I still maintain that modern soca music, while quite enjoyable as party music is not quite suited to bring out the real sweetness of the pan , leaving it up to the arrangers to almost perform musical miracles to create a pleasing panorama performance. Having said that, I must compliment the soca artists of today … Continue reading Soca ,Music videos and the steelband panorama
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On the subject of bands not being allowed to change their tune in later stages of the panorama competition
On the subject of bands being not allowed to change their tune in later stages of the panorama competition ,I hate being a contrarian, but even if it was allowed in the past, that rule makes sense to me. Because it’s not just the band that got the judges nod in the preliminaries and semifinals, … Continue reading On the subject of bands not being allowed to change their tune in later stages of the panorama competition
Panorama music and Progress
My dear friends and pan lovers , some more thoughts on the progress of our beloved art-form. Whenever we discuss the panorama , I always advocate that we remove all restrictions from arrangers as far as their choices of their selections whether old or new , foreign or local. This is not meant to disrespect … Continue reading Panorama music and Progress
Mediocrity and competition
It began in the 1950s when a foreign tune called "The Happy Wanderer " won the road march in Trinidad. Instead of using the opportunity to inspire our artists to work harder at being competitive, in response we banned foreign competition for the Road March. Over the years , whenever our artists were challenged by … Continue reading Mediocrity and competition
In Remembrance – Veteran’s Day , November 11th.
On November 11th we annually celebrate Veterans Day in the US, and in some countries Remembrance Day. It is a day we honor our veterans , and current members of the Armed Forces.However we cannot forget the special significance of this day. A little over one hundred years ago, on November 11th 1918 the First … Continue reading In Remembrance – Veteran’s Day , November 11th.
Audie Murphy , American hero
Audie Murphy goes "To Hell and Back"" Audie Murphy was a popular star of western movies in the fifties and sixties and one of my favorites , as a lover of westerns.Audie Murphy was also the most decorated American soldier in World War Two , and the recipient of America's hightest military award , The … Continue reading Audie Murphy , American hero
Dire Straits : Alchemy Live (1983)-My favorite rock concert video !
One of the top rock groups of all time, featuring my favorite lead rock singer/guitarist, Mark Knopfler! DIRE STRAITS Many believe that Hendrix, Clapton , Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and the recently deceased Eddie Van Halen are among the greatest rock guitarists of all time. Can’t disagree with any of those, but my personal favorite … Continue reading Dire Straits : Alchemy Live (1983)-My favorite rock concert video !
Copyright Issues and Steel-band Music
Over the years , I've posted a number of music videos on YouTube , and have gotten many copyright alerts. These are just alerts , however and I'm usually told I need do nothing , since my posts are not monetized by me. Since I do not monetize or profit from anything I post, the … Continue reading Copyright Issues and Steel-band Music
The Lord Melody , a master of the calypso art-form
The first big time calypsonian I became aware of in my youth was the Lord Melody. Modern calypso music has devolved for the most part into two predominant sub genres ; soca ( including chutney) which is primarily dance music , and socio-political commentary. In earlier times , however , there was a third sub … Continue reading The Lord Melody , a master of the calypso art-form
ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPUTER HACKING
I think we tend to overuse the word "hacked" , and need to clarify its meaning.. It is relatively easy to clone someone's list of Facebook friends and send them fake friend requests without actually accessing their account, which would be hacking. This is what is usually happening if you get a friend request from … Continue reading ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPUTER HACKING
