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San Fernando mayor praises Fonclaire Steel Orchestra for community loyalty
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
San Fernando mayor praises Fonclaire Steel Orchestra for community loyalty
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello has praised the Fonclaire Steel Orchestra for its consistency and loyalty to its commu
Read more…International Pan Ramajay Competition Returns for 2021
International Pan Ramajay Competition Returns for 2021 Saturday 12th June, 2021 – Saturday 10th July, 2021 Global - Pan Ramajay is a steelpan event which was established and produced in 1989 by Republic Bank Exodus Steel Orchestra. Its primary obj
Read more…60 register for The Monarch soca competition [WHILE PAN TRINBAGO SLEEPS]
Newsday January 30th, 2021
"SOME 60 soca artistes registered to be part of the first ever virtual soca monarch competition.
The competition was renamed The Monarch, and replaces International Soca Monarch (ISM), at least for this year. The ISM was op
Read more…Aquil Arrindell for President Part 3
Aquil Arrindell continues to be the number one/most appropriate choice to lead the steelband fraternity post COVID-19. Any successful president though, must of necessity be the leader of a dedicated, competent team (not a pick up side). It is importa
Read more…Culture Minister slams Gypsy for comments at Sandra's tribute
LoopTTnews February 4, 2021
"Speaking to the media following the ceremony at Queen's Hall, Mitchell said he gets a sense of hypocrisy from Gypsy's comments."
Ah trying to figure who is the BIGGER WASTE OF TIME: DOCTOR DOLLY or RANDALL MITCH
Read more…PanoGrama 2021 – The World Cup of Steelpan
DominicaNewsOnline
Global - In 2020, PanoGrama made history as the first online steelpan competition and was one of the biggest events held during the heights of COVD-19 restrictions. The inaugural event, which was created by T&T panist Nevin Roach
Read more…Generation Next to the Rescue - Steelpan in Focus
Duvone Stewart & Crew Look to Meet the Challenge and Fix it...
Duvone’s very passionate plea brought laser-focus and attention to issues and circumstances that were not only affecting him negatively, personally - but also those wreaking havoc on ma
Read more…President emeritus William Jones of CASYM Steel Orchestra has passed
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of William Jones and CASYM Steel Orchestra.
The name CASYM (Caribbean American Sports and Cultural Youth Movement, Inc.) reverberates loudly within the North American Steelband art form.
Read more…A look at steel bands in Guyana through the years
Stabroek News
A look at steel bands in Guyana through the years
Guyana, S.A. - Last week, Guyana celebrated 51 years as a republic. The anniversary was marked by a fairly elabor
Read more…Clive Bradley, 1982 Desperadoes Steel Orchestra Arranger: The “Ah Goin’ And Party Tonight” Story - UpClose!
The “Ah Goin’ And Party Tonight” Story - UpClose!
Global - Listen to - an exclusive Von Martin–interview with the legendary Mr. Clive Bradley, champion arranger for Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, one of the world’s
D’Radoes Steel Orchestra - “Spankin’” | Terrance “BJ” Marcelle | Brooklyn, NY Panorama 2014
When Steel Talks Reboot - Feel the Music - Live the Experience
D’Radoes Steel Orchestra - “Spankin’” | Terrance “BJ” Marcelle | Brooklyn, NY Panorama 2014
Brooklyn, New York, USA - It’s the annual New York Panorama. D’Radoes Steel Orchestra is playi
Read more…Worthing Steel Band enjoys success on the world stage
Worthing Herald
Amid all the gloom, Worthing Steel Band is celebrating success
Worthing, England - ....“Worthing Steel Band spent the window of opportunity between the two lockdowns at the end of the summer and early autumn practising and recordin
Read more…Gypsy urges minister to keep promises [Like they could only think about the culture during funeral services]
Guardian Feb 3, 2021
"National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston "Gypsy" Peters has appealed to Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell to keep the promises made to members of the cultural fraternity. He said emotion shoul
Read more…GUYANESE SOCA CHUTNEY FANS in A RAGE over CSM26 RESULTS -- DEY CUSSING LIKE HELL
Well GUYANESE MUSIC FANS are suddenly coming out of the MUDLANDS with the PRODUCTION OF OIL. And CHUTNEY SOCA has become a vehicle to bring their CREATIVITY to the OUTSIDE WORLD. But they hit a BUMP IN THE ROAD when they entered THE TRINIDAD CHUTNEY
Read more…Man already calling on AQUIL ARRINDELL to set up PAN TRINBAGO OFFICES in FOREIGN ... RUSSELL PROVIDENCE is ah REAL SERIOUS CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BOY!!!
I have always seen PAN TRINABGO as having the potential to become a GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR PAN; and along the same lines, I have always seen TOBAGO as a POTENTIAL ISLAND PARADISE
So now that THE PDP shook up things and are PROMISING REAL TRANSFORMATION -- my fingers are crossed that my dream might come true. My solution is that the twelve assembly men work together for the GOOD OF TOBAGO -- TOBAGO FIRST.
As for PAN TRINBAGO,
Read more…DJ Marcelle mixes steelpan dancehall and experimental techno on new album
“The album is COVID-19 proof.”
DJ Marcelle is releasing a new album under the guise of her Another Nice Mess project, called Explain The Food, Bitte, via Playloud this year.
Its eight tracks spans sounds including steelpan dancehall, experimental te
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