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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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Friend Or Foe - Claude Gonzales

Today, I begin a series I title Friend Or Foe. This series seeks to clarify everyone's positions, opinions and attitudes toward the instrument we call "pan". Over the next few weeks, my "spare time" will be spent researching the posts of various pers

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E-Pan –The Prodigal Adopted-Son ©2013

Salmon Cupid, the inventor of the E-Pan, in his attempt to assert and attach his (version of a MIDI) controller to the hip of the steel drum (steelpan), has been trying to convince the steelband community that he has no intention to compete with the

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Revisitied - Panman Lord Woodbine: The forgotten sixth Beatle

England, U.K. - Author James McGrath said to When Steel Talks “I'm especially keen to re-promote this piece at present, because a new, very long book on the Beatles has just been published - and, though it has its merits, it is very disappointing to

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Rules of rock: Ecuador law guarantees local bands airtime

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Pan Jazz Festival launched

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The annual Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan and Jazz Festival was launched at the Helen May Johnstone Room, Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s last Wednesday [Sept 18] afternoon and members of the participating b

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On the wings of birdsong

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Natural birdsong has therapeutic qualities; we may hear peripherally but still absorb some of those sweet improvisations and calls. Similarly, to judge by responses in the packed-out auditorium of Queen

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Weekend Spotlight on Steel Orchestras in Pan Is Beautiful XII

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - This weekend fourteen steel orchestras will be vying for eight places in the finals of the ‘Orchestra’ class of this year’s edition of the National Steelband Music Festival ‘Pan is Beautiful XII’ series. The e

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Spice Isle Pan Rockers to perform in NY

SpiceIslander.com

Grenadian talent on showcase in New York

New York, USA - A group of veteran Grenadian panists will showcase their talent later this month at a Grenada event in Brooklyn, New York.

It’s a dinner, dance and awards’ ceremony that will

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Pan is truly beautiful

The Trinidad Guardian

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard was at steelband music festivals events I have attended since childhood, dating back to the 50s.

Fast-forward to 1964 when the Nationa

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KRISTA: Thanks for the music and magic, Bruce Weil - steelband music teacher retires

Cincinnati.com

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Periodically, throughout his 25 years of teaching in Cincinnati Public Schools and starting the wildly popular Over-the-Rhine Steel Drum Band and Clark Montessori Steel Band, Bruce Weil would be interviewed by r

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My great disappointment in the manner of which the Pan Fest was conducted...

Lyndon Papa Chunks Spencer

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‘Potential’ shows at pan music school

The Trinidad Guardian

Panyard students ready for the world

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Students graduating from Potential Symphony Steel Orchestra’s Music School in the Community project sponsored by the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism on Se

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New Website CaribKaraoke.com just launched

Just launched a new website at http://www.CaribKaraoke.com .  The site features Caribbean music lyrics, karaoke and song rankings.  

The videos are on the site, but they are also on our youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/MrCaribKaraoke) and vime

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Removal of Pan program - "Pan In Yuh Pwewfen" & Steve Sealy gets the ax.

Up until a couple of weeks ago,there was a pan program for three hours on WACK Radio 90.1 FM from Trinidad. The show was Pan IN Yuh Pfume [spelling?] hosted by Steve Sealy, the show was a mixture of steelband music interviews and they took calls, I l

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Manchouck said, “I never felt that doing the parade would have been so difficult.”

Trinidad Express - by Gary Cardinez

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.

Manchouck said, “I never felt that doing the parade would have been so difficult. All I want to do is honour the steelpan, a gift this country gave to the world. I am truly hoping to develop

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Skiffle goes on a musical journey - ...band establishes a ‘USA’ branch with Sweet Briar College

The Trinidad Guardian

San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Popular San Fernando steel orchestra Skiffle has forged a key linkage with US-based Sweet Briar College to establish a “Skiffle USA” branch.

 

This significant linkage comes as the Coffee

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T&T pan in focus at Grenada Carnival

Trinidad Guardian

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Grenada’s Spice Mas 2013 has been dedicated to T&T’s national instrument, the steelpan. The theme of this year’s festivities is Sweet Steelpan Music, The Sound and Rhythm of Spice Mas, Tourism and Cultu

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Police and panmen clash

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Police abruptly ended a scintillating performance from City Sun Valley at Friday’s staging of Sweet and Single, Come and Mingle held at the Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, panyard of Neal and Massy Trinidad

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