Pan Woman: Steelbands of Trinidad & Tobago

by Steel Band, Steel Bands Of Trinidad, Tobago

Overview

Part of the relatively extensive Caribbean Carnival series on Delos, known generally for its Western classical lineups. The album deals primarily with bands that have a decently large representation of women in them, such as Exodus, the Silver Stars, and Pandigenous (one of the few, if not only, groups that use a vocalist in addition to the steel band). The music is composed by a few of the notables in steel band society, such as Ray Holman and Len Sharpe, as well as Jit Samaroo (three of the "Big Five"). The music is all recorded during outdoor practices for the Panorama Competitions, due to the extreme difficulties in recording actual Panorama performances. Surprisingly enough, only two of the groups involved on this album are using their full armies of 100 or more players, with the rest holding 10 to 25 members in their contingents -- this is a ridiculously small lineup for many purposes during the Panorama season. Nonetheless, the music is well done, leaving the listener with a good thick introduction to the genre, or for the advanced listener, a good thick helping of the music in general. Not a bad album at all -- if interested, one should check out some of the other releases in the series on Delos. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/1992
Label:	DELOS RECORDS
UPC:	0013491401720

Tracks

1. Pan Woman  -  Exodus  - Ray Holman
2. Culture  - Chris "Tambu" Herbert  -  Pandigenous  -  Steel Bands of Trinidad  -  Tobago
3. Monday Night  - Junior Pouchet  -  Silver Stars
4. Steelband Times  - Earl Rodney  -  Solo Harmonites  - Andre Tanker
5. Woman on the Bass  - Wentworth Richardson  -  Vat 19 Fontclaire Steel Orchestra
6. Soca Baptist  - Austin Lyons  -  Solo Harmonites
7. Is This Love  - Bob Marley  -  Pandigenous  -  Steel Bands of Trinidad  -  Tobago
8. Pan Blues  - Earl Rodney  -  Solo Harmonites
9. Pan Rising  -  Phase II Pan Groove  - Len Sharpe  - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe
10. Saaj Sameelan  - Jit Samaroo  - Jit Sameroo  -  Solo Harmonites
11. Granny  - Arthur Marcelle  -  Pandigenous  -  Steel Bands of Trinidad  -  Tobago
12. Curry Tabanca (Reprise)  - Winsford Devine  - Leon Edwards  -  Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tobago   Primary Artist
Steel Bands Of Trinidad   Primary Artist
Pandigenous   Primary Artist
Austin Lyons   Primary Artist
Phase II Pan Groove   Primary Artist
Vat 19 Fontclaire Steel Orchestra   Primary Artist
Silver Stars   Primary Artist
Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars   Primary Artist
Exodus   Primary Artist
Bob Marley   Primary Artist
Wentworth Richardson   Primary Artist
Ray Holman   Primary Artist
Leon Edwards   Primary Artist
Jit Samaroo   Primary Artist
Junior Pouchet   Primary Artist
Earl Rodney   Primary Artist
Solo Harmonites   Primary Artist
Len Sharpe   Primary Artist
Arthur Marcelle   Primary Artist
Steel Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Leon "Smooth" Edwards   Arranger
Jit Sameroo   Composer
Li Teo   Mastering
Ray Holman   Composer,Arranger
Bob Marley   Arranger,Composer
Exodus   Performer
Winsford Devine   Composer
Len "Boogsie" Sharpe   Arranger,Composer
Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars   Performer
Andre Tanker   Composer
Silver Stars   Performer
Simeon L. Sandiford   Liner Notes,Engineer
Chris "Tambu" Herbert   Composer
Phase II Pan Groove   Performer
Steven Dudeck   Artwork
Earl Rodney   Arranger,Composer
Austin Lyons   Composer
Solo Harmonites   Performer
Amelia S. Haygood   Executive Producer
Roy Edwards   Arranger
Arthur Marcelle   Composer
Kenneth Brown   Arranger