The Melo Groove Steele Orchestra keeping Steel Pan Culture alive

South Florida Caribbean News

by Jason Walker

SOUTH FLORIDA – Steel Pan or steel drums were created in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1930s. The Steel Pan is a unique form of musical expr

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Guyana’s Steel Orchestra sharing expertise in Barbados

Guyana Times

While participating in Carifesta XIII in Barbados, Guyana’s National Steel Orchesta shared their expertise with a group of Barbadian students, while conducting a training session at a local high school on Friday.

Students of the Bellevi

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Pan Jammin’ to open 2017-2018 HAU season

KEYSER - Highland Arts Unlimited Inc. will open the 2017-2018 season with a free concert by Pan Jammin’ Steel Drum bands on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Church-McKee Auditorium at WVU-Potomac State College.

KEYSER - Highland Arts Unlimite

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Notting Hill Carnival opens with doves released for Grenfell victims

Earlier, the carnival got under way with a traditional paint fight.

The tradition, known as Jouvert, meaning "open of the day", sees revellers hurl paint at each other which dancing to steel bands and African drummers.

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PAN TRINBAGO to be audited immediately after CARNIVAL DUST SETTLES -- The Culture Minister Promises!!!

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NY 2017 Panorama postponed due to rain

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The Copper Steel Band: The Sound of the Caribbean

by José Roberto Loo Vázquez

The Copper Steel Band turns 30 this October 18 and is already a symbol of Santiago and Cuba "

If Santiago de Cuba is the Capital of the Caribbean with all its singularities, and the Feast of Fire is the moment where the

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S.N.S.E. (St James North stars Steel orchestra Enterprise) has enforce Copyright's Laws...

S.N.S.E.has enforce it's T&T International Patent and Copyright Act Laws (Chapter 32:80) and 17 U.S.C (section) 104 thru 109, of the U.S. (United States), as of September 18th 1963, November 1999, and July 8th 2003, which means, anyone reproducing sa

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Ebony Steelband retains their UK Junior Steelband Panorama Champions title in 2017

London, UK - Kensington Memorial Park, St Marks Road, London, W10 was transformed into a mini Carnival Village on Monday the 14th August 2017 to accommodate the annual CAPCA/BAS Carnival and Junior Panorama competition.

After months of planning and

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Change is good says J’ouvert president

It’s a new sign of change, but the festival is staying the same.

Earlier this week the city’s police commissioner and the mayor announced that J’ouvert — the annual pre-dawn festive Labor Day parade — will see stricter security regulations similar

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BPTT announces scholarship for Junior Renegades

Loop Magazine

BP Trinidad and Tobago will increase its support for the Renegades Steel Orchestra in 2018. In commemoration of the Junior Renegades' tenth win of Junior Panorama in 2017 and the steel orchestra's 70th anniversary to be celebrated nex

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Guyana’s Steelpan, Tassa, African drumming dominate at CARIFESTA XIII

DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, August 23, 2017

What is known in today’s world as steelpan or steel orchestra is very common in Guyana, though originating in Trinidad.

Some of Guyana’s adroit steelpan players are attending CARIFESTA XIII. On Tuesday night at

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Capital One donates $5,000 to Sesame Flyers

Sesame Flyers International Incorporated, a youth organization whose “Love A Kid Today and Every Day program has served more than 700,000 children in 23 countries over the years, received a big financial boost from the Canarsie Branch of Capital One

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Using Pan To Educate

Written by C News

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Pan in crisis in its native land

Trinidad Express --

There will be no Republic Panorama competition on September 22 as previously announced. In the works since after this year’s carnival, the show was supposed to be staged by the Northern Region of Pan Trinbago as a tribute to the M

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Notting Hill Carnival pays tribute to Grenfell Tower victims

London’s biggest outdoor event Notting Hill carnival has begun with a tribute to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.

This year’s festival, a celebration of Caribbean culture and traditions which began in 1966, took place in the shadow of

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A heartbreaking moment for members of the 8 steel bands -- MTV News Grenada

It was a heartbreaking moment for members of the 8 steel bands set to compete last Saturday night at the panorama championship. According to them a lot of effort and sleepless nights were invested only to show up to a big disappointment at the natio

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Pan Foundation discusses future of steel pan music

The Daily Herald 

PHILIPSBURG--Dow’s Musical Foundation (DMF) made a lengthy presentation to Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday during a Central Committee meeting. The objective of the meeting was to bring Parliament up to date with DMF’s “Musi

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Cowie was the toast of the night when the International Steelband Foundation staged Big 5:

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Message to Grenada Pan Community From Government - Promises a Comprehensive Probe

The Government of Grenada will launch an investigation into the circumstances which led to the postponement of the National Panorama Championship scheduled for Saturday, 12 August at the National Stadium.

The government is extremely concerned about

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