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Condolences on the passing of Gerald Logie of Tripoli Steel Band

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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Belgrave hailed as ‘great intellect’ -- Remembering Teddy Belgrave

Trinidad Express Newspapers

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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Can't Stop The Beat: Three New Caribbean Artists Making Waves

By Jasmine Garsd

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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Greenidge injects Pan into Differentology

The Trinidad Guardian

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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BHS Steel Drum Band to perform in Montrose

 

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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Ambridge steel drums celebrate silver anniversary

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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South Africa loves pan music

The Trinidad Guardian

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,

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Grenada Bomb Tune 2013 Results

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

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Moyenne answers the call to make beautiful music

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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Cambridge-based Pan Waves Steel Band plays at Sarnia’s Canada Day bash

The Sarnia Observer

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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Point Fortin Borough Day launches again without Govt. $$

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Point Fortin Borough Day celebrations are considered by many as the biggest festival after the Carnival season, but once again festivities have been launched without the Government’s funding. Hundreds

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Moving to WeBeat 2013 - The rhythm of Steel Orchestras, Calypso, Honorees and more

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thursday June 13^th has been designated “Pan Night” for WeBeat13. The annual WeBeat festival in St. James, north Trinidad, was originally inspired by then-Tourism and Industrial Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (TI

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Salah Wilson delivers Master’s degree recital at Canada’s York University

Montreal, Canada - On Sunday June 1, 2013 at York University in Montreal, Canada, renowned Montreal-based panist and arranger Salah Wilson—who is completing his Master’s degree in ethno-musicology at York—delivered to examiners, thesis advisers and a

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Young pan whiz cops award

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - "At age 11, Ishmael Williams is one of the youngest participants to be selected as Most Outstanding Student in the annual series of pan construction and tuning courses offered by Pan Development Unli

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Gill’s Pan Shop gets Gold ISLQ Award

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Gill’s Pan Shop has been selected by the International Star for Leadership in Quality (ISLQ) Evaluation Committee, as proposed by BIDgroup (Brandname of the companies BID Business Initiative Direc

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Chinese President’s wife attends concert in Trinidad - Exodus Steel Orchestra - Video

 

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Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago on US copyright watchlist

NEW YORK, United States, Friday May 17, 2013 - The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), has placed Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago on a watch list of countries that have failed to make the adequate copyright payments for U.S. musical comp

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New A&M Band Maroon Steel Performs in Houston

 

Texas, USA - The inaugural semester of the Texas A&M Steel Band, named Maroon Steel, opened with a series of concerts in the Houston area performing at San Jacinto College Central on April 6 and Lone Star College-North Harris on April 7.

This was

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Steel drum program - 'Soundwaves' - for teens a hit but needs permanent funding

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pennsylvania, USA - Janera Solomon, the theater's executive director, wasn't content to just listen to the students rehearse. She picked up a pair of mallets and joined the students, bobbing along to the beat. As the daughter

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Born in Trinidad she was known by China as the "Mother of Chinese dance

Dai Ailian is China's legendary ballerina who was born in 1916 into an overseas Chinese family living in #Trinidad. Her years as a dance teacher and educator helped China build a generation of dancers, choreographers, and educators. She is known by #

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