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Condolences to the family and friends of Mark Loquan

When Steel Talks extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of song writer, producer and panist Mark Loquan.  His commitment, talent and professionalism will be missed.  

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CU Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band collaborates with DuBose MS and Summerville HS for April 18 concert

Clemson, South Carolina, USA - Clemson University’s Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band will collaborate with South Carolina middle and high schools for a joint concert on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brook

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United States Steel Band Association (USSA) - A New Beginning

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PM Young—Attorney, father of two and steelpan lover

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In less than 48 hours of being sworn in as the nation’s e

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Antigua’s Hells Gate Steel Orchestra Celebrates its 80th Anniversary

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Wednesday 5^th February 2025 at Antigua & Barbuda’s National Music Aw

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Pan Trinbago boss: My nephew is an excellent musician

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Katzenjammers players feeling the music as they perform an arrangement of Sparrow's Lying Excuses for Panorama medium band finals on February 23 in Bacolet, Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago president Beverley

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Calypso Fiesta 2025 Finalists - Trinidad & Tobago Carnival

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....TUCO has released the names of the eleven Calypsonians who qualified for the finals. They move on to the calypso monarch Dimanche Gras Finals on Sunday March 2 at Carnival City, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain.

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Results - 2025 Medium Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

Global - Score sheets for the twenty-one medium steel orchestras which completed their panyard preliminary judging were opened on Monday February 10. A three-way tie allows sixteen medium steel orchestras into the semi-finals phase this year. Pan-De

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Pan Country for Exodus Steel Orchestra

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....At a time when others seek to claim The Steelpan as their own, this graphic is a reminder that This (Trinidad and Tobago) is ‘Pan Country.’ These words are expressed in two diagonally opposite quadrants of a circle alo

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Trinidad & Tobago unveil new coat of arms after Columbus’ ships replaced with Steelpan

Trinidad and Tobago’s PM has previously stated that the three Columbus ships on the twin-island nation’s emblem is “substantial in how we see ourselves.”

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10 Things to know when attending your first Pan Crawl

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It’s Panorama season in Trinidad and Tobago which is in the thick of Carnival events and one of the best ways to show support for the national instrument, the Steelpan, and to have

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11th Steelpan/Carnival Arts Conference: Call for Papers extended

United Kingdom - The ‘Call for Papers’ for the 11^th Steelpan/Carnival Arts Conference has been extended to 6^th December 2024.

....The 11^th Steelpan/Carnival Arts Conference...will be held at the elegant theatres of the National Academy for the Perfo

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Leon “Smooth” Edwards and Bertram “Birch” Kelman among UTT honorary doctoral awardees

Leon “Smooth” Edwards and Bertram “Birch” Kelman among awardees

From left, Leon "Smooth" Edwards receives his honorary doctorate of fine arts from President Christine Kangaloo, Chancellor of UTT at the UTT graduation ceremony at NAPA, Port of Spain,

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Leon “Smooth” Edwards & Bertram “Birch” Kelman to receive honorary doctoral degrees

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

UTT awards 5 honorary degrees

 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Entrepreneur Sieunarine Persad Coosal and politician and educator Orville London are among the five local luminari

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Condolences to the family and friends of Roy Cape

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of musician Roy Cape.

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Pandemonium set to strike as Pan Extravaganza expands for Golden Crop Over

Barbados Today

Barbados, W.I.  - The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) anticipates a record-breaking turnout for the 2024 edition of Republic Bank Pandemonium, as the event ce

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Sunshine vibes for Windrush Day

The Voice

Schoolchildren enjoyed Caribbean cuisine, steel drum music and limbo dancing

Cornwall, England -  Schoolchildren from across Cornwall honoured the 76^th anniversary of the Windru

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TRINIS are real hypocrites to pretend that they LOVE DENYSE PLUMMNER, now

I can't stand it!!!

WE TING ... if I translate that into TRINI TING -- WHEN STEEL TALKS will take down my posting.

I personally know a guy who was not BLACK ENOUGH to be tuning pans ... and if allyuh know the HELL HE CATCH trying to contribute to PAN

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Saint Lucia Amplifies Youth Engagement in Culture with UNESCO-Funded Steel Pan Project

Saint Lucia embarks on a UNESCO-backed initiative to infuse schools with steel pan music, aiming to preserve cultural heritage and empower youth.

St. Lucia, W.I. - With an innovative stride towards enhancing cultural appreciation among the youth, t

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