The Mud”. For true fans of Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Mindstate Music is a momentary glimpse into the artist’s head & heart, beyond the bounds of the music.

Musicians: Jonathan Scales - double second steel pans (soloist) E’Lon JD - bass guitar Maison Guidry - drums Louis Raymond-Kolker - tenor pan Audrey Holden - tenor pan Jeff Jones - tenor pan Diana Loomer - tenor pan Lauren Molloy - tenor pan Vance Umphrey - double second pans Jonah Payne - double second pans Jonathan Scales - double second pans Wyatt Bradford - guitar pans Eric Luke - cello pans Yuko Asada - bass pans Jonathan Scales - triangle, tambourine, low toms, suspended cymbal River Guerguerian - congas, bongos, shakers, cow bell, & silkworm cocoon rattles on “The Man”

[lafiyahenry]

Doing the Damn Thing!

I think we can all agree that the term “creative” is a tad bit overused at this point. Everywhere you turn there is a “creative” on the corner but I am not saying that to dispute who is or isn’t a creative. I am explaining why I still subscribe to the label. I still label myself as a creative because there isn’t another name to call what it is that I do, which is very simple: create. 

According to the degree that I’m studying, I’m an actress. According to the people that have known me forever, I’m a musician. A pannist. If you ask some people, I’m a dancer and then I’m a writer to some. I’m saying all of this to say that all are correct. I have done/ do all of these things. When I introduce myself, I can’t fit all these things into one sentence so I’d rather just say “creative”. I was recently listening to one of my two favorite podcasts at the moment which is “Recess: Creative Convos”  and this exact thing was discussed. Many artists don’t only just do one thing and honestly I hate when people ask me to label myself or my art. As Lou, one of the founding members of Freetown Collective said, most times people want to to label what it is that you do so they could sell it. I don’t want to label what I do. I don’t think it needs a label. I just want to do what feels right to me. I want to push the boarders of my creativity and see how best I can translate the story that I want to tell, whether it be in videos, through music, or in a play. 

But what a time to be a Creative in Trinidad and Tobago! Is it not? Some amazing things are happening right here on this little island. I have never been more hopeful for our future creative industry. It is because I am hopeful, I feel so inspired to write this as well. If you are an artist in Trinidad and Tobago you know how tough this industry is. You know that a lot of times people don’t see what we do as a respected job and there is this whole narrative about “the struggling artist” because that has been the reality for a very long time but I can see things changing. I see a shift happening, especially coming from my generation. We are tired of the way that things are, we are no longer begging for seats at a table, we’re creating our own. A country like Trinidad and Tobago has soooo much talent that the general public have not taken notice of. For a long time your talent would only be recognized if you were a soca artiste or if your talent was marketable for the Carnival season. Now we have artists like, Erphaan Alves who have been pushing for soca to be released and played year-round, not just three months out of the year. We have artists like Freetown Collective and Jimmy October that don’t have the traditional “soca/ calypso” sound but we love their music and enjoy the hell out of it. Even though it’s so easy to focus on the negatives, there are things starting to go in the right direction. This is not me saying by any degree that our industry is “fixed” or “solved” by a long run, because it isn’t. I’m just grateful to see people who are out here doing the damn things when it comes to our culture and our artform. 

For the last section of this post, I would like to shout out all the Caribbean Creatives who have been doing the damn thing and inspiring me to push on with my art! 

Firstly, Kamron and D’Andre, the hosts of “Recess:Creative Convos”. I find it very ironic that I followed both of them on Instagram even before this podcast aired because the work that they did inspired me and then they came together to create this amazing piece of art that Trinidad desperately needed. I applaud ya’ll! I thank God for ya’ll! Ya’ll are doing the damn thing and I hope that you continue to #TalkDeTings! I intend to go more in-depth about the podcasts that I’ve been listening to so look out for me mentioning them again. 

Alexia James is the host of “Diary of a 20 Somethin’” which is the other favorite podcast that I aforementioned earlier. I am so glad that things like this exist, not only to share information to clueless young adults but to also be reassured that we’re not alone. We are not the only ones going through this Caribbean experience or struggling to find our way in business et cetera. I love that we as Caribbean youths now have these outlets. I will also speak more about this podcast later! 

My first experience with Freetown Collective was in a University of the West Indies lecture hall, for one of the courses called Caribbean Lab. I was doing my Certificate in Theatre in 2016, and seeing them and hearing them speak was like a splash of cold water on my face, waking me up to all the possibilities that a Caribbean artist could be. They were the example I didn’t know I needed. I needed to see people like them doing the damn thing. Creating and not conforming to anything that people thought they should be. I have loved them forever. Thank you for having them on your show Kam & D! 

Other young Caribbean Creatives that have been inspiring me to create, in no particular order whatsoever: 

Coutain, Jimmy October, Omar Jarra, Kriston Koon Koon, Kirk Garner, Luigi Creese, Azariel Pedro, Judah Chrichlow and many others that I may have just forgotten as I am writing this. I love you guys, please keep doing what you are doing. You have no idea the amount of people you’re inspiring by just doing what you do. 

Love, 

Lafiya. 

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