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Artist Nicholas Huggins, and others team up for Google Doodle steelpan collab

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Global - ....Nicholas Huggins (pictured) was initially approached by Google in June 2020 and the project was intended to be a static image to be used the following month.

But he felt TT's culture was too rich to be repre

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Franklyn Grant stamps his name on American pop culture - from panyard to recording studio

Loop News

From the panyard to recording studio, the T&T-born producer and engineer has shaped the most popular songs

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Franklyn Grant recalls the first time he met Mariah Carey.

Prior to meeting her, the musi

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Google dedication to the Steel Pan renews calls for official proclamation as the National Instrument

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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Google’s dedication to the Steel Pan renews calls for an official proclamation of Steel Pan as the National Instrument in Parliament.

....And Minister of Culture,

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St. Lucia Calypso Monarch Final 2022 - Live Stream

9 Artistes in Each Category Have Secured Their Spot at Power & Groovy Soca And Calypso Finals
Calypso Monarch Qualifiers

# Sobriquet Song Title

1 De Jenerator Just Ice System
Ridemic

2 Dezral Legacy
Calling All Saints

3 Educator Mardi Pwete'

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Busker Jamani Stewart plays steelpan drums and has women ‘hit on him’

Worcester News

Worcester, England, UK -  A ROMEO busker says he gets hit on by lovestruck women while playing the steelpan drums in city centres.

Jamani Stewart, 27, is a full-time steel pan busker who aims

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Celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month at Tamarac’s Water’s Edge Park

Tamarac Talk

Melo Groove Steel Orchestra

Florida, USA - The City of Tamarac celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month with a fun family event at Water’s Edge Park.

....The original date in June was rained out, so the parks and recreation department are

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Kamla promises to create a steelpan factory in T&T

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Marabell

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Free Steelband Concerts at Chapin Park in Bangor Thursdays This Summer

Q1065.fm

Bangor, Maine, USA - ....As I was cruising around Facebook this week, I came across a post about a live concert happening at Chapin Park in Bangor.

I loaded the kids in the van, grabbed some grub, and headed over to the park.

Whe

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Panorama champs Desperadoes Steel Orchestra installs board of directors

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - National Panorama champion Desperadoes Steel Orchestra has ins

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Remembering the late James “Jimmy” Leyden on his birthday - June 12th - founder of The Calliope’s Children Steel Orchestra

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Johann Chuckaree, His Story – a review

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The long and short of it is that for $250 and with three hours of

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Point Fortin pays tribute to its heroes - Joseph Lett, panist extraordinaire, honoured

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Inspirational stories of ordinary and extraordinary people of Point Fortin, who have distinguished themselves in the service of others, were highlighted as the borough recognised and honoured th

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Chappaqua Hears the Music of Drums -- NY Times

By Jane Blanksteen  --- May 8, 1977

“COME on! And let it rock!” shouted James Leyden, a music teacher at the Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, trying to get the attention of the 16 blue‐jeaned and sneakered teen‐age steel drummers who were arr

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Making, Playing & Tuning Steel Pans” by Carl Smith and Justin Petty of Boston - Explore the ins and outs of acoustic instruments at fest’s Folk Craft area this Saturday

Boston Herald

Boston, USA - Discover how a range of acoustic musical instruments are made in this year’s Folk Craft area of the Lowell Folk

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Pandemonium at Republic Bank

Barbados Today

Barbados, W.I. - Republic Bank has injected BDS$85 000 in sponsorship into the National Cultural Foundation’s (NCF) pan event.

The Republic Bank Pandemonium, one of the highly-anticipated events on the 2022 Crop Over calendar, will

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Johann Chuckaree to showcase musical roots in “His Story” concert

Loop News

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan virtuoso Johann Chuckaree will entertain an eager Queen’s Hall audience next weekend in a celebration of two decades in the business.

His Story: A Musical Journey, scheduled for Saturday, Jun

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Migrant children to learn to play pan

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Venezuelan migrant boys and girls in TT will receive steelpan classes, says new Venezuelan ambassador Álvaro Sánchez Cordero (pictured).

This plan is part of the education and support programme

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Moving To The Beat of Kaiso & Pan in St, James

Calypso takes centre stage at the WeBe at St. James Live 22… We Back Festival on Friday 24 at the St. James  Amphitheatre, Western Main Road, St. James.

 

With Scrunter, Superblue, Johnny King, Funny, Bally, Trinidad Rio and David Bereaux on guita

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Republic Bank Pandemonium beyond ‘pan-tastic’

Loop News Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I. - ....Hundreds, matter of fact, thousands congregated at the new Waterford, St Michael venue to enjoy the sweet sounds of

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Miss BOSL Wise, Xenia Douglas Crowned 2022 National Carnival Queen

(Castries – July 8, 2022) – After putting on a consistent display of poise, confidence and elegance
throughout the competition, Miss BOSL Wise, Xenia Douglas has been crowned Saint Lucia’s
National Carnival Queen for 2022.

This year’s National Carn

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