New York J’Ouvert 2022: “Rejuvenate! Breaking The Chain & Embracing The Movement”

J’Ouvert 2022 Route

New York, USA - “At this time last year, we promised that J’Ouvert was going to come back bigger and better in 2022. I am pleased to announce as officers and members of J’Ouvert City International we are pois

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From Catonsville to Rock Hall — 23 years of steel drums leave an indelible footprint on FallFest

Kent County News

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PAN TRINBAGO is about to devolve into one of THE DIRTIEST POLITICAL WARS it has ever seen; and people are calling me from all over to release my dirty files ...

... I want everybody to know that I (like merrytonestothebone) have given up on any hope for PAN PROGRESS or INTEGRITY IN PAN TRINBAGO. The CORRUPTION WILL NEVER END in my LIFETIME.

However, I am willing to SELL MY FILES to THE HIGHEST BIDDER ... and

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Pan creates another historic feat mere weeks before Steelpan Month

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It’s Steelpan (pan) Month from August 1 to 31, and it’s no secret that pan

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Miami University Steel Band featured in Pan Rocks video

CCA News

Ohio, USA - The MU Steel Band performed a full-fledged rock concert in April 2022, titled “Pan Rocks — Steel & Strings Experience.” Director Chris Tanner partnered with steelpan artist and impresario Tracy Thornton, and electric v

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Young musician studies pan at prestigious US academy

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dimitri Lal, a talented young musician from Trinidad and Tobago studied for two weeks at

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Pan’s labyrinth - Ralph James

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - My name is Ralph James and I do everything to do with pan.

I remember the days when pan didn’t have respect. Is there I come from.

....Since

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Pamberi Steel Orchestra On Shooting Incident In The Panyard - Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “After forty-two (42) uninterrupted years of positivity and community empowerment, the Pamberi Panyard’s ‘safe space’ was violated by a shooting incident yesterday [November 15, 2022] afternoon at approximatel

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Starlift hosts Renaissance concert at NAPA

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Lord Kitchener Auditor

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When Steel Talks extends condolences to educator, choreographer, and percussionist Rosanna Toney on the passing of her father

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Rosanna Toney on the passing of her father former Sun Valley Steel Orchestra and North Stars Steel Orchestra panman Mr. Boya Randoo.

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DMF closes summer camp with Grand Finale Concert - Sint Maarten

The Daily Herald

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, W.I. - Dow’s Musical Foundation’s (DMF’s) five-week Melodies and Adventures Summer Camp came to a close with a two-hour Grand Finale Con

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Black Music Sunday: A steel pan journey, from Trinidad & Tobago to Brooklyn—and beyond

Daily Kos

Brooklyn, New York, USA - The West Indian Labor Day Carnival Parade in New York takes place in the borough of Brooklyn, and draws millions of participants and viewers each year. With that in mind, let’s spend this #BlackMusicSunday travel

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NCC boss hurt THA not asking for help in staging Tobago Carnival

Guardian August 8, 2022

National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters says he feels somewhat disheartened that the Tobago House of Assembly has failed to resume talks on the upcoming Tobago Carnival celebrations in October.

Peter

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Taking pan to the world

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Hadad brothers team up with conductor, tuner...

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NYC’s Caribbean carnival making a comeback

New York Daily News

New York, USA - A full-fledged, in-person version of the New York Caribbean Carnival will return to Brooklyn next month, af

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Judging Nepotism Uncovered in Single Pan Fiasco

Judging Nepotism Uncovered in Single Pan Fiasco by Sharmain Baboolal 

The judge did not declare a conflict of interest when she turned up at the San Juan Eastside Symphony judging point. Instead, she sat like normal, hoping everyone else would also

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Happy Birthday to ace panist Lincoln Phillip

New York, USA - When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to panist Lincoln Phillip. A steelpan music veteran, an ace in his craft, Lincoln has performed with New York’s Metro, Pantonic and most recently D’Radoes steel

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New York steelband panyard locations in 2022

 

New York, USA - This is a listing of addresses of the Pan Yard locations, of public-facing steel orchestras in New York, along with contact information where available, for the summer of 2022; the list will be revised as necessary.  For 2022, ther

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New Online Docuseries: Women in Pan

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Global - Yuko Asada, Dr. Mia Gormandy-Benjamin, Vanessa Headley, Michelle Huggins-Watts and Natasha Joseph. That fabulous fivesome of female pan arrangers form the subject of musician Mark Loquan’s intriguing online docu

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Island sounds: Matanzas’ steel bands perform ‘A Holiday Extravaganza’

Florida, USA -  Dr. Jared Allen doesn’t like seeing all the seats filled at a Matanzas High School Blue Steel

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