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The Spreading of False Information about an event gone bad by New York Metro news paper

John A. Oswald is editor-at-large at Metro writes in his breaking news piece - "Two teens shot at steel drum music festival near Brooklyn Museum. The steel drum band was playing when the shots rang out in Prospect Park."

What steel drum music festiva

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When will T&T Panorama checks be available?

A young panorama musician contacted WST for information on when T&T Panorama 2015 checks will be available. Can someone in the know post that information asap?

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St Margaret's Boy's Steel Ochestra in Brooklyn...

Can anyone tell us anything about the event at Metro Pan yard?

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How I Rate the Big Bands Performances through the Years

 Desperadoes with Bradley [ Most Musical  - Creative and Mysterious]  All Stars  [Most Exciting and Entertaining]  Renegades with Jit. [Most Dynamic and Explosive]  Phase 2 [ Most Innovative and Crafty] What do You All Think. 

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GENERATION NEXT.....

There is no doubt that the steelband have had a rich and exciting past, there is such excitement and enthusiasm when we speak of the by-gone years, not to mention the involvement.

Is it possible to have a conversation about the status of the steelban

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEDE...

Bede Lopez is one of our more active members here in the Forum, let us send him Birthday Greetings.

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LETS MAKE THE MUSIC.......

As I watched the video clip of Garvin Blake Parallel Overtones I ask myself what if the keyboard used the pan tone and a Epan or some other pan app played bass this will certainly put PAN in another place.This is one of  the roads we have to travel w

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WOULD LIKE TO KNOW...

What is the purpose of the large steelband in T&T.

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Who invented Todays Double Second ?

BEDE, I love this, so let me shed some light on the issue, Anthony Williams invented the first double second in 1950, one year after he invented the 4ths & 5ths notes assesment order or the "spider web" tenor pan, the double second derived from the 4

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DIS ONE IS FOR TUNER'S & ARRANGERS

WHY; is'nt there any note between B & C, and E & F, there are note between C ^ D ^ E, and F ^ G ^ A ^ B, ???

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A gala ‘Thank You’ to Steelpan Legend - Neville Jules

Trinidad &Tobago Folk Arts Institute

© 2015 When Steel Talks - All Rights Reserved

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Manchester Health students 'steel' the show

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Let's talk music...

In 2006 I experienced the good fortune of  attending a workshop conducted by legendary American Jazz luminary Barry Harris. His opening remarks to us have never left my mind to this day since (to me at least)  he seemed to describe the entire steelpa

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GUGARANTEE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY STEELDRUM PLAYER DOING THIS BEFORE.

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Who invented Todays Double Second ?

BEDE, I love this, so let me shed some light on the issue, Anthony Williams invented the first double second in 1950, one year after he invented the 4ths & 5ths notes assesment order or the "spider web" tenor pan, the double second derived from the 4

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Looking below the surface...

"Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin." -

Ivan Pavlov 1849 -1936

Look beneath the surface as Prowler would say.

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DESPERADOES.....

At one time "the hill was alive with the sound of music" Despers. music, but it don't look so these days. For Panorama they had to relocate once more to round the savannah because of the violence on the hill. This is so sad because to me it seems lik

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E-PAN ON LOAN GOES MISSING

Hi all,

I received an e-mail from the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism requesting an E-Pan on loan for a display that they were putting together for participation in an expo in Surinam. The presentation was a display of pan from its inceptio

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STEELBANDMAN/WOMAN, PANMAN/WOMAN

Recently a friend brought it to my attention that there is a decline in  'Steelbandman/woman" What we have now is Panmen/women, what do you think?

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It's Broken! Fix It! - Pan & Mas

The large bikini Mas bands have abandoned the Savanah for the Socadrome. The greatest steel orchestras in the world are playing to an empty Grand Stands at 3:00 am in the morning. And the streets of Port of Spain as Mr. Rubadiri Victor showed are emp

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