Hatters Steel Orchestra looks to youth to continue pan legacy

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - One of the oldest playing steelbands in San Fernando, Hatters Steel Orche

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Spicemas Corporation Forgets the “Pan” along the Way to Grenada Panorama 2022 - Total Disrespect

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - On Saturday August 7, 2022 the steelpan instrument was supposed to be featured in Grenada’s Panorama 2022 - an event promoted as “Pantastic Saturday Ultra.” However, A very curious and disrespectful thing happened alo

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CLACC-C Children’s Festival and Youth Pan Fest celebrates 10 years

Caribbean Life

Brooklyn, New York, USA - Pan Evolution Junior

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New pan factory officially opens on World Steelpan Day

Loop News T&T

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - World Steelpan Day was celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago with the official opening of a new pan manufacturing facility.

The Musical Instrumen

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Petoskey Steel Drum Band Is ‘A Really Special Thing to Watch’

9&10 News

The Petoskey Steel Drum Band

Michigan, USA - The Petoskey Steel Drum Band has been rocking through their holiday tour, stopping at places like Lansing all the way to Harbor Springs. This year the band has 36 students ranging from ninth to

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Pan professor appeals for chance to serve Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan virtuoso, composer, arranger, lect

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New York J’Ouvert 2022: “Rejuvenate! Breaking The Chain & Embracing The Movement”

J’Ouvert 2022 Route

New York, USA - “At this time last year, we promised that J’Ouvert was going to come back bigger and better in 2022. I am pleased to announce as officers and members of J’Ouvert City International we are pois

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From Catonsville to Rock Hall — 23 years of steel drums leave an indelible footprint on FallFest

Kent County News

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PAN TRINBAGO is about to devolve into one of THE DIRTIEST POLITICAL WARS it has ever seen; and people are calling me from all over to release my dirty files ...

... I want everybody to know that I (like merrytonestothebone) have given up on any hope for PAN PROGRESS or INTEGRITY IN PAN TRINBAGO. The CORRUPTION WILL NEVER END in my LIFETIME.

However, I am willing to SELL MY FILES to THE HIGHEST BIDDER ... and

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Pan creates another historic feat mere weeks before Steelpan Month

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It’s Steelpan (pan) Month from August 1 to 31, and it’s no secret that pan

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Miami University Steel Band featured in Pan Rocks video

CCA News

Ohio, USA - The MU Steel Band performed a full-fledged rock concert in April 2022, titled “Pan Rocks — Steel & Strings Experience.” Director Chris Tanner partnered with steelpan artist and impresario Tracy Thornton, and electric v

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Young musician studies pan at prestigious US academy

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dimitri Lal, a talented young musician from Trinidad and Tobago studied for two weeks at

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Pan’s labyrinth - Ralph James

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - My name is Ralph James and I do everything to do with pan.

I remember the days when pan didn’t have respect. Is there I come from.

....Since

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Pamberi Steel Orchestra On Shooting Incident In The Panyard - Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “After forty-two (42) uninterrupted years of positivity and community empowerment, the Pamberi Panyard’s ‘safe space’ was violated by a shooting incident yesterday [November 15, 2022] afternoon at approximatel

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Starlift hosts Renaissance concert at NAPA

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Lord Kitchener Auditor

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When Steel Talks extends condolences to educator, choreographer, and percussionist Rosanna Toney on the passing of her father

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Rosanna Toney on the passing of her father former Sun Valley Steel Orchestra and North Stars Steel Orchestra panman Mr. Boya Randoo.

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DMF closes summer camp with Grand Finale Concert - Sint Maarten

The Daily Herald

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, W.I. - Dow’s Musical Foundation’s (DMF’s) five-week Melodies and Adventures Summer Camp came to a close with a two-hour Grand Finale Con

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Black Music Sunday: A steel pan journey, from Trinidad & Tobago to Brooklyn—and beyond

Daily Kos

Brooklyn, New York, USA - The West Indian Labor Day Carnival Parade in New York takes place in the borough of Brooklyn, and draws millions of participants and viewers each year. With that in mind, let’s spend this #BlackMusicSunday travel

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NCC boss hurt THA not asking for help in staging Tobago Carnival

Guardian August 8, 2022

National Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters says he feels somewhat disheartened that the Tobago House of Assembly has failed to resume talks on the upcoming Tobago Carnival celebrations in October.

Peter

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Taking pan to the world

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Hadad brothers team up with conductor, tuner...

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