Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dr Aurélie Helmlinger, a French ethnomusicologist, double tenor player, pan teacher and arranger involved in steelband since 1996, will deliver a presentation at Studio 66, at 66, Sixth Street, Barataria on November 16 at 7
I do hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Holiday season.
On a more somber note, I've been informed that popular Trinidadian trombonist Simeon Cabellero aka "Neville Oxley" is seriously ill, and on life support in a New York hospital.
A more comp
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Those who attended the launch of the Digital Pan App on Thursday at Queen’s Hall in St. Ann’s, felt Trinidad and Tobago culture is finally stepping into the digital age.
The Digital Pan Mobile App is the only steelpan app th
Tributes paid to Notting Hill Carnival pioneer
England, U.K. - Tributes have been paid to one of the pioneers of the world famous Notting Hill Carnival who died of cancer.
Selwyn Baptiste was credited by some with bringing steel bands to the street
Read more…The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Diatonic Steel Orchestra returned from a nine-day tour last month of five cities in Indiana. The tour was organised as a means of assisting the Indiana Steelband Association in establishing the
Tobago, W.I.- Chairman of the National Carnival Commission Patrick Arnold has crossed swords with the THA's position of no second carnival for Tobago.
Arnold who served for 12 years as President of Pan Trinbago was recently appointed as head of the na
The pan world lost one of its true soldier Kelvin Hart.
to his Family & Friends may he rest in peace
Read more…My condolences go out to the our St Lucian friends, and to the friends and relatives of those who were lost in that tragic bus accident last night.
The victims were apparently returning from a funeral when their bus veered off a cliff into the ocean
Read more…Pan pioneer and original Invaders member Cecil "Coy" Forde has passed away.
The following notification was sent by the British Association of Steelbands (BAS):
"It is with regret the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) reports the sad passing of
Read more…Some residents of Marysville have formed a steel pan band, using music to move on from Black Saturday
Lindy Burns talks to Rita Seethaler, who started Pans on Fire following the Black Saturday bushfires which killed 34 people in Marysville and burne
In a fire in at the Noodweg, Loosdrecht premises that housed the uniforms and musical instruments of the Dutch Police Orchestra, all was lost. Police suspect that arson was the cause of the fire. The Wednesday January 4, 2012 blaze completely destr
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New York, USA - Steel Pan was the focus at an international event – Tropicalfete Countdown 2011 Top 100 International Caribbean Songs for the year. Ricardo Greenaway, world-renowned steel pan percussionist, was given the mountainous task of performin
New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Students at New Haven’s Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet High School will present the world premiere of “Broken Chains: A Gospel Hip-Hopera,” a musical written and composed by Yale graduate students, on Wednesday an
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The UConn Steel Pan Ensemble put on a show at Von der Mehden recital hall Sunday evening. The ensemble, consisting of 17 undergraduate stud
Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. - The congregation attending the Pan Extravaganza at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday was treated to a holistic musical feast that covered the spectrum from classical through religious, ballads, reggae and soca music, sati
As a Trinidadian, I am officially, on behalf of all Trinis, disowning Dr Conrad Murray. Like the Mighty Sparrow, he was born in Grenada and raised in Trinidad.
Since the Grenadians like to claim Sparrow, they can have that quack Dr Conrad Murray also.
By Wayne Bowman
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz believes the steelband fraternity and the nation at large should be thankful it was Prof Brian Copeland who developed the G-Pan and not someone in some foreign university.
Diaz also told the Express o
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Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. - ....When Splash dropped in on rehearsals at the Kingston Parish Church Hall in the heart of the city, the sweet sounds of pan greeted us, as it filled the building, spilling over into the churchyard.
....For band member, 1
Read more…Just imagine if CBGB's were located on one of the Caribbean islands – it would sound exactly like Pan For Punks – A Steelpan Tribute to the Ramones , a one-of-a-kind CD in tribute to one of the most influential bands of all time: punk-rock legends Th
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