Petrotrin Siparia Deltones went home yesterday morning without its $350,000 second place cheque because of a pending investigation into its performance at the Small Conventional Steel Orchestra Final at Skinner Park, San Fernando.
Read more…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wspl9K4v4o
They say this is world's oldest steel band!
Read more…Trinidadians and other fans of Carnival living abroad may be facing a blackout after the tendering process for the television production rights to stream a dozen Carnival shows and mas online were quashed by the National Carnival Commission (NCC). T
Read more…It is that time of the year folks- When Steel Talks!
It is really pathetic that in this day and age, Pan Trinbago has not introduced a form of online stream for the millions of foreigners and Trinidadians away from Trinidad.
Single Pan is no less a Pan and as such should have just as much recognition
Pan is Beautiful Solo and Ensemble Prelims - Audio Recordings
Read more…Trawl through YouTube and you will hear lots of annoying duets trying to perform some basic melodies on the Pan. Most them sound very empty because they choose the wrong combination of instruments for the type of booking. Ofcourse, this is a matter
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The preliminary rounds of Pan is Beautiful XII are behind us, and we eagerly await the finals in the solo, single pan, ensemble and orchestra categories.
Sadly, the turnout for the preliminary rounds of competition at the Queen’
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Can anyone identify the steelbands in this footage?
Read more…In this post I would like to hear feedback from players who have experience of doing gigs. First, check out this brief story.
A prominent band leader was on a gig with Big Sand last year and he said that for every gig like this where the band ticks a
Read more…The Adlib Steel Orchestra will be participating as the featured guest performer at the Virginia Arts Festival's Panorama Caribbean Music Fest on May 10 and 11, 2013 in Virginia Beach. Their two Headliner Performances are free to the public.
Anyone
I hope Andy Narrel will be back to arrange for panorama, only the next time give us his interpretitation of our music not what he think our music should sound like.
Read more…What's your musical take on the competition?
Read more…Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
Tribute To Women In Pan
VERSE
One could say women contribute literacy
To the whole evolution in pan
Like the case of our women conductors
And adjudicators, dey continue to
I apologize if this is not the place to post something like this and if it is not please advise, thanks!
I am looking for solo pan players with tracks to play at some restaurants in the following areas:
It seems like comedy will become the next big craze in the Caribbean, and that's no joke. However, some new software is needed to upgrade the humour and transform it into a real art that will sell out venues. Potentially, a comedy club is a business
Read more…This is the link to the recordings of the 7 bands.
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In a few weeks New York's Despers USA will host a concert called Champions in Steel. New York has had no shortage of great champion steel orchestra franchises and panorama music arrangements that are now classics. Who can forget those classic panora
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