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UK title for steel pan tutor

Morpeth Herald

London, England - A woman who teaches young people in Morpeth how to play a shiny instrument was rewarded with a major accolade after displaying her skills on a national stage.

Steel pan player Jenny Gilberg competed against six other

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Sparrow hits road again

Jamaica Observer

FANS and colleagues of calypso legend the Mighty Sparrow jammed Melanie's Sports Bar in Brooklyn, New York, last week for a concert in his honour.

The January 18 event was organised by Derek Parsons of WACK Radio and famed calypsoni

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All Stars honours its stars

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Members of the executive and players of Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars pulled off the steel orchestra’s annual Christmas dinner and dance last Saturday, despite the lack of electricity, at the

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Phase II goes to Africa

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.

Len “Boogsie” Sharpe and Phase II Pan Groove will be the featured steelband at Abuja Carnival in Nigeria

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove leaves for Nigeria, Africa on November 19 for this year’s Abuja carnival.

The reigning National Panorama champion is the latest of steel orchestras to make this cultura

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