102° in the Shade - Despers USA’s Launch Raises Steelpan Music Index
Brooklyn, New York - Bring your ‘A’ game or stay home. On the New York steelpan music scene anything less can result in your feelings getting hurt. Surrounded by cagey and knowled
A short look at some of the achievements of the great Pat Bishop.
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We have a few months left before Panorama 2012 so I thought that we could revisit the ground- breaking decision that was made in the medium bands category.
Valley harps created history by being the first band to change the tempo in a panorama tune,
Read more…In July, 1951 the then Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir Hubert Rance recommended that a steelband should represent the Colony at the Festival of Britain. The finest steelpan players were assembled under the misical director of Lt Joseph Griffith
Read more…Originally printed at http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Sweet_Rhapsody_ends_WeBeat_in_St_James-123727169.html
By Gary CardinezTHE
Read more…Ticket outlets for "A Night of Jazz on Pan" featuring Andy Narell, Kareem Thompson, Andre White, Earl Brooks Jr. Iman Pascal and Mustafa Alexander with backup music by Caribbean Connection are
CHARLE'S RECORDS, ON FULTON STREET.
GLORIA'S III, ON THE
Read more…Young members of the TNT and NY pan fraternity have collaborated in a venture to have the works of aspiring pan musicians showcased.
The guidelines for the competition can be found at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Online-Panorama/211570592187814
Call fo
Yesterday I attended the graduation ceremonies of Berklee College of Music Class of 2011, Sitting in the audience watching these young graduates shake the hands of musical greats such as Gospel Great Mavis Staples of the Staples Singers, Cuban Musici
Read more…Of the seven steel drum bands performing at the 10th Baltimore County Public Schools Panorama ev
Read more…The Buzz from the Trinidad Guardian has asked WST to post the following:
Ramah in a jam
Panman needs assistance
by The Buzz
Trinidad & Tobago - A call is going out to all panatics, social services, the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to assis
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Poetry by Cordell Barbour (written in 1996)
BLIND TRUST
Our motto as a nation
Based on compassion
Is together we aspire and achieve,
But scoping the past
And present corruption
Poor workers are the ones they deceive.
It seems like God reigns in H
Read more…Happy Birthday, Lord Kitchener |
A Tribute to Kitchener, our Beloved Griot Pan, Calypso and Calypsonian New York: April 18, 2005 is the Grand Master’s birthday. |
I attended the graduation ceremonies on Saturday 7th May 2011 of Berklee College of Music class of 2011. I watched as KHANDEYA SHEPPARD made history by being the FIRST FEMALE STEELPAN Principle Graduate at Berklee College of Music to walk across the
Read more…Sesame Street - Pinball 12 video on YouTube
Growing up in Canada in the 70's, I believe this clip may have been my earliest introduction to the pan! I would be willing to bet that there is someone here who can give a history lesson, and give credi
Read more…kindly allow me to stray a bit Hasley Crawford is still the man from Trinidad with his 10 point something timing as opposed to ato and thompson's 9 point something speed does any one realise that those two and many others have also broken not only Ca
Read more…From the news desk of Pan United
Continuing our goal to aggressively promote the steel pan instrument and music education for inner-city youth, Pan United Steel Orchestra is proud to announce a new partnership with the Charlestown Community Center on
Read more…I attended the graduation ceremonies on Saturday 7th May 2011 of Berklee College of Music class of 2011.
I watched as my daughter KHANDEYA SHEPPARD made history by being the FIRST FEMALE STEELPAN Principle Graduate at Berklee College of Music to walk
Read more…For Steel pan to progress, they must learn to read music
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This question is more for the seasoned veterans out there, but of course any suggestions would be appreciated. Last weekend I was at Miami of Ohio University's steelband festival with Michael Spiro and some of Indiana pan folks, and a
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