Steelpan fraternity members to receive Awards

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Forty-five awards will be handed out to deserving individuals, steelbands, and organizations when Pan Trinbago hosts its annual awards function. The gala event  will take place at the National Academy for the Performing Arts

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No steel band at Leicester Caribbean Carnival 2010

Leicester, England - Organisers of Leicester's 25th Caribbean Carnival believe lack of funding forced the event to go ahead without any live music from a steel band. Sugar Christopher, Leicester Caribbean Carnival Chairman, says they could not afford

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

Attention. USSA is calling a special general meeting on Friday October 15th,2010, 7:30 pm at IS 68 (Bildersee) on 956 E82 Street between Flatlands and Avenue J.

This meeting is open to everyone.

Thank you.

 

Keith Marcelle

Chairperson

USSA LettterHead

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Notting Hill Carnival moves Panorama from Hyde Park - budget had been cut from £150,000 to £30,000

Notting Hill CarnivalEngland - This year's Notting Hill Carnival steel band competition will not be held in Hyde Park due to a lack of funds. Organisers said the Panorama event on 28 August would be held in Horniman's Pleasance Park instead as the b

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SHOW CANCELATION

Apologies to all who intended to attend USSA's Pan Explosion on Sunday August 29th, at Cross Fire's pan yard. The show has been canceled. One of our member bands CASYM and one of the performing guest bands Silhouttes had to cancel their fundraisers l

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Beverly Griffith - Trinidad & Tobago’s Panorama Revisited

Global - ....For myself; after an absence of 19 years from the Panorama arena, the prospect of returning evoked a myriad of conflicting thoughts and emotions, which started with the initial offer made to me by the late (WITCO Desperadoes leader) Rudo

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Belmont Casablanca Steelband coming back

Casablanca in a positive cycle

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A World Federation for Pan?

A World Federation for Pan?
Global - Over the last few days there has been much discussion on the When Steel Talks Network over the Nestor Sullivan article “The Demise of the Steelband Panorama - and the Possible Solution.” As a subsequent by-product

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A WIADCA ‘thank you’ to all participants

New York, USA - The Board of Directors of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) extend sincere gratitude to ALL our “partners” and those who assisted in making New York’s 2010 Labor Day Carnival Festival a resounding success.

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A Steel Symphony, Pounded Out in Brooklyn

New York, USA - As the sun sets over a string of tire repair and auto body shops in Brooklyn, the first jaunty notes of a jangly symphony ring out. The roar of Atlantic Avenue subsides as the music floods these ragged blocks, filling the grease-soake

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$2m for 2011 Panorama winner

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Dr Jeannine Remy

Jeanine Remy leads Sforzata to pan victory By CAROL MATROO Sunday, June 6 2010 Dr Jeanine Remy sold her home, gave up a tenured teaching job and surrendered a hefty salary cut, all for the love of pan. She packed up her family and her instruments, l

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RENEGADES STEEL ORCHESTRA

BpTT and Renegades ‘renew vows’ By JOAN RAMPERSAD Saturday, July 3 2010 IT WAS billed as a “Renewal of Vows” and marked the 40th Anniversary of the bpTT/Renegades Steel Orchestra partnership. Chairman and CEO of bpTT, Robert Riley signed a certifi

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T & T entertainment sector

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THE PASSNG OF JEFFREY (SIGHTING) ANTOINE

  TO all who knew him Jeffrey Sighting Antoine

 pass this morning

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THE BELLY OF THE BEAST

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USSA SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING.

USSA WILL HOST A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, ON MONDAY APRIL 26TH, 2010 AT IS 68  (BILDERSEE) 956 E 82ND STREET BETWEEN AVENUE J AND FLATLANDS AVENUE, 7:30 TO 9:45 PM. EVERYONE IS INVITED, IF YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH A BAND OR NOT, TUNERS, ARRANGERS, PAN L

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Harlem All Stars Drummer Bernard Has Pass

the steel band world have lost another one of  its son's

Bernard  who has been the drummer for harlem all stars

 for many years died yesterday

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Ebony Steel Orchestra

Hi Guys and Gals at Ebony,

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Heartiest congratulations on yet another panorama victorySpecial kudos to Pepe Francis.You have what it takes to keep the success once again An excellent administrator.I know what it takes to keep the thing together and c

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Utopia Pan Soul BBQ Tomorrow 8-14-2010

Utopia Pan Soul: next generation Inc. invites all to a Barbeque and Pan. Come and enjoy some tasty Barbeque chicken, fish, beef,and pork dinners all just $12 refreshments on sale also pan music by Despers USA, Dem Stars, Black Love, Steel Sensation a

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