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Leon “Smooth” Edwards & Bertram “Birch” Kelman to receive honorary doctoral degrees

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

UTT awards 5 honorary degrees

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Entrepreneur Sieunarine Persad Coosal and politician and educator Orville London are among the five local luminari

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Condolences to the family and friends of Roy Cape

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of musician Roy Cape.

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Pandemonium set to strike as Pan Extravaganza expands for Golden Crop Over

Barbados Today

Barbados, W.I.  - The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) anticipates a record-breaking turnout for the 2024 edition of Republic Bank Pandemonium, as the event ce

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Sunshine vibes for Windrush Day

The Voice

Schoolchildren enjoyed Caribbean cuisine, steel drum music and limbo dancing

Cornwall, England -  Schoolchildren from across Cornwall honoured the 76^th anniversary of the Windru

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TRINIS are real hypocrites to pretend that they LOVE DENYSE PLUMMNER, now

I can't stand it!!!

WE TING ... if I translate that into TRINI TING -- WHEN STEEL TALKS will take down my posting.

I personally know a guy who was not BLACK ENOUGH to be tuning pans ... and if allyuh know the HELL HE CATCH trying to contribute to PAN

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Saint Lucia Amplifies Youth Engagement in Culture with UNESCO-Funded Steel Pan Project

Saint Lucia embarks on a UNESCO-backed initiative to infuse schools with steel pan music, aiming to preserve cultural heritage and empower youth.

St. Lucia, W.I. - With an innovative stride towards enhancing cultural appreciation among the youth, t

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Steel and Brass: Remembering Kitchener and Jit Samaroo

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In a move to bring pan into the Kafe, soca icon and businessman Carl Jacobs has come up with a series of events titled Steel Plus.

Jacobs said the intention is to make the national instrument a

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1965’s “Out in the Sun (Hey-O)” - one of the first pop-rock tracks to feature backing from a steel band

Forward

The Beach-Nuts — Out In The Sun (Hey-O)

New York, USA - When songwriter and record producer Bob Feldman passed away Aug. 23 at the age of 83, we lost another giant of 1960s Brill Building pop.

Born in Brooklyn to Orthodox Jewish pa

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Calypso Monarch 2024 Results - Machel Montano is the 2024 National Calypso Monarch

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Machel Montano is the 2024 King of Calypso after performances from twelve finalists at the Dimanche Gras showcase on Carnival Sunday night. The Calypso Monarch competition was organized by the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians

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Condolences to Julie Williams on the passing of her son JAMAL LAMAR HOSEIN

When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Julie Williams and Exodus Steel Orchestra on the passing of her son JAMAL LAMAR HOSEIN.

JAMAL LAMAR HOSEIN.

November 24, 1986 - January 30, 2024

Funeral Service  

Exodu

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Steelpan Pioneers to be Honoured on Independence Evening

Vincent Hueloy Yip Young - former manager of Solo Harmonites Steel Orchestra and decorated Cultural Ambassador

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - As part of the global schedule of activities for the annual Steelband Month in Trinidad and Tobago, and certainl

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Pan Yaad ‘23: Party At Panyaad - Steelband in Belize

7News Belize

Belize, S.A. - Pan Yaad ‘23 which was held at the Government House on Regent Street, Belize City.

The crowd was bigger than in recent memory - where a mature audience danced until after midnight to the shimmering sounds of steel drum.

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Marathon band director expanding steel drum corps | Middle Keys

Key West Citizen

Florida, USA - The Florida Keys have rich, feel-good, island-inspired musical roots, from Coffee Butler and Howard Livingston to Key West’s adopted son, Jimmy Buffett, who died Sept. 1

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When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of performing artist Denyse Plummer on her passing

The life of Denyse Plummer, over five decades in song

CNC3 editor

Denyse Plummer, a former pop singer who switched to calypso and later gospel in a musical career that spanned more than five decades, died today at age 69. 

She had been ailing for

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Pan Tuner

Hello pan community. I recently got my 1980's Kim Loy Wong double tenor tuned by OV Solomon. He did a super excellent job in restoring both tonality and note accuracy to my double tenors.

He is located currently in western North Carolina but his tun

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Pan and Carnival on D Runway during NYC’s Fashion Week

Mum and Me Productions aims to bring vibrant energy - Earl Brooks, Jr. featured

New York, USA - For those not in Trinidad and Tobago to have a taste of Pan and Carnival for 2024, there is that opportunity to have both, if you are in New York come S

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‘Exciting times but long road ahead for pan’

The Trinidad Express

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - There are exciting times ahead for pan but the road won’t be easy.

This is according to Pan Trinbago president Beverley Ramsey-Moore (pictured), who said she was pleased the authorities are showing int

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Mesquite Band director carries on tradition of Tobago with steel drum band

Mesquite, Texas, USA - For the last six weeks, Steve Kath has directed Poteet High School’s new steel drum band.

Starting at the beginning of the semester, Kath has held multiple rehearsal

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Thank you, much appreciated, Claude Gonzales

When Steel Talks is expressing much appreciation to longstanding When Steel Talks-forum member Claude Gonzales. He exercised his option to celebrate World Steelpan Day, by financially supporting When Steel Talks’ global steelpan music network initiat

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