In the 1950s, Toronto’s black population was small and the West Indian population smaller still, kept that way by Canada’s exclusionary immigration policies. As a first step in integrating into a new, un
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New York, USA - “The steel drum is the most misunderstood instrument in the world,” says the Trinidadian curator Everard Findlay. He admits that for many people, it evokes “guys on a cruise ship, with a smile and dreadlo
Sybil Millington was the first woman ever to play Pan in St. Vincent. She was a member of Melody Makers, which was based at Middle Street in the City Center of St. Vincent.
Veteran panist Paddy Corea writes
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In 1948, the Empire Windrush was en route from Australia to England via the Atlantic, docking in Kingston, Jamaica. An advert had appeared in a Jamaican newspaper offering cheap transport on the shi
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Brenda Hosang. Have a great day.
Read more…In further discussions about the global impact steelpan music of Lord Kitchener's "Pan in A Minor" - a colleague of mine made the following observation.
Read more…Strangely, Symphony In G, which predates Pan in A Minor by a decade, is also a in minor key and
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to steelpan innovator and pioneer Ellie Mannette.
Today, November 4, 2013 would have been the seventy-seventh birthday of the late Master arranger Clive Bradley. He is one of the most important figures in the history of steelpan music.
Clive Bradley chilling at When Steel Talks facilities
What do you think about a music and performance competition solely based on the video footage, audio and pictures captured by WST and Basement during the normal Basement annual panyard recordings production? The criteria taken into account would be o
When Steel Talks extends a special Happy Birthday to Mrs. Fae Elwin-Martin of Dominica.
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to Dr. Dawn Batson
Yesterday October 4th was the birthday of the Mighty Shadow. When Steel Talks extends greetings and continued good fortune to you.
ZP_The Mighty Shadow_photograph by Abigail Hadeed
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to Joseph Baptiste on the passing of his sister.
Read more…The following are excerpts from an extensive blog by Jacob Edgar on Pan in Trinidad & Tobago. Depending on the perspective, even beginning with the very title “Panned in Trinidad” can be cause for pause – after all, ‘panned’ itself is a word which i
Read more…It has been has been two years since the passing of Latavia Deane. She will always remain an integral part of our life...
Remembering Latavia http://www.panonthenet.com/news/2011/oct/latavia-deane-10-25-2011.htm
Latavia Deane - A Profile in Courage -
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to panist and educator Mia Gormandy
Read more…Trinidad Express
The only way to preserve festival essence whilst transforming into a larger event is to return to the source — and to engineer growth from out of the principles that were sacred to the festival from the beginning.
Read more…Big Up to all the New York bands. It has been a Summer of great music, culture and fun. Now that all the band launches are essentially over, the main focus is "Panorama". Good luck to all the participating steel orchestra franchises. Catch you on th
Read more…A WST Opinion
Here is a reality check on what the New York steelband franchises are up against.
After years of poor, vision-less, spineless and/or corrupt leadership - particularly in the NY Caribbean communities the great steel orchestras of Brook
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Real Steel on their 2013 victory.
1st 268 – Real Steel
2nd 266 – Metronomes Steel Orchestra
3rd 265 – Mangrove Steelband
4th 259 – Ebony Steelband
5th 249 – CSI Steel Orchestra
6th 247 – Croydon Steel Orchestra
