By William Farrington - Caribbean Life
Many steel bands scrambled to find outdoor rehearsal space, particularly in the Flatbush / Crown Heights neighborhoods to prepare for Panorma on Sept. 5 at the Brooklyn Museum.
CASYM, Metro Steel, Cossfire Steel
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Trinidad-born jazz pianist and leading figure in the steelband movement in Britain who helped set up the Notting Hill carnival. Read more on Russ Henderson
Russell ‘Russ’ Henderson MBE has sadly passed (August 18, 2015)
by Robbie Joseph - Pan Pod
Read more…Glenroy Joseph is having a serious Knee operation tomorrow , lets hope and prayer his operation is successful, Just trust in the Lord Glenroy my Thoughts are with you.
I hope to hear you fussing with us on this Forum, ASAP, may the good lord Bless y
Read more…Utopia Pan Soul Invites you to their Jouver't BBQ fundraiser held @ 816 E 49th street bet Ave D & Foster Ave (Backyard) from 2pm - 8pm Saturday Aug 22nd pass through if you can and take in some lime and pan... food on sale $12 & $15 drinks on sale
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Newly-appointed Desperadoes manager Curtis Edwards said yesterday the East Port of Spain Development Corporation is assisting the celebrated steelband with construction of a ramp at its Upper Laventille Road (Laventille Shrine) base
Read more…Intriguing line about "the crowd that we want to attract" -- sounds a little Lincoln Douglasesque to me. And in the week that Yogi Berra died it looks like deja vu all over again.
I am waiting to hear how P-A-N fits into this economic diversification
Read more…By Marlene Augustine Monday, August 17 2015 - Trinidad Newsday
THE Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS) Steel Orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds, is seeking assistance from the public and private sector to raise $200,000 for a trip to Cuba.
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France - France has had steelbands for several decades now. They were first adopted in the French West Indian community (from Martinique and Guadeloupe), and became more widespread since the 90s. However, beside a mailing list connecting most of the
What you all taught of Duvone use of those drums in CASYM arrangement?
How about Kendell use of that drum in CrossFire ending?
Read more…The volume went up. The volume went down. The mids dropped out. The mids came back. The bass went down. Then the Bass dropped out.
Why is it given all the advancement in technology that the audio of All Stars playing Curry Tabanca from almost 30 year
Read more…The buzz is the SuperNovas is going to be a Large band next year and Ray Holman is going back with StarLift, can anyone confirm this, what about BirdSong, would they be going with Andy? pan people would like to know.
Read more…Sharmain Baboolal - Newsday
In five years, Leon “Smooth” Edwards, through legendary arrangements, has turned Trinidad All Stars into the first multi-million dollar steelband in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, with three Panorama victories and two
Read more…Re-Percussions: Our African Odyssey is the story of the steelpan, which evolved from the drum, which African slaves brought, and is today a completely different orchestral instrument. It was taken by Trinidadians to the Festival of Black Arts in 1977
Read more…Tying in 4th place with the great Phase 2...defeating 19 of 24 steelbands some from T&T & all of the international contestants... what an accomplishment you guys and gyals made Brooklyn proud in the first international steelband competition.... Congr
Read more…Pepe Francis is Chairman of the British Association of Steelbands
by Sharmain Baboolal Sunday, August 16 2015 - Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
Founding member and leader of London’s Ebony Steelband, Pepe Francis, says the International Conference on Pan
Read more…I have heard that the Double Tenor was here before Bertie Marshall, and the Quadrophonic?, not sure
Read more…TT ICP 2015 - International World Steelband Panorama. Final Results
TT ICP 2015 - International World Steelband Panorama. Final Results
Listings, Adjudicators & Show timing stats.
Cheers - tobagojo
Read more…TT ICP 2015 - Pastiche Steel In Concert @ The Regency Ballroom, Hyatt
TT ICP 2015 - Pastiche Steel In Concert @ The Regency Ballroom, Hyatt
Pastiche Steel Ensemble, a premier steelband out of Chicago, USA, will show melodic pan at the cutting edge.
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