The Birth of Steelpan: NORTH STARS, DESPERADOES, ALLSTARS, CAVALIERS, HATTERS, PHASE 2

This video takes a deep dive into the history of the steelpan and its inventor, Spree Simon. Learn about the legendary North Stars, Despers, Guinness Cavaliers, T'dad Allstars, Phase 2, and Hatters bands and their contributions to this iconic instrument. Don't miss this fascinating journey into the birth of the steelpan! #paninventor #spreesimon
In 1941, the United States Navy arrived on Trinidad. The panist, who were associated with lawlessness and violence, helped to popularize steelpan music among the soldiers, which began its international popularization. Steel pan playing was strictly a male activity until the late 1970's/early 1980's.
Excerpts from the documentary series Pan Fusion, Producers Carol Mora and Lorraine O'Conner. Executive producer/Director/Editor Timmy Mora.
The Birth of Steel features NORTH STARS: DESPERS: GUINNESS CAVALIERS: TRINIDAD ALLSTARS: PHASE 2 & HATTERS.
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All the information was not correct

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From tamboo-bamboo.Pan and other instruments.

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The video of North Stars is not from 1964. This Video is from a Concert held in the 1980's featuring all the winners from previous Panorama competitions. Pan Am North Stars ceased to exist after Carnival 1972. You can see from the Ads carried by the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation that this video could not be from 1964 when the Unit Trust was not in existence

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The correction about the PanAm North Stars sector is welcome. This is still mainly oral history,. I don't know when, if ever, our universities and 'governors' are going to produce the researchers, find the funding, and allocate the resources, to do the significant research for posterity. In the meanwhile keep up the good work Norris and others.

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+Kelvin Scoon It would be good to see what you suggest in my lifetime. However, based of the history of Trinidad & Tobago combined with the overwhelming degree of self-hate among African descendants and the lack of serious financial investment by those who have the means, it would take an act of God to bring the steelpan out of the doldrums in which it exists today.

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+Barbara Sealy Rhoden... Dr Kim Johnson is doing tremendous much of what you feel is not happening. The story below by Khalick Hewitt also captures a lot of the oral history of this fantastic instrument.

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The Panman TISHOF: The International Steelband Hall of Fame Copyright © Khalick J. Hewitt E-mail: [e-mail] www.tishof.pan-jumbie.com An excerpt from the online story The Panman by Khalick J. Hewitt. The story shows the foibles, fuss and fears of a society that spawned pan but yet spurned the panman. The last real bad john panman was called Toute. Toute fought in every steelband riot from the 50s until the 60s. He was there when San Juan All Stars try to pass through Desperadoes but met Tokyo before they mash up Hilanders pan. He was there when Casablanca banned Invaders from passing on Park Street for Carnival. And, when Utah Blaine threatened Allowsingh in a gamble one night, he was there. When Lane run down Dr Rat with the longest cutlass anyone had seen, Toute was there. When Bull-Tull beat up his woman so bad that they had to take her to the General Hospital, Toute was there. Remember when Granma throw hot oil on she man while he was sleeping one night for horning her-- Toute was there. When Sparrow shoot the man on Marine Square, Toute was there. Toute was there when Sun Valley used to be fighting with Lawbreakers every Carnival for years. When they smash up Sun Valley pan, Toute was there. When those San Juan badjohns mash up Cito’s mas, Toute was with them. When they beat up Sandra’s brother for thieving a mango, Toute was there. Toute used to cut his hair by George Beard barbershop on Prince Street. The shoemaker name Red Box used to make Toute’s black and white shoes. Old man Skerrit on Mango Rose used to sew Toute’s clothes. Toute loved christenings and weddings. He loved the free rum and food. You could not invite Toute to a party because there would be fighting. Toute could not hold his liquor. After three or four drinks, Toute looking for a fight. Once, he challenged Brokofoot Raymond from Renegades. They had to pull Broko from on top of Toute. Toute used to lime in the Quaysay. He limed in John John with Marabuntas. He limed in Water Hole. When Nancy cut that boy in St. James, Toute was there. He knew Ghost and Dill Dill. When the policeman beat one of them Lawbreakers, Toute was there. When Prime went to arrest Cyrus on Laventille Road, Toute was there. When Scorpion cut Lance in Globe Theatre, Toute was there. Toute saw many panmen abuse their women. He saw Turkey beat Norma and swell up her face and broke one of her legs because he saw her dancing with a man in Paragon. Turkey took Norma to the fete and told her not to dance with anyone. He told her that if she wanted to dance to call him. He put her on a chair and left to go to the bar for a drink with the boys. A saga boy named Currents asked Norma to dance and she forgot what Turkey told her. Toute beat Turkey and mash up the fete. That night, he beat up Norma too. Panmen liked to beat women. One night Toute decided to take on Lawbreakers. The boys on the corner near Globe Cinema on the Saddle Road told Toute that the Lawbreakers boys weren’t easy. But, Toute had to prove himself. He took a taxi in the Quaysay and headed for Port of Spain. He heard that Lawbreakers used to lime by Stanley’s Drug Store on Observatory Street. Toute dropped out of the taxi at Independence Square and walked up George Street. He had his cutlass in his waist and two iron bolts in his pockets. But, first he decided to stop by Blue Diamonds Steelband. He heard that them Apple Jackers boys and Lawbreakers were fighting. It was over one of them stupid women from Cavalry Hill. She went down Nelson Street and one of them Apple Jackers boys trouble she. So, Toute thought that he could get some of them Apple Jackers boys to help him take on Lawbreakers. ‘Sure,’ the leader said. And, Toute and his boys walked up Nelson Street to Prince Street. They then turned right on Prince Street. Toute did not understand why. ‘Where all you going?’ he asked. ‘We can’t pass up Nelson Street.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Them boys and we have a riot.’ ‘A riot,’ Toute said. ‘But all you from the same street. What stupidness is this?’ Toute never liked the panmen from the West. ‘They feel they better than we. And all ah we is panmen,’ he would say to his friend Saint. Saint was from a steelband called All Aces from Maraval. Toute like to lime with Maraval people because they still have the country in them. And, they does beat any outsider for messing with their women. You can’t go to Maraval and take their women. Just like Carenage. If you go to a party in Carenage you can’t dance with their women. You have to carry your own woman. Once, they run Toute out of Pashley Street. He went to see a girl who had a man living on Pashley Street. They pelted Toute with bottles and stones. When Toes Up run us from Ben Bow, Toute was there. If you walk through Woodford Square you will see Toute arguing with the Square philosophers in the People’s Parliament. Whenever you miss Toute, you could find him bathing down Staubles Bay. Toute liked to swim. Once he nearly drowned swimming at Barce Clarke in St. Ann’s. One night, Toute was gambling dice with Oscar, Jonathan and Kenrick under Mr. Marshall Parlour. One of the gamblers accused Toute of cheating. An argument started and words were exchanged. Toute hit the boy with a bottle. Toute did not know that the boy was Bigman brother. Someone went to call Bigman who came running down the road. Bigman had a cutlass and threatened to kill Toute. Toute ran up the road and came back with a gang of youth men. They beat Bigman and chopped off his hand. The police held Toute for that incident. The magistrate gave Toute three years in jail with hard labour . When Toute was released from jail his friends kept a party for him at Don Carlos Club. Toute talked about his time in jail and how he beat up them jail birds. One Sunday morning Toute went to the panyard. Mack, Bertie and Scarface were in the yard. A few months ago, Toute and Mack quarrelled about a cricket match. Toute said that the first batsman scored fifty runs. Mack said it was thirty-five runs. They argued and Toute picked up a piece of wood in the yard and hit Mack. Bertie hit Toute with a piece of iron. There was a big fight in the panyard. So, Toute got mad and start to mash up some of the pans. It was Scarface who had to hold Toute before he mashed up the whole steelband. After that incident, the captain banned Toute form coming in the panyard. Every Carnival, Toute had to get permission from the captain to come in the yard. Toute liked to gamble. He played a game called wapee with the fellas at Don Carlos Club. One Friday night Toute lost all his money. Toute broke a bottle and threatened to cut up the Casa. The club owner, Mr. Taylor put Toute on his banned list. The banned list was placed on the top of the club’s stairs for everybody to see upon entering the club. Famous names on that list were: Dr. Rat, Peter Blood, Bambi, Mc Sween, Mad Dog, Skies, Killer Maize, Bison, Papito, Little Axe, Suzy, Sax and Cha. The list had some others badjohns from Lawbreakers gang. One night Toute started to cuss his woman. He called her a jamette, and a wabeen. Toute liked to abuse women. But Janet, his woman, said that she ain’t taking any more licks from Toute. When Toute started to beat Janet, she ran in the kitchen for a knife. She stabbed Toute so bad that he nearly bled to death. After that, Toute always threatened to beat Janet but he never hit her again. Janet told him: ‘Men who like to beat woman can’t sleep in a woman’s house.’ Toute moved out and went to live with Patsy. He beat Patsy and went to sleep. Patsy stabbed Toute to death in his sleep. Toute never had any children. There was no one to bury Toute. The fellas had to pass the hat in the club to raise money to bury Toute. Some of the fellas held a wake under John’s shop. They buried Toute in Laperouse Cemetery on Tragarete Road. No woman went to the funeral.

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This was not 1967 pan music. I am seeing advertisements of the UNIT TRUST In1967 there was no UNIT TRUST and no chrome pans

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There was no chrome pans in 1964

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