Browsing by Author "Johnson, Kim"

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    Anthony 'Muffman' Williams A True T and T Musical Genius: The Man Who Raised the Pan
    (Express, 1-Jun-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    This article recounts the history of steelpan arranger, pioneer, innovator and musical genius Tony "Muffman" Williams. William's 'Fourths and Fifths" arrangement of notes has become the standard design on most steel pans and he created the modern steelband ensemble by putting pans on wheels.
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    Army in Battle of Steel: Defence Force Pans Ramajay
    (Express, 20-Jul-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The Defence Force Steelband raises eyebrows when they moved into first place in the preliminary round of the Pan Ramajay competition.
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    Excitement of Panazz Live Captured on CD
    (Express, 22-Nov-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Panazz, a small 12-man ensemble, makes their concerts which are smashing successes available on a CD called 'Panazz Live'. This recording is one of the finest so far in reproducing the sound of a small steelband and captured some of the charisma with which the band has entertained audiences.
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    Jules' Star Band Strikes Again
    (Express, 9-Nov-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Kim Johnson interviews Neville Jules in New York as Trinidad All Stars placed first in the Pan is Beautiful VIII Steelband Festival. All Stars has won a total of six Festival victories which is more than any other steelband. This is surprising to note given that All Stars kept away from the Steelband Festival from 1954 until 1968 because the band captain Neville Jules could not tolerate the adjudicators' unpredictability.
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    The Man for Whom Steel Sings
    (Express, 5-Aug-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Ellie Mannette describes his experience as a tuner in the United States. Mannette take the art of pan construction and tuning seriously by performing scientific experiments to discover the best steel for different pans, its chemical composition and its ideal thickness. This entails designing special tools for making and testing the instrument.
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    Man With the Widest Smile in Pan
    (Express, 28-Oct-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Ossie Campbell and Sterling Betancourt were nominated for the Sunshine Awards in New York, by the Director of Culture, Hollis Liverpool. This article focuses on the life of Sterling Betancourt, and his broad smile.
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    OP29 - Barrette, Jim; King, Christina
    (2010-06-10T15:19:29Z) Johnson, Kim; Barette, Jim; King, Christina
    Jim Barrette and Christina King were activists in the labour and Trade Union movements of the 1930s. See also OP 32.
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    OP34 - James, C. L. R.
    (2010-06-10T15:18:07Z) Johnson, Kim; James, C.L.R.
    C. L. R. James, novelist, critic, political theorist, historian, sports writer, teacher, was born in Tunapuna Trinidad in 1901. He began writing early in his career, went to England in 1932 and helped form the Revolutionary Socialist League. He subsequently lived in the United States, Trinidad and Tobago and England. He forged strong links with Kwame Nkrumah and the Pan-Africanist movement and was also associated with Dr Eric Williams in the early years of the People's National Movement. He died in Britain in 1989
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    Ossie Campbell- Defender of the Faith
    (Express, 28-Oct-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The Director of Culture, Hollis Liverpool explained why he nominated Oswald (Ossie) Campbell for a Sunshine Award. Campbell was described as more than a mere veteran beater of biscuit drums - he was a beater of men.
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    Pan Comes of Age: But Still Remains Homeless
    (Express, 29-Aug-95) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The pan exhibition "Coming of Age" has evolved over the years, arising in 1993 to mark the graduation of the one-year Pan Technology course at Exodus panyard, the exhibition has grown more comprehensive but remains homeless. The exhibition which is comprised of artifacts and photographs has been on display at Mille Fleurs, the Central Bank, and mounted on the walkway around the Culture Ministry. It is divided into four sections: the Pre-pan era; the Pre-TASPO (Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra, 1951) era; the pre-Independence era and the Panorama era. Musicologist Mervyn Williams, the curator of the exhibition gives details of the collection.
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    Pan Greats Come Together for West Virginia Workshop: Playing One for Ellie
    (Express, 6-Aug-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    This is a review of the concert that climaxed West Virginia University's Fourth Annual Steel Band Workshop, which was also a celebration of the anniversary of Ellie Mannette's first tuning a 55-gallon oil drum in 1946. Mannette has been acknowledged as the most important innovator in the steelband movement.
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    Pan is Beautiful VIII All Stars Outshines the Rest
    (Express, 4-Nov-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars won the Pan is Beautiful VIII Steelband Festival and also won best tune of choice with their rendition of Wagner's "Overture to Tannhauser". Nelson Villafana conducted the band. Medals of excellence were presented to Pat Bishop as well as other individuals and organisations for their contribution to the Festival. The placement of other bands are mentioned.
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    Pan Made Me a Hooligan
    (Trinidad Express, 18-May-97) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Steelband was created and developed through the love of countless young men who nurtured and protected it in its infancy. "I did never like steelband, it was a hooligan thing and I was not one," recalls Victor "Sufferer" Hercules, one of the stalwarts of Crossfire steelband in St James.
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    Pan on the Squat
    (Trinidad Express, 28-Mar-93) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    This article focuses on the plight of the Pandemonium Steel Orchestra after they were thrown out of their panyard. A history of the band is given as well as the circumstances leading up to the event and the aftermath.
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    Panman Extraordinaire
    (Express, 17-Jun-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    This year is being celebrated as the golden anniversary of Ellie Mannette, a pan pioneer, that tuned a 55-gallon oil drum 50 years ago. There have been concerts, festivals, workshops and lectures throughout the US to commemorate Mannette's anniversary. Mannette who resides in the US will unveil a newly design pan on July 27.
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    Pans Bring Down The Power
    (Trinidad Express, 30-Jan-94) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Kim Johnson reports on the pan-round-the-neck preliminaries.
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    Point Pan not Great by Mistake
    (Express, 4-May-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    Kim Johnson investigates the roots of the deep South pan movement. The main pan-on-the-road festival takes place at Point Fortin's Borough Day celebrations, quite down in that distant outpost.
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    Profile of a Winning Team: Exodus Reaches Pan’s Promised Land
    (Trinidad Express, 8-Mar-92) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    This article gives a profile of the Exodus and the band’s journey to winning several competition titles. The article concludes “if Exodus has busted a gaping hole in the Port of Spain Panorama monopoly for every band possibly to enter, don't think it was a fluke”.
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    Saturday School at Merry Tones Panyard
    (Express, 29-Aug-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    In 1987, the Merry Tones Pan School was born to meet the need of those children interested in learning to play the steelpan. The Merry Tones Pan School commences in September under the tutelage of Merry Tones manager and arranger Kendall Lewis. Lewis has developed a system which prepares novices to be better pannists.
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    The Soul in Iron: The Men Behind the Music
    (Sunday Express, 14-Jul-96) Johnson, Kim; The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
    The article examines the invention of the steelpan in Trinidad and the growth of the steelband movement which were two separate but inter-related events which together comprise one of the multifaceted examples of creolisation in the Caribbean.