Browsing by Author "Babb, John"

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    New Efforts Begin Today to Solve 'Pan' Problems
    (Trinidad Guardian, 29-Jan-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    At a three-day Government-sponsored National Consultation on the Steelband at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre problems confronting the steelband will be aired. These problems are not unknown since there have been previous discussions at different levels during the past decade.
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    Panmen at Consultation Call for a Better Life
    (Trinidad Guardian, 30-Jan-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    At the National Consultation on the Steelband, steelbandsmen poured out their problems to Government hoping for solutions to ensure a better life for them and their art form. At the opening speech of Pan Trinbago's president, Roy Augustus outlined the panmen's litany of complaints, from a panyard to practice, employment opportunities and the brain drain of pan tuners.
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    Panmen Call for National Music Centre
    (Trinidad Guardian, 22-Jan-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Steelbands in the membership of Pan Trinbago, called for a National Academy of Music which will assist in the training of steelbandsmen to become qualified musicians. Panmen also called for a standardized 'concert pitch' among pans and for three basic pan designs.
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    Panmen End Consultation With Hope For Movement
    (Trinidad Guardian, 1-Feb-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Steelbandsmen, representing bands throughout Trinidad and Tobago, were pleased with the National Consultation and had new hope for the progressive development of the country's unique art form. Panmen met with Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams and his Cabinet and Dr. Williams set a date for the Tripartite Committee on Sponsorship, to discuss the issue of sponsorship for steelbands. Reports of three committees, music training, employment opportunities and standardization were accepted at the Consultation.
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    Savannah Not Place For Pan Finals
    (Trinidad Guardian, 1-Dec-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    John Babb reviews Category C finals of the Steelbands' Music Festival held at the Grand Stand, Queen's Park Savannah. Babb states that it was unfortunate that bands had to compete in such an atmosphere as the Savannah crowd proved difficult for Pan Trinbago officials to control and the expanse of the open air space made it difficult to accentuate the expressions of classical music. Results of Category C finals are provided.
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    UWI Checkmated On Pan Development: Assistance of Tuners, Arrangers Needed
    (Trinidad Guardian, 31-Jan-73) Babb, John; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The Faculty of Engineering at the University of the West Indies has reached a barrier in its work to develop the steelpan as an instrument. At the National Consultation on the Steelband, Dean of the Faculty, Professor Kenneth Julien stated that there is a need to benefit from the knowledge of the people who really know about the steelband - the tuners and arrangers. On the issue of standardization, Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams appointed a committee, under the chairmanship of Dr. Julien to study the matter.