The Trinidad Guardian
Belmont, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Just last month, 11-year-old Ishmael Williams of St Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School emerged as the most outstanding student in a pan construction and tuning course offered by Pan Development
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Despite the fact that they are not sure if they still have a sponsor, Skiffle Steel, of Coffee Street, San Fernando, came to Charlotte Street in Port of Spain and gave northerners a
The Vincentian
SJCK gets new steel pans
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I. - The student body of the SJCK celebrated the arrival of new pans for the St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown Pan Starz Orchestra, to the tunes of ‘We Jammin’, ‘Billy Jean’, ‘Diffe
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Oakdale, California, USA - Oakdale’s got talent. In fact, a bit of the island calypso sound performed by young Oakdale musicians will soon be featured on the Gallo Center for the Arts stage.
....“The kids played well and handled th
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Bermuda - Bermuda’s first Pan Jazz Festival takes place next month, celebrating one of the world’s most versatile instruments.
Organised by Somersfield Academy and Atlantic Publishing, the festival will include the 18-piece Somersfield Steel Pan
England, UK - 'Dimbaya' translates as "to celebrate." The past week has involved a fair few celebrations - some
London, England, UK - The sound of steel drums echoed through the East End on Saturday evening as performers staged a charity concert.
The Ebony Steel Band took to the stage at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine in Butcher Row, Limehouse, for an e
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GETTING THE BEAT: Musician Ted Canning leads a group of Byron-Bergen fifth-graders in a traditional Trinidadian steel drum song as part of a grant-funded Artists in Education project.
Bergen - NY, USA — Trinidad and Tobago may be a long way from B
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. – As part of its mandate to support culture within the Tri-Island State, the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) has announced its contribution to Carnival 2013, focusing mostly on the Panorama and Steel Band Competitions a
City University London
England, UK - Gibraltar’s first steel band made its debut in April under the direction of City PhD student Rachel Hayward. Royal Gibraltar Regimental Band Leader, Craig Philbin, aims to nurture community music-making on the Roc
Condolences are being extended to the family and friends of Gerald Logie of Tripoli Steel Band, who passed on June 30, 2013.
He was one of the original panmen who came from Trinidad touring with the Tripoli Steel Band many years ago.
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The life and work of Ian “Teddy” Belgrave remembered and celebrated at funeral service
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eulogised as a great intellect, panman, mentor, teacher and activist, the life and work of Ian “Teddy” Belg
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If there is a musical lesson history has taught us, it's that you cannot stop a beat. People can be imprisoned, movements can be disbanded, but music — and the ideas embedded in it — will always find a way.
The Afro-Caribbean style k
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Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - Robert Greenidge took Caribbean Night to another level last Thursday night. Initiated over two decades ago at Upper Level Club in West Mall, the weekly Thursday night special is being reprised at Wood
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Pennsylvania, USA - Island music will overtake Montrose, Tuesday, April 30, as the Binghamton High School Steel Drum Band presents the “Juice Blenders” concert, 7 p.m., at the Montrose Theatre, Public Ave., Montrose. Admission to the concert is f
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Pennsylvania, USA - The Ambridge Area Steel Drum bands will perform a silver anniversary show Saturday, and if you've ever heard them play you know that means one thing.
"Fun," band director Todd Hartman said.
"It's just students enjoying themselve
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Africa is fathomless,” said Hugh Masekela last Sunday evening when addressing a farewell reception, held in his honour at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. The world-acclaimed South African musician,
St. George's, Grenada, W.I.
The following are the results of the "Bomb Tune Competition" stage at the Grenada National Stadium on Sunday July 7th, 2013
1st - Coyaba New Dimension - “That’s The Way It Is” - 253 pts
2nd - Republic Bank Angel Harps - “N
The Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - Music lovers across T&T can look forward to May 25, for the launch of Imbizo Moyenne, the new album from Moyenne, touted as one of the best Caribbean jazz bands to come along in many years.
The band,
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Ontario, Canada - The sound of Kenrick Dookie's steel drumming was a new addition at this year's Canada Day celebration.
Dookie, 28, is a member of the Cambridge-based Pan Waves Steel Band that played at Sarnia's Canada Day bash
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