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Palm Beach Steel Drums and Pans – featuring the only-one-of-its-kind 46" Pan - World’s Largest Steel Drum

Palm Beach Steel Drums and Pans

Florida, USA - Reel Ting rolled out its version of the “Terminator,” a massive 46" Steel Drum that can be heard...! This impressive musical instrument has been submitted to the Guinness Book of World records as the Wor

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Varied music, snazzy outfits at Pan Royale

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The musical repertoires were varied, as were the outfits worn by band members taking part in Pan Royale at Queen’s Royal College’s (QRC) courtyard on Saturday evening. The event kicked off the 201

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‘Pan Is Beautiful XII’ official program is set

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Micahi Felician, Stryke Stars and Exodus Steel Orchestra will each be defending their respective titles at this year’s edition of the Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Music Festival – Pan is Beautiful XII.

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George Ng Wai dies of cancer (Dixieland Steel Orchestra)

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Manager of the popular band, Imij and Company, George Ng Wai has passed away after battling cancer for almost three years.

....Aside from his role as manager of Imij and Company, George would als

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Silver Stars celebrate 65 years

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars Steel Orchestra celebrated its 65^th Anniversary in fine style at its spanking Tragarete Road panyard in Newtown on Saturday night.

The all-inclusive event offered patron

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Pantime Steel Orchestra to offer first-ever Pan Yard Tour to cruise ship passengers in St. Lucia

St. Lucia News Online

St. Lucia, W.I. - The Pantime Steel Orchestra has seized the opportunity to offer the first-ever Pan Yard Tour to cruise ship passengers in St. Lucia. It is indeed a unique opportunity for the reigning Junior and National Champi

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My Conversations With Salmon Cupid In Their Entirety. (You be the judge.)

George D Goddard

Possible Tax-deductable Donation to the City of Miramar Steel Drum (Pan) Music Classes

Good morning,

I know that we have never formally met, but my name is George David Goddard, a

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Young Plett musos impress at international fest, awarded Best Overall Steelpan Performance

CXpress Garden Route Newspaper

Group received award for Best Overall Steelpan Performance

South Africa - PLETT Pioneers Field Band (PPFB) participated in the second Annual International Marimba and Steelpan Festival (IMSF) last month, registering as

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Sincerest Apologies To Sparrow's Family and WST

I woul like to extend my sincerest apologies to the family and relatives of Slinger "Mighty Sparrow" Francisco, as well as his relatives, friends, colleagues, and numerous fans worldwide, for my being a part of the rumor mill surrounding his passing.

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Pan Royale at QRC tomorrow

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The 12^th edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan and Jazz Festival gets underway tomorrow at the Queen’s Royal College Courtyard, Port-of-Spain with Pan Royale.

WITCO Desperadoes, Neal and Ma

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Hopes Thought and Prayers to the "Birdie"

I just read the news that the Mighty Sparrow is in serious condition in a New York hospital. In my opinion, Slinger Francisco is the GREATEST all-round entertainer we ever had in Trinidad and Tobago. My family and I are also close friends of the fami

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Stars fail to align at Despers show

The Trinidad Guardian

...police pull plug on performance

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A scintillating performance from North West Laventille Folk Performers was not enough to save Friday’s Pantastic Friday produced by ten-time National Panorama champio

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Legendary South panman honoured

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Legendary San Fernando panman Lennox Bobby Mohammed, dubbed as one of the unsung heroes of the southern city, has received a Republic Day award from the non-governmental group, Citizens for a Better T&T

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Pan Trinbago takes pan into schools

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Education to supply, deliver, install and commission pan ensembles to 25 schools.

....Pan Trinbago was also contracted to supply and fu

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Pan! - T&T film history in the making

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Khara Persad:

“Picture is up!”
“Quiet on set!”
“Ok guys, that’s a cut!”

The assistant director meant business when he warned potential noisemakers and extras to keep quiet on the set of Pan! A Modern Odyssey, as cast and cr

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TECHNOLOGY - IN THE STEELPAN WORLD

 As technology continues to advance around us one of our steelpan virtuosos brother Duvone Stewart takes us behind the scene in the making of his debut album called "Stroke of Genius".  It is the first time a steelpan player played all the tones on a

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Couva Joylanders in Ghana - ‘Iron Boy’ meets steel band at +233

Accra, Ghana - It would be a ‘serious’ affair at the +233 Jazz Bar and Grill at North Ridge in Accra next Friday, September 13 when ‘Iron Boy’ Amakye Dede plays with the Couva Joylanders Steel Band from Trinidad and Tobago.

The highlife superstar is

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Cayman pan players wow at Caribana fest

CompassCayman.com

Toronto, Canada, Ontario - Twelve local high school students, playing alongside 15 musicians from two Cayman steel pan bands and pan players from four other countries -- the large group known as Afropan -- finished second out of 13

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British and Trinidad artists team up to spur interest in steel band music

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - British artist Jeremy Deller teamed up with Michelle Huggins-Watts, Trinidad's “First Lady” of the steel pan, on a project to bring more young people into steel band music. Their collaboration combined their very different s

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Codrington Family steals Pan show

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Nineteen-years-old pan prodigy Keisha Codrington (Codrington Pan Family) left the competition in her wake (including her older brother Khari) after the preliminary round of the soloist category in

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