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Steelband / Choral work to be performed at Virginia PANorama festival

My new suite for steel band and choir, "in the Shadows of the Forest," will be performed May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the Virginia Arts Festival "PANorama" steel band festival in Virginia Beach, VA, at the 24th Street Stage (as a warm-up for the Andy Nare

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Reminder about NIU Concert

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In My House - Anise 'Halfers' Hadeed - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe - Clive Bradley

Starlift Steel Orchestra -

Arranger Anise 'Halfers' Hadeed

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Pan Rebels Steel Orchestra -

Arranger Len "Boogsie" Sharpe

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Pan player needed to sub in Connecticut

My band, the Sun Kings Caribbean Party Band has a gig in Wallingford Connecticut June 26. It's a restaurant gig, so the money is not large, but the fun is. We cover the spectrum from steel pan classics, soca, reggae, and beyond. Our panist can't play

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Pan Jazz at Minton's, a Historic Harlem Jazz Club

The Pan King of Straight Ahead Jazz, Lightning George, will strike Harlem’s historic jazz club, Minton’s Playhouse, on Saturday, September 19 at 8pm. Lightning will join Leopoldo’s Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble and celebrate Leopoldo Fleming’s birthday. L

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NYU Knows Pan - Steel Pan Ensemble Performs

New York, New York - The NYU Steel Pan Ensemble, under the direction of Josh Quillen, recently took the stage of New York University’s Loewe Theatre to present an evening full of music for steel band. In addition to his work with So Percussion, Quill

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Allison Marquis’ Eclectic Pan Jazz Performance at the 2009 St. Lucia Jazz Festival

Allison Marquis, celebrated St. Lucian Composer and Arranger, leader of the Courts Babonneau Allstars put together a solid orchestra and delivered splendid eclectic pan jazz at the 2009 St. Lucia Jazz Festival on Sunday 10th May. I wish a computer

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Crossfire Brings In The Spirit At Premier Baptist Church

New York -As daylight dimmed, on Saturday May 30, the half-moon showered a bright silver glow over the Premier Baptist Church (PBC) at the corner of Tilden and Utica Avenues in Brooklyn, where the Rev. Robert Watler pastors. Inside, parishioners wait

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Call for Comments: Toronto's Pan Alive

call for comments: I would like to create a Pan Sou Sou for bands competing in Toronto's Pan Alive. It is too late for this year but if we can put things in place for 2010, that would be a step in the right direction. Please email me at: macoomeh@hot

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Steelpan group in Italy needed

Hi, I am looking for a couple of Steelpan players in Italy to play at a wedding in Sienna. Does anyone know any groups based around there? Best wishes Bethan bethan@airmtm.com

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mia

i felt very proud to see the pan in such a forum and the playing was beautiful keep it up girl friend take comand

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Dingolay

Shadow's "Dingolay" as arranged by the late, great Clive Bradley, is considered by many to be one of his great masterpieces.  The year is 1992, and Metro Steel Orchestra, under the musical guidance of Bradley, has won two consecutive New York panoram

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Steelpan Commands Respect in ace Contemporary Performance Program

Andy Akiho rewrites script for the steelpan instrument at the Manhattan School of Music New York, USA - There have been many, many great musical moments in the history of New York and this past Friday another great moment occurred at the prestigious

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The Garvin Blake Quintet at the Harlem Uptown Renaissance

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Sonatas Steel Orchestras - Panorama 2008 - Yard Video

The yard series - click on the HQ button (bottom right) to watch in high quality Sonatas Steel Orchestra - Three days before 100 Sonatas players take the stage for the 2008 New York Steelband Panorama competition, Basement Recordings captures the d

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No Foreign Judges for Panorama or Structured Pan Competition

Why are we complaining about the Judging for Panorama! I have been told by associates of Pantrinbago, that many Steel Orchestras do not attend the meetings that are scheduled by Pantrinbago. We blame Patrick Arnold and Pantrinbago for everything, whe

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Pan on the Move -BOROUGH DAY Point Fortin

Pan vs DJ is there a fight I believe not It just take a little more control measures to ensure that pan plays during the time and space DJ's would have to woefully await any lull to compensate for music lost

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Pan in the 21st Century Limited CD - Available

Pan music lovers have the option of reliving the Pan in the 21st Century 2009 Finals through the Limited Edition CD. Recorded “live” at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad, by KMP Music Lab, the new CD contains 12 tracks and 72 minute

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Lord Relator and Robert Greenidge at Moodsof Pan 2002 - Antigua

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Robert Chappell, Liam Teague to bring popular road show to March 18 recital at NIU

DeKalb, Ill. — Less than a minute after Robert Chappell first heard steelpannist Liam Teague’s “hands like lightning,” the Northern Illinois University professor knew what he must do. “When Liam first came to NIU in January of 1993, everybody obviou

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