Back in those days pan was just sweet and I paid little attention to arrangers and arrangements. But thanks to WST and TH-cam I have been given a second chance to enjoy and appreciate the genius of Bobby and Guiness Cavaliers. I am amazed that pan arrangers, tuners and players without the benefit of expensive musical educations at prestigious conservatories have been producing such beautiful sophisticated music for so long and have been taken for granted.
1965 and 1967 - Melody and Kitch - there is still a freshness to Bobby's arrangement. Fifty years ago he won the first Panorama for a South Band - Guiness Cavaliers. Why aren't we celebrating this?
When i listen to this tune i remember the various bands and their location wasa silvertones cooper street allstars coffee street fonclair madine street, tetec motown navet cavilers monrepos hatters broadway those was good times
I was 11 years of age when Bobby won in 1967. They appeared on Harris promenade the next morning for the Bomb competition. They were playing Tzina Tzina. I remember pushing through the crowds which were shoving and screaming. I just had to touch one of those black pans. I eventually reached and touched a cello pan. With the power of Tzina ringing in my ears, I remember bursting into tears and bawling my head off. I had just experienced the essence of sweetness. Dr. Lennox K. Archibald
Were you there to see the fence on both sides of the Drag come tumbling down the minute those Black Pans with the Golden Harps started playing and Bobby had all those thousands of supporters spellbound with the rythmn from his Iron Bell ? That was power from Tenor to Bass. That was real Pan. Cavaliers gave us Music never heard before from the SteelBands. Bobby you are a Genius. Thanks and more Thanks for all those lovely tunes
This rendition and arrangement has to be classed amongst the Best Panorama winning Tunes. It rocked T+T in 67 and now the World since its exposure on TH-cam. The comments speak for themselves. Hope it will be played on the Road again.
Rest In Peace Bobby Mohammed of Guiness Cavaliers fame- the youngest pan arranger (he was 22 in 1965 when he started). I remember David Rudder paying tribute to you in Engine Room (1988).
I always thought something was wrong with me, now I know that im quite normal...In those days I to CRIED.. and even now these selections still arouse every sinew in my body.thanks again for the memories.. still looking for music from OLYMPIANS by the LEGEND himself
I endorse all the above comments... you see I was there when that REVOLUTION took place.. thank you.SIR Bobby Mohammed for giving us such remarkable sounds. Any downloads of OLYMPIANS doing JAWS or CARNIVAL OR RACES.
If I'm not mistaken I believe they were the first band to variate to the minor key during the tune also I believe they started the trend of the classical theme ending.
The sweetest pan you will ever hear,its so clean and clear you could actually sing the tune with the pan,thanks a million "JR" I am trying to find more of guiness cavaliers ,i am only finding three tunes,please post more if you have and also do you have the amral khan guiness cavaliers? thanks again man,you made my day
Guinness Cavaliers was the only band from South (before Hatters) who win Panorama many times with a Lord Kitchener composition. Check out Calypso Showcase with Alvin Daniell & you will understand what I am talking about.
@grjoseph Cavaliers come back! Listen to the weight of this band! Is this original or one recorded in the 70's/80's? It is hard to believe that a band could have been sounding so heavy and refined in 1967!
I was thinking the same thing. The weight of the bass and the quality of this recording are amazing if it actually was recorded in 1967. The band - and the bass especially - sound so powerful.
To PanJazz. Everyone has their favourite and that you cannot deny. Probably you do not know about "Maestro" Alan Gervis. He was the Tuner of choice for many or most of the Bands from as early as the 60s' and also toured with Bands abroad. Tripoli was one such band. I remember many bands came to our Band "Texaco West Stars" in those days to inquire who was our tuner when they heard our Pans he tuned.Ask any of the old Pannist about the work of Alan and they would tell you that he was #1.
Thanks to you guys grjoseph and Ex1le11 for your comments on Bobby and his Great Band Guinness Cavaliers. I do not know if he has already been awarded a Medal that they give each year at Independence,if not then it is long overdue. He deserves a very high Award.
Mr Joseph you're rite My Brother My Sister won 1st and 2nd place Desperadoes got a gimme am looking for My Brother My Sister the entire recorded panorama version radio guardian played half the song next morning Despers won a three peat album and toured Africa we also got cheated with Mas In Brooklyn Starlift won playing the Bull.
I always said they were cheated with Mas in Brooklyn. What a band!!!! Could hold their end even with this rendition today. Legendary Bobby Mohammed RIP.
Mr. Joseph: I would love to hear the original panorama rendtion of Cavaliers "Ting Tang" and "My Brother Your Sister"--not the studio recording. Any idea where I might try? I just re listened to Deperadoes winning rendition of Melda from 1966. There is no way they won. There is absolutely no comparison to the Cavaliers performance that year. Thanks for putting these up.
To all you wonderful people that think Bobby Mohamed was so great, may I remind you that Bobby is still alive, and he can use YOUR financial help. He has thrilled audiences everywhere in the Pan World, but he is experiencing some "hard times" as Black Stalin would put it. I ask all of you, who like to bawl " Oh God,..... yuh hear sweet pan from sout boy?" to reach for your wallets and give to Bobby. Show some kindness to a really good Pan Brother and teacher, before he is gone like Bradley, and The Hammer. Address? 25 Lazzari Street , Mon Repos, San Fernando, Trinidad
I was there in San Fernando to hear Guinness play Tzina, Tzina, Tzina live in 1967. The sweetest Pan I ever heard tuned by the great Alan Gervais (Maestro). Even today, forty three years later, nobody can tuned a pan like him. Bobby, you were and still is my hero. Thanks for the great music! I will always remember Cavaliers as the best Panorama band ever.
Back in those days pan was just sweet and I paid little attention to arrangers and arrangements. But thanks to WST and TH-cam I have been given a second chance to enjoy and appreciate the genius of Bobby and Guiness Cavaliers. I am amazed that pan arrangers, tuners and players without the benefit of expensive musical educations at prestigious conservatories have been producing such beautiful sophisticated music for so long and have been taken for granted.
Would not sound out of place in today’s competition! And this is 1967! Big big sound!
by any standard this is a masterpiece.of orchestration.
Sixty seven original arrangement of cavaliers replayed by Panasonic steel orch. What a beautiful arrangement which stands the test of time.
1965 and 1967 - Melody and Kitch - there is still a freshness to Bobby's arrangement. Fifty years ago he won the first Panorama for a South Band - Guiness Cavaliers. Why aren't we celebrating this?
Rename "Harris promenade" to Bobby Mohammed promenade.
Bobby Mohamed talent was a great spring board in pioneering steel band to the heights today God bless.
When i listen to this tune i remember the various bands and their location wasa silvertones cooper street allstars coffee street fonclair madine street, tetec motown navet cavilers monrepos hatters broadway those was good times
We could beat All Stars with this rendition. Rbobie H. I agree.
This tune could be in finals this 2015! Way! Way! ahead of their time!
Bobby changed panorama arrangements for ever. This set the new style, the new dynamic.
I was 11 years of age when Bobby won in 1967. They appeared on Harris promenade the next morning for the Bomb competition. They were playing Tzina Tzina. I remember pushing through the crowds which were shoving and screaming. I just had to touch one of those black pans. I eventually reached and touched a cello pan. With the power of Tzina ringing in my ears, I remember bursting into tears and bawling my head off. I had just experienced the essence of sweetness.
Dr. Lennox K. Archibald
i grew up in the same neighborhood with bobby and his brothers lester and selwyn
. south no.1stay up.
To place in town in those days a South band had to be exceptional, let alone win the whole Panorama.
I was 9 years of age my grandmother lived 79 Duke ST POS could remember all those black pans with the Guinness Harp.
Were you there to see the fence on both sides of the Drag come tumbling down the minute those Black Pans with the Golden Harps started playing and Bobby had all those thousands of supporters spellbound with the rythmn from his Iron Bell ? That was power from Tenor to Bass. That was real Pan. Cavaliers gave us Music never heard before from the SteelBands. Bobby you are a Genius. Thanks and more Thanks for all those lovely tunes
This rendition and arrangement has to be classed amongst the Best Panorama winning Tunes. It rocked T+T in 67 and now the World since its exposure on TH-cam. The comments speak for themselves. Hope it will be played on the Road again.
Rest In Peace Bobby Mohammed of Guiness Cavaliers fame- the youngest pan arranger (he was 22 in 1965 when he started). I remember David Rudder paying tribute to you in Engine Room (1988).
I always thought something was wrong with me, now I know that im quite normal...In those days I to CRIED.. and even now these selections still arouse every sinew in my body.thanks again for the memories.. still looking for music from OLYMPIANS by the LEGEND himself
Those were the days we enjoyed and was free in Trinidad
Still getting "Goose Bumps" listening to this GREAT BAND. BRILLIANT from start to finish. CHAMPIONS without a doubt.
....can't beat a great road-march and Trini steelband!!! Homesick fuh so!
I endorse all the above comments... you see I was there when that REVOLUTION took place.. thank you.SIR Bobby Mohammed for giving us such remarkable sounds. Any downloads of OLYMPIANS doing JAWS or CARNIVAL OR RACES.
Excellant Historical piece..
loved it since 1967
If I'm not mistaken I believe they were the first band to variate to the minor key during the tune also I believe they started the trend of the classical theme ending.
The sweetest pan you will ever hear,its so clean and clear you could actually sing the tune with the pan,thanks a million "JR" I am trying to find more of guiness cavaliers ,i am only finding three tunes,please post more if you have and also do you have the amral khan guiness cavaliers? thanks again man,you made my day
Guinness Cavaliers was the only band from South (before Hatters) who win Panorama many times with a Lord Kitchener composition. Check out Calypso Showcase with Alvin Daniell & you will understand what I am talking about.
@grjoseph Cavaliers come back! Listen to the weight of this band! Is this original or one recorded in the 70's/80's? It is hard to believe that a band could have been sounding so heavy and refined in 1967!
Pan from down in the hole. Bobby and Guiness were one and the same. Simply genius!
One of the greatest steelband
panorama tunes of all times well done
Mr Bobby Mohammed l salute you sir.
my first panorama
I was in the kitchen when this came on! I felt the power! Oh Geed! What a sound!
I was thinking the same thing. The weight of the bass and the quality of this recording are amazing if it actually was recorded in 1967. The band - and the bass especially - sound so powerful.
Guinness were known for their awesome heavy basses. This was done in 67.
This was not the original performance from 1967 but was played at the Champions of the 20th Century held in 1999.
Sorry if I was a bit misleading 😊
To PanJazz. Everyone has their favourite and that you cannot deny. Probably you do not know about "Maestro" Alan Gervis. He was the Tuner of choice for many or most of the Bands from as early as the 60s' and also toured with Bands abroad. Tripoli was one such band. I remember many bands came to our Band "Texaco West Stars" in those days to inquire who was our tuner when they heard our Pans he tuned.Ask any of the old Pannist about the work of Alan and they would tell you that he was #1.
The best thing that came out souyh
Thanks to you guys grjoseph and Ex1le11 for your comments on Bobby and his Great Band Guinness Cavaliers. I do not know if he has already been awarded a Medal that they give each year at Independence,if not then it is long overdue. He deserves a very high Award.
simply amazing arrangement
Mr Joseph you're rite My Brother My Sister won 1st and 2nd place Desperadoes got a gimme am looking for My Brother My Sister the entire recorded panorama version radio guardian played half the song next morning Despers won a three peat album and toured Africa we also got cheated with Mas In Brooklyn Starlift won playing the Bull.
I always said they were cheated with Mas in Brooklyn. What a band!!!! Could hold their end even with this rendition today. Legendary Bobby Mohammed RIP.
Alan also tuned for Solo Harmonities and Casablanca besides Carvaliers and Tripoli. Michael L J Scott
Mr. Joseph:
I would love to hear the original panorama rendtion of Cavaliers "Ting Tang" and "My Brother Your Sister"--not the studio recording. Any idea where I might try? I just re listened to Deperadoes winning rendition of Melda from 1966. There is no way they won. There is absolutely no comparison to the Cavaliers performance that year. Thanks for putting these up.
Dancing up Coffee street with Guiness Caviliers
Now dis is perfect ochestration all comin from bass line😂 leading the tenors wen ness,, the minor mode is fantastic.them presentation boys large😃🤣😂😎
I LOVE IT!!
I remember they had everyone jumping . no one was seated for that performance
Panjazz,
Who do believe is the best Pan tuner ever? Would like to hear your choice.
To all you wonderful people that think Bobby Mohamed was so great, may I remind you that Bobby is still alive, and he can use YOUR financial help. He has thrilled audiences everywhere in the Pan World, but he is experiencing some "hard times" as Black Stalin would put it.
I ask all of you, who like to bawl " Oh God,..... yuh hear sweet pan from sout boy?" to reach for your wallets and give to Bobby. Show some kindness to a really good Pan Brother and teacher, before he is gone like Bradley, and The Hammer. Address? 25 Lazzari Street , Mon Repos, San Fernando, Trinidad
What ever happened to this band. Why did they break up?
I was there in San Fernando to hear Guinness play Tzina, Tzina, Tzina live in 1967. The sweetest Pan I ever heard tuned by the great Alan
Gervais (Maestro). Even today, forty three years later, nobody can tuned a pan like him. Bobby, you were and still is my hero. Thanks for the great music! I will always remember Cavaliers as the best Panorama band ever.
@kellyali2003
up to today nobody could tune a pan like who? man allyuh could chat some shit sometimes yes....
It's a shame pan dont sound this sweet anymore I dont know y . The pan music now missing the sweetness u hearing in this band