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UW Percussion Ensemble - UW Steelband: 2023 Percussion Bash - May 24

The Live Music Project

Washington, USA - The UW Percussion Ensemble performs brand new music for percussion written by UW student composers and ensemble members. The group presents

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Community steel orchestra launched in St. Paul, Antigua and Barbuda

PointeXpress Newspaper

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - The people of St. Paul have one more community-based organisation around w

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Ramsey-Moore reports increased revenue from Panorama in 2023

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

From left, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell and PanTrinbago president Beverley Ramsey-Moore, with Myles Phillips of Tropical Angel Harps, Edmund Willis of BP Renegades (large bands winner) and Na

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Brighton musician on Little Mermaid soundtrack plays at film premiere

The Argus

England, UK - A musician who played on the soundtrack for the new Little Mermaid film treated movie lovers to a live performance at the show’s premiere.

Rachel Rankin-Hayward was dressed in underwater themed garments

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3 more bands added to Junior Panorama under 21 finals

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Three new bands have been added to the fin

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Arranger: Pan must be taught in all schools

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ace arranger, panist and composer Duv

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Dundas Order of Hamilton recipients recognized for commitment to community - Canada

The Hamilton Spectator

Ontario, Canada - Commitment to community was recognized during the last of six City of Hamilton 2023 New Year’s Levees hosted by Mayor Andrea Horwath, at Dundas Town Hall Sunday afternoon.

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Order of Appearance and Song Selections - Calypso Fiesta 2023 Semi-Finals - Trinidad and Tobago Carnival

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO) announced the forty Semi-Finalists for the TUCO National Calypso Monarch Competition 2023 on February 5. The draw for appearance positions was held February 9.  See th

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Vanessa’s pan ecstasy

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Vanessa Headley may not be a hard taskmaster in the panyard.

But she’s no pushove

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C&B Cordaans ready to mash up Panorama finals

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - C&B Crown Cordaans are eyeing their first Pano

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Ansa McAL officially adopts Parkside Steel Orchestra

Kaieteur News

Donates $1 M to band’s initiatives

Guyana, S.A. - As part of its plan to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, Ansa McAl Guyana Limited

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Pan’s strong comeback

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - If you want proof that steelpan is the lifeblood of our Carnival, look

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Energetic start as Secondary Schools Panorama launches in south

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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$20,000 for Pleasantville Panjammers

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A day after their plight was highlighted, Pleasantville Secondary School Panjammers received news that JMMB Express plans to invest $20,000 to assist them

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Tobago Pan-Thers, Digicel open homework centre

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tobago

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Facebook got it wrong - Meta World and WST & SteelPan Are Friends Again

Facebook “Likes” sends PanOnTheNet Apology - “We got it wrong”

Metaverse - Facebook got it wrong. About three years ago without warning or reason all WST (When Steel Talks) steelpan-related accounts fell out of favor with the social media giant Fac

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Approval For Grants And Payments For Carnival ’23 - 5 million dollars to support un-sponsored steelbands

TTT News

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Approximately 5 million dollars [circa USD $737,000.00] has been approved by cabinet to support un-sponsored steelbands for Carnival 2023 and the payment of 5 hundred dollars to each steel pan player for Panorama

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Photo Highlights: Miami Carnival Panorama 2022

Jamaicans.com

Melodic and Rhythmic Pulses of the Steel Pan Reverberated, Filled the Air at 2022 Miami Carnival’s Panorama

Miami, Florida, USA - Annually, the much-heralded Miami Carnival attracts people in the upteen

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DID BLACK STALIN WRITE HIS OWN LYRICS?

Did STALIN write his own songs?

Very few CALYPSONIANS wrote their own calypsos.

As CHALKDUST sang in QUACKS and INVALIDS: "Every time they make a hit is MERCHANT or DEVIGNES who compose it".

And going back to the fifties and sixties you had people lI

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Ramsey-Moore: More $ for single pan winners, Pan players remittances may come back

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Single pan band winners were surprised with additional prize money on Friday.

Each of the 30 competing bands received between $50,000 to $10,000 more than the initial prize. Winners between one

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