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Steel band in Harlesden fight for survival as trustees dissolve charity

St Michael and All Angels Steel Orchestra Pic credit: Jonathan Goldberg

Members of the St Michael’s Youth Project (SMYP), home to St Michael & All Angels Steel Orchestra, heard the charity was dissolving in a Sunday sermon address to parishioners on

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All 15 million was paid by government and still bands are not paid by Pan Trinbago for International Conference and Panorama.

All 15 million was paid by government and still bands are not paid by Pan Trinbago for International Conference and Panorama.

 

Pan Trinbago’s audited financial report stated a 9.08 million outstanding debt for the hosting of the International Confer

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AH STILL HAVE TO BLAME DIAZ!!!

We all understand the POLITICS and the SOCIOLOGY!!! But I still have to BLAME KEITH DIAZ not so much for his political exploitation but for his HEARTLESSNESS stealing THIRTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS from the PAN MEN.

And I have to blame DOCTOR DOLLY for

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Dr. Dolly it is time for the correction factor.

Dr. Dolly most of the mystery has been solved and is now public knowledge.

We know:

what,

where,

when,

why,

who,

how much,

and the results.

We are waiting for the hammer to drop.

bugs

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Pan Trinbago says, ‘We Africans must stick together’.

 

 

Pan Trinbago says, ‘We Africans must stick together’.

 

Most of us scorned a certain community when their behaviours and decisions were based on race and class. For example, when the past indo-based government allegedly thieved; mismanaged; used

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NIU to honor Cliff Alexis—‘the Stradivarius of the steelpan’

NIU Today

Illinois, USA - NIU’s Cliff Alexis is retiring, and he’s going out on a high note.

The longtime co-director of the world-renowned NIU Steelband – and master of the art of building steel drums – will be feted during a concert in his honor b

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Trinidad’s Skiffle Steel Orchestra returns to Sweet Briar for concert, student workshops

Sweet Briar College will welcome back Trinidad’s famed Skiffle Steel Orchestra for a special concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Murchison Lane Auditorium

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Ouachita to host Tiger Steel percussion concert May 1

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkansas, USA - Ouachita Baptist University will host Tiger Steel, the university’s steel drum ensemble, in concert in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open

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Don’t blame Diaz. Drink a beer syndrome determines our president.

             

Don’t blame Diaz. Drink a beer syndrome determines our president.

By: Andy Edwards

The time for change in Pan Trinbago’s executive is now. However, this change should not go without a change in the thinking of band leaders. The unpreced

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C.I.P. WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?

As the Concerned Individuals for Pan make themselves ready to oppose the ruling executive of Pan Trinbago  they should be vigilant of how they relate to all people be it local or foreign that is concerned about what they do. 

Seeing that today those

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Pan On The Airwaves: “Steelpan Vibes” Offers Variety With Guests, Music

Getting the world to accept new ideas on a grand scale has many facets. First, the idea was must be born and developed into some form of production, whether that be a song, movie, book or other known expression of thought. But equally important are t

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Cuban connection

Trinidad Newsday

JANELLE DE SOUZA

The cultural exchange with Cuba and Success Laventille Secondary School has had numerous benefits, not only for the school, but for the students and nation as a whole.

It all began when the school became involved in

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Pan Trinbago demands more money

Trinidad Newsday

ALTHOUGH shouldering numerous allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement, Pan Trinbago President Keith Diaz yesterday called for even more money to be pumped into pan as a method of stemming crime in disadvantaged communi

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Music pioneer Johnny Gonsalves succumbs to pancreatic cancer

Gonsalves, a former chief judge for Digicel Rising Stars, succumbed to his illness at 5.58 am on Friday in Florida.

Gonsalves was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2016 and migrated to the United States to seek alternative treatments.

Co-founder of

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Fact or Alternative Facts about the Steel Drum?

Can the WST Forumites please verify these statements below?

Ten facts about the steel drum

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Happy Birthday to Champion Arranger - Ray Holman - April 22

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Ray Holman

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Pan Clash Jam Sunday - First Sunday of the month through September 2017

London, U.K. - Pan Clash Jam Sunday was even better than the organisers from Steel Pan Trust expected on Sunday 3^rd April at The Tabernacle W11. The love and unity of pan players coming together to Jam on a Sunday was phenomenal!

This event is a pa

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Gâtinais percussionists in the heat of the Caribbean

The five Gâtinais took part in the final of the contest in the Valley Harps steel orchestra.

Five musicians from the Ateliers du Griffon in Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud have experienced one of the biggest steelband contests in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Uniting Skiffle: Two cultures come together through music

Sweet Briar College

Virginia, USA - ....There was a lot happening at Sweet Briar College last week, especially musically. Nineteen core members of Trinidad’s renowned Skiffle Steel Orchestra and their leader, Junia Regrello, came to campus to teach,

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Austin Community Steelband brings harmony to low-income youths

The Texan Daily

Texas, USA - A steel drum orchestra relies on each musician’s ability to hit their notes, stay on tempo and put in the effort to create a spectacular experience for audiences. A small school in Austin today is carrying out that same

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