South Africa Hosts World's Largest Marimba and Steelpan Festival

By Marize de Klerk

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AQUIL ARRINDELL: A TRUE CULTURE LOVER, PAN SOLDIER and RISING MUSIC STAR -- adds HIS TALENT to "THE LIVE EXPERIENCE!!!"

Aquil Arrindell, no stranger to the world of the steelpan, is the captain and one of the arrangers at the San City Steel Symphony. He is the holder of a degree in music and works as a supervisor with the Ministry of Education Music Program Unit. He i

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Pan & Star Wars

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge needed a musical score. Cue John ‘Obi-wan’ Williams

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STELLAR SHOW PAN PUN DE SAND CONTINUES DESPITE HEAVY SHOWERS

BARBADOS ADVOCATE

Michael ‘Mikey’ Mercer accompanied by the Combined Youth Steel Orchestra kept the crowd moving.

THE popular Barbadian saying “no rain can stop this jam” rang true for many pan-lovers who came out to Brandons Beach for the annual P

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Well ah know that BUGS had a MAJOR CONCUSSION last night and today when the DEMOCRATS started to criticize OBAMA -- and CNN spend all day PIMPING THE CRITICISM ...

BUGS is the BIGGEST OBAMA  SUPPORTER I have ever seen in AMERICA. So I could well imagine that he went into TOTAL CONCUSSION DEPRESSION after he looked at that debate last night and saw the subsequent FALLOUT today.

I have always given credit to OBAM

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I know that EVERYBODY LOVES BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE -- but how could allyuh continue to support such a DO NOTHING, PANORAMA-OBSESSED PRESIDENT?

NOT A WORD from THE ORGANIZATION after NINE MONTHS!!! And her big claim to fame is the PAN FACTORY which is a KEITH DIAZ accomplishment. Now is true that DIAZ and FORTEAU tief out every cent from that venture just like they tief out every penny from

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Whatever You Do This Carnival, Don’t Miss Panorama

The UK steel band competition is an integral part of Notting Hill Carnival tradition

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Pan Podium Magazine - Issue 26 / Spring 2019

The essential magazine for steelpan culture news * reviews * interviews * special features

Panpodium is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019. Two decades ago, it was difficult to source information on the steelpan artform, but its global recognit

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Ping Pong Solos And Doubles

The Gleaner 

This leads to the main reason many of us switched from calling the game ‘ping pong’ and used ‘table tennis’ instead. The fact is that we had another ‘ping pong’ that by the time I was born in 1945 was starting to develop into an art for

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The 8th Annual Education Africa International Marimba And Steelpan Festival Is Here!

When it comes to music it’s not just about the auditory sense! Studies show that listening to music can benefit overall well-being, help regulate emotions, and create happiness and relaxation in everyday life. In addition, marimba playing  helps imp

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The Legal Loophole That May Leave Some of Rock’s Greatest Riffs Up for Grabs

Sitting in the courtroom that day, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Were some of the most famous passages in rock history really not protected by copyright? And did this also apply to any number of other songs whose deposit copies were certainl

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Call for pan in preschools

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Supernovas Steel Orchestra Headlines July’s Edition of Pan For The People Concert Series

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The steelband pride of Lopinot, Supernovas Steel Orchestra will headline this month’s “Pan For The People Concert” series in Trinidad & Tobago.

Hosted by the Eastern Region of Pan Trinbago, the free concert will take place

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Pan-O-Rama Kicks off Festival Season on STJ

Pan in Motion leads the final tramp in the street during Pan-O-Rama. The Love City Pan Dragons performs in honor of “Mac” O’Donnell, the father of two of the band’s members.

Seven bands performed Saturday in the Franklin Powell Park in the 2019 P

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I cannot CRITICIZE Beverley Ramsey-Moore anymore on THIS FORUM after reading about the LEGAL ACTION taken by the LOSING TT SOCCER COACH ...

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The PAN TRINBAGO SILENCE CONTINUES!!! Where is THE TRANSPARENCY?

All the INTEGRITY GONE!!! And THE TRANSPARENCY PROMISE was JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL LIE.

Ah hear that they trying to ride out JUNE and JULY so that in AUGUST they could start taking about a SEPTEMBER PANORAMA START and keep the PAN MEN HEAD TIE UP IN T

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Pan Yard Lime returns

Barbados Today

The ‘pan-tastic’ weekend kicked on Friday night at Pelican Village with the return of Pan Yard Lime in association with Signia Globe.

Hundreds of locals and tourist dined and unwind with Barbadian delicacies and partied for more than

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Boogsie the musical genius

Nation News - DONNA SEALY

He is called the Mozart of the steel pan, a legend, and a genius. And while all those things are true, the composer, arranger and teacher doesn’t brag.

He is humble and acknowledges that his talent was a gift from God.

A

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Well, LOOK!!! BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE going and do something productive -- even though she stole my idea!!!

She is going to build a DATABASE with all STEELBAND MEMBERS!!!!

HOORAY!!! HOORAY!!!

Member Info Data

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G. Allan O'Connor, founder of the NIU Steelband program, has passed away

G. Allan “Al” O’Connor was a native of Long Island, New York, and earned his Bachelor of Music Degree and Performers Certificate from SUNY-Fredonia and a Masters in Percussion Performance from the University of Illinois.

At Northern Illinois Universi

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