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ACE PANNIST, DANE GALSTON DECRIES CULTURE MINISTRY AS STEEL PAN IS SIDELINED FOR CARIFESTA

Power 102FM

Ace pannist Dane Gulston who intrigued artistes like Tarrus Riley and Maxi Priest during their visit to Trinidad earlier this year, is unhappy that the national instrument is not being given its fair space on the main stage at the upcomi

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Trinidad’s Boom Boom Room Drummers Hit The Mark - Say It Is Easier To Capitalise On ­Carnival As A Duo

The Gleaner

Give these two a soca rhythm and it will come to life with the effervescent tapping of their drumsticks. Modupe Onilu and Rhys Thompson, or together called Boom Boom Room, come from the island where the steel pan originates, but the ins

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ES Magazine: Life through Notting Hill Carnival

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Watch -- JOUVERT MORNING in ANTIGUA (Monday August 5th 2019)

JOUVERT MORNING in ANTIGUA

 

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Pan parade in Laventille

Veela Mungal - Newsday

Getting into the music with Desperadoes.

Once again thousands of people took to the Eastern Main Road in Success Village, Laventille, to enjoy the sound of the national instrument.

The 21st edition of the Laventille Steelban

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Renegades Steel Orchestra at CARIFESTA COUNTRY NIGHT PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY 21ST AUGUST

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Highland Arts Unlimited to open season with free concert

The Garrett County Republician

The Pan Jammin’ Steel Drum Band will give a free concert at 6:30 p.m. today at the Church-McKee Arts Center on the campus of Potomac State College in Keyser.

KEYSER — Local musicians in the Pan Jammin’ Steel Drum Band

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Parade of the bands route on carnival days

I watched the Carifesta parade around the savannah and it drew my attention to an opinion that I have always thought about. 

I was always an advocate of taking the parade of the bands on carnival Monday and Tuesday on the streets around the savannah.

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Reflections on an 11 year term of office serving within Pan Trinbago TC, as delegate for Power Stars Steel Orchestra

Good evening to all

This evening at 830pm, my orchestra's members and the community will elect an new executive, under the auspices of the Northern Region Chairman of PanTrinbago, Ms. Desiree Myers presiding over the proceedings.

Serving for 11 yea

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Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra…

MARIA PERICOZZI -- Clarence Bee

During more than 40 perf

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Former captain of the SJC Steel Pan Orchestra St Lucian Lisa-Monique Edward Graduates with Top Academic Award in Canada

The Voice

Saint Lucian native Lisa-Monique Edward was the recipient of the 2019 Rossiter Award for Research Excellence from the University of Western Ontario

Thursday June 13th, St Lucian national Lisa-Monique Edward graduated from the University of

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‘Hero’ brings home Starlift in tight pan competition

Searchlight - St. Vincent and the Grenadine

Members of the Starlift Steel Orchestra pose for a photo after winning the 2019 community-based category at the annual National Junior Panorama competition at Victoria Park. Inset is band leader Kingsley “

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Studio B Rewind, SUNDAY July 7th - Jonathan Scales PLUS Matt Andersen at 7pm

"Asheville North Carolina's innovative master of the steel pans, Jonathan Scales, has just released his sixth album, and just to give you an idea of the circles he moves in these days, the record features guest appearances by Victor Wooten, Oteil Bu

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Antigua PANORAMA 2019 LIVE FROM CARNIVAL CITY (SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST 2019)

Watch Antigua 2019 Panorama

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Starlift Steel Orchestra plays their way in to first place

A SECTION of the Hennessy Starlift Steel Orchestra fully engaged in their winning performance on the night of Thursday July 4, at Steel and Glitter

For the second time this carnival season at a pan competition, only one point separated steel orchest

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ALL THE PAN FORUMS DEAD!!! NOBODY EH TALKING ABOUT NUTTEN -- well, except for HOW THINGS WAS LONG TIME ...

All the HIGH EXPECTATIONS from BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE and her failure to deliver end up KILLING THE PAN DISCUSSIONS.

But ah TELLING ALLYUH -- dem WHITE AMERICANS moving at HIGH SPEED to DOMINATE GLOBAL PAN. While TRINIS still living in a DREAM WORLD t

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46th Wedding & Pan Anniversary

Today July 21st, 2019. I got up and gave thanks and praises to the Most High. I thanked my wife Adiylah, for putting up with me and staying married to me for 46 years. Today we celebrate our 46th, wedding anniversary (July 21st, 1973). We are gratefu

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CARIB RHYTHMS - Philadelphia Pan Starz Steel Orchestra bangs out Caribbean rhythm

BY NELSON A. KING

Caribbean and other residents in South New Jersey and neighboring Philadelphia reveled in the rhythmic sounds of the Caribbean, took in the cornucopia of Caribbean colors and feasted on Caribbean delicacies, among other things, in

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Let's Discuss The Changes for Panorama 2020

ComPANions ask

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From classical to kaiso

Article by Barbados Today

Nicholas Brancker’s genius-level musical skills took centre stage at Fusions held on the lawns of Ilaro Court last Saturday night. All eyes were on the multi-talented musician and his backing band on a night where not only

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