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Virginia All-Steel Orchestra, high school chorus to perform Dec. 15

The Gazette-Virginian

Virginia, USA - Ebenezer CME Church, South Boston will host The Virginia All-Steel Orchestra (VASO) on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3:30 p.m. along with the Halifax County High School Chorus.

The public is invited to attend this afterno

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Lift Every Voice ... Violin, & Steel Drum

New Haven Independent

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - They lifted every voice — and every violin, and every steel drum.

“You can put on your dancing shoes now, and take off your cold weather shoes,” the Steel Band’ s conductor/arranger, Kenneth Joseph

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Our Boys to return for 2014 Panorama

The Tobago News

Tobago, W.I. - Our Boys Steel Orchestra will be returning to compete in Panorama 2014.

It is the second oldest steelband in Tobago and missed its first Panorama in 50 years in the 2013 competition.

Based in Scarborough at its pan ya

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Queen Roslyn and Ware CD launch at Docksite - Tobago

The Tobago News

Tobago, W.I. - Two Tobago calypso stars will be launching their new songs for the carnival season next Friday.

2013 Tobago Calypso Queen, Roslyn Reid and Ware will be releasing their CDs at the Docksite on Milford Road, Scarborough.

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Akiho’s mesmerizing work the highlight of MusicNOW program

By Lawrence A. Johnson

The second MusicNOW program of the season served up one of the most compelling solo performances of the year, amid three

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Paul shines a joyous light on the steel pan

The Royal Gazette

Bermuda - Paul Smith is a man on a mission: to change everything you think you know about the steel pan.

The 31-year-old musician uses the steel pan to play everything from John Legend’s ‘Ordinary People’, Drake’s ‘Find Your Love’ a

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Junior Arrangers Workshop – Level 2 scheduled for this month

St. Lucia News Online

St. Lucia, W.I. - A workshop focused on providing practical skills and “valuable knowledge” as a strategy to build St. Lucia’s skilled leaders and steel pan professionals will be held here later this month.

The Training, Promot

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From Tobago All Stars Steelband to Scarborough All Stars

Tobago News

Tobago, W.I. - Tobago All Stars Steelband which once proudly flew the flag of Scarborough within the band movement has now been re-branded. According to Anthony John, who has been spearheading the revival of the once loved steelband, it w

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Bunji Garlin 's Differentology has won the Best International Performance Category at the Soul Train Awards

2013 Soul Train Awards Acknowledges Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Genre- Hats Tipped To Bunji Garlin

Recorded in November, the 2013 Soul Train Awards was aired on  CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, December 1st. In a category of five, two soca artistes out of

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Scotia increases steelband sponsorships

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelbands leaders have praised the Scotiabank Foundation for its decision to double contributions to unsponsored steelbands preparing for the National Panorama competition and increase the number

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TT’s $M music industry

Trinidad Newsday

By JANELLE DE SOUZA

THE LOCAL music industry generates $169 million annually and employs 5,600 persons, while Carnival generates the most revenue within the music/entertainment sector, producing $154 million and employing over 3,500

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Steel pan bands are fighting for survival - Notting Hill

The Voice

Notting Hill Carnival organisers accused of not doing enough to protect the art form

England, UK - A Steel pan veteran has called for more support for the members of the bands who form the heart and soul of London’s famous Notting Hill Car

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All Stars Lose Another General - Kenneth "Drago" Berwick

The name "Drago" aka "Scrape", Tall Boy" "Stretch" had become synonymous with All Stars Steel Orchestra... at least to pan lovers in Trinidad & Tobago's Industrial Capital, San Fernando. This had been the case with whatever sobriquet used in referenc

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Steelbands get ready

Trinidad Express Newspapers

As pan competitions draw near...

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Musical tones resonated from various panyards in the North as steelbands prepare their Panorama repertoire in time for the Northern Region National Large Conventi

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Measuring the economic and social value of Carnival

One of the goals of NCC's new five-year Strategic Plan  2014-2018 is to replace the focus on Carnival as a festival with Carnival as an industry.

The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago Act(Chapter 42.01, A

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Golden Hands wins Pan is Beautiful XII

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Building on its memorable performance two weeks ago, the youthful band, Golden Hands, narrowly won the ensemble segment of the National Steelpan Music Festival’s Pan Is Beautiful XII at the Nation

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The NCC Clarifies its Position on the Parade Route and Other Matters

January 23, 2014: The National Carnival Commission would like to respond to Trinidad Guardian’s editorial dated January 22.

In summary, we believe there are other elements that were not sufficiently discussed and we would like to use this opportunity

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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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Philharmonic's holiday concert features community talent - Binghamton High School Steel Drum Band performs

PressConnects.com

Binghamton, NY, USA - The Christmas season is all about getting together with family and friends to have a fun time — and that’s the spirit behind the Binghamton Philharmonic’s holiday pops concert Saturday.

In addition to the symp

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