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Issues Surrounding the Latest Steelpan Development - the G-Pan

At the moment the Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Symphony Orchestra (TTNSSO) is the only band in the country that use them exclusively. The TTNSSO has had limited public exposure so the population at large cannot form an opinion on the value of t

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Seasons Greetings and a Prosperous New Year!

Peace and Pan... From When Steel Talks

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Steelpan & Parang at St. Gregory’s

Steelpan & Parang at St. Gregory’s New York, USA - If you are going to spend the holiday season in New York, you are sure to be able to catch a steelband music concert. The first of a series of such concerts took place at St. Gregory's in Brooklyn o

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Steelband Panorama Music Songwriters bring Social Commentary back to the Forefront for 2010 Technology, Internet, Social Networks Empower Writers

Global - Free from Bondage, Writers Flex Creative Muscle. Leading the charge is none other than veteran performers and stalwarts - steelband music song writers like Crazy, The Original DeFosto Himself, Designer, Destra, “Smooth,” Goddard and many ot

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The great one remembered

When Giants Salute and Titans Bow

Clive Bradley Remembered
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“Bradley is the greatest steelband arranger that ever passed through in our time - he was a boss!”
-Len “Boo

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Pan Masters Steel Orchestra 2009 Steelband Jamboree In Pictures

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Today represents four years since the passing of the great master arranger Clive Bradley.

Brads Remembered; November 26, 2005 -- The pan world has lost it's signature voice. Bradley embodied the spirit of panorama. It's inconceivable to envision panorama without him. Somewhere seeping through the canopies, you'll hear echoes of his artis

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When Steel Talks - Roll Call

When Steel Talks Roll Call - What steelpan artist, band, arranger, school and or organization do you like or are associated with?

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All Systems Go - PMSO wraps up another successful Steelband Jamboree

Maryland, USA - Holiday weekend - check; great weather - check; spacious venue - check; dedicated steelband event organizers - check; eager and talented groups of steelpan musicians, anxious to unveil their repertoire - check; delicious and irresisti

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College Steelbands

Alex Benfield (Olympia High School) What are some of the best college steelbands out there?

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Queen Macoomeh Speaks - Caribana 2009 - Part One of the Court Case

Toronto, Canada - Yes ah say Caribana 2009. Every time ah try to say Scotiabank Caribana meh teet does bite meh tongue. Ah cah get it do easy at all. Why? No disrespeck to Scotiabank eh? Dem name bank an bank belong to de Gimme Gimme Gang. Dey doh ma

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Eleven Years and going strong - Pan Masters Steelband Jamboree delivers another memorable Memorial Weekend music outing

North Brentwood Steelband Organization’s Got it Goin’ on - sets the 2009 Bar Real High Maryland, USA - When Steel Talks (WST) departed Brooklyn at 5:40 a.m. to catch the 8:05 Washington-bound Amtrak train stopping off at 11:04 a.m. in Maryland - the

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New York Steelband Leadership not Ready for Prime Time

It has been 48 hours since the Friday the 13th Steelband Massacre when the NYC pan community was body slammed and kicked in the ass. They lost their lollypop and all their panorama prize money - thousands of dollars worth, that is. Quite frankly, no

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Panist Kenneth Moore has passed

Panist Kenneth Moore from New York's Brooklynaires and Trinidad's legendary Pan Am North Stars passed away on Tuesday. When Steel Talks extends our condolences to Mr. Moore's family and friends.

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Condolences to the family and friends of Jay Mckenzie

When Steel Talks extends our condolences to the family and friends of Jay Mckenzie of Sesame Flyers Steel Orchestra. R.I.P.

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Queen Macoomeh speaks on the unnecessary abuse at Caribana

De More We Are Togedda Caribana 2009, Las Part of de Court Case Queen Macoomeh speaks on the unnecessary abuse and difficulties encountered while trying to cover the 2009 Toronto's Caribana. The Pan Alive steelband panorama competition was severely

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REVISITED: Antiguan & Barbudan Cultural and Steelpan Icon Leroy “Jughead” Gordon remembered

Antigua & Barbuda, USA - There are few - if any - steelpan music greats that can claim that a sitting Prime Minister spoke at their funeral.

On November 13, 2008 Antigua and Barbuda national cultural icon and Harmonites pan player Leroy 'Jughead'

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CSI Steelband Trust appears at the 5th Afrique-Carib Festival

Netherlands - After months of planning and laborious work by their pannists, CSI Steelband Trust was ready for their Festival performance in Almere, Netherlands. On Saturday the 4th July 2009 all twenty four members of CSI arrived at their panyard ba

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Steelpan Musicians Honor the Ancestors of the Middle Passage at Tribute in Coney Island

Brooklyn, New York - The US President (Barack Obama) was not there. The New York Governor (David Patterson) was not there. Nor was the New York City mayor (Michael Bloomberg). Nor were they missed by the hundreds who were there. With the backdrop of

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Open Letter to Keith Diaz, Pan Trinbago’s new President

by Khalick Hewitt Mr. Diaz, congratulations to you as Pan Trinbago new president and your administration that were duly elected on October 25, 2009. I want to thank all the steelbands and their representatives who participated in this historical cha

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