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Woman on the bass
Hi
This question is for some of the old timers out there.
I was listening to Scrunter's woman on the bass recently and I was wondering, does anyone know what ever happened to her? To begin with, is she a real person? has anyone spoken to her anytime
Read more…Mannette Talks Pan In Brooklyn - Revisted
Read more…Although he is widely credited with sinking the first pan, there has been an ongoing debate concerning his role in pioneering steelpan music. This debate is especially heated among supporters of the late, Winston “Spree” Simon, whom many Trinidadians
The legendary - Clive Bradley, Arranger - Memories and Thoughts Related to Women in the Steelpan World
Memories and Current Thoughts Related to Women
in the Steelpan World
Clive Bradley, Arranger
Bradley reminisces about the early days of women in pan
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"The first time that I remember seeing women play Steelpan was around 1968, somewhere around
Read more…Meet Anthony Williams - Master Steelpan Innovator and Leader - Up close! An exclusive When Steel Talks interview with Anthony “Tony” Williams
Meet Anthony Williams - Master Steelpan Innovator and Leader -
Up close!
An exclusive When Steel Talks interview with Anthony “Tony” Williams
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In this fascinating exclusive When Steel Talks interview - the legendary steelpa
Read more…Meet Lennox “Bobby” Mohammed - Champion Arranger for Guinness Cavaliers Steel Orchestra - Up-close!
Meet Lennox “Bobby” Mohammed - Champion Arranger for Guinness Cavaliers Steel Orchestra - Up-close!
New York, USA - Often when we talk about the steelpan music movement we forget or take for granted - just how young many of these now well-known ico
Read more…Meet Finale Composition Contest Finalist, Percussionist and Steelpan musician Andy Akiho
USA - Last February, MakeMusic, the American Composer’s Forum, and the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird announced three finalists in the Finale National Composition Contest. All three were asked to submit final scores by October 1, 2011, and
Read more…Meet Leon “Foster” Thomas - Arranger for CrossFire Steel Orchestra - Up close!
Meet Leon “Foster” Thomas - Arranger for CrossFire Steel Orchestra - Up close!
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - composer, steelband panorama arranger and steelpan performing and recording artist Leon “Foster” Thomas talks
Read more…Revisited -- Meet Odie Franklin - Arranger for Despers USA Steel Orchestra - Up close!
New York, USA - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, steelpanist and arranger Odie Franklin shares his views, passion and expectations for his maiden voyage into New York’s panorama musical arena. “Trini” is the 2011 tune of choice for
Read more…Alumni Profile: Steel panist Shawn Thwaites ‘03
Boston, USA - Like many Berklee alumni, steelpan player Shawn Thwaites '03 grew up in a musical family. But when he came to Berklee, he brought them along with him. The professional music major and his older brother Sherwin enrolled at the same ti
Read more…John Gibbs and the U.S.Steel Orchestra
Hello!
I am looking to reconnect with anyone who performed with Dr. John Gibbs in the U.S. Steel Orchestra in the late 1970s.
Please contact me!
Producer and Arranger: Louis deLise
856.616.2867
Read more…Meet Yohan Popwell - Arranger for Sonatas Steel Orchestra - Up close!
Global - He is meticulous, hard-working and leaves nothing to chance. Yohan Popwell knows that you’re “only as good as your last outing” and within the steelband arranging arena, it is a real case of “what have you done for me lately?”.
In an exclu
Le’Roi Simmonds, Arranger for Rising Stars Steel Orchestra, Speaks
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, US Virgin Islands native Le’Roi Simmonds shares insight on who he is as a musician, how his love for the steelband art form and culture developed, and what it means to him. He also dispenses s
Read more…Ray Holman - rewind
Ray Holman
Composer, Arranger, Panist, Educator
New York - When Steel Talks continues its exclusive series of interviews with the legendary Ray Holman who visited WST studios on a cool 2004 Autumn afternoon. There was much to hear from this well-re
Read more…Emmanuel Riley - Pan Tuner and Renowned Pan Soloist Revisited
Emmanuel ‘Jack’ Riley in the Spotlight
You've heard of Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe and Robert Greenidge, two of the best steelpan players on the planet. Now in an exclusive When Steel Talks interview meet Emmanuel “Jack” Riley - the man who influenced them
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to Ralph Davis and his family
When Steel Talks extends condolences to our fellow panman Ralph Davis and his family on the passing of his son, Jamal. Ralph is a founding member of Pantonic Steel Orchestra and an original member of Desperadoes Steel Orchestra.
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Read more…Revisited -- The Original DeFosto Himself Speaks - Tells it as he see it!
The Original DeFosto Himself Speaks
Global - He is one of the most influential musical orators of our time. His compositions have been adapted by no less than five eventual panorama champions. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, this c
Read more…Pan Activist Salah Wilson and Pan Chat Radio's Vine Discusses the i petition
Pan Activist Salah Wilson and Pan Chat Radio's Vine Discusses the i petition
click on the link below to hear this
http://www.thepancafe.com/uploaded_mp3/Petition_debate.mp3
Read more…
Revisited - A British Pan Woman - Rachel Hayward - A Celebration of Women in Pan
A British Pan Woman
Rachel Hayward
United Kingdom - This March marks the 25th anniversary of my involvement with pan. Forty years ago pans were introduced into British schools through the efforts of renowned pan pioneers such as Gerald Forsyth and