2023 Tune of choice: “Black Man Feeling To Party” | arranger: Duvone Stewart
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Read more…Taitt, left, ushered in the rock-steady era by arranging and playing on two of its earliest recordings
The Trinidadian guitarist "Lyn" Taitt, who has died of cancer aged 75, was one of the most important contributors to the rock-steady style that ru
Read more…The Ministry of Education’s National Schools Panorama 2023 kicked off on Wednesday January 11 to melodious sounds. Hundreds of students at the primary and secondary school level matched skills on the pan and other musical instruments in the prelimina
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Junior steel orchestras will be vying for championship status in their respective categories at the Trinidad and Tobago 2023 Junior/National Schools Panorama Finals at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Sunday Jan
Read more…| Wayne "Birdie" Kirton |
Bio Wayne “Birdie” Kirton
Born on August 1st 1947 in Belmont, Trinidad| Chord Masters Steel Orchestra at the 2023 Single Pan Finals |
...But like the name of Chord Master’s tune of choice, it was White’s ‘first experience’ working with a single pan band. “I wanted to try it, see what it was like, see what the obstacl
Calypsonian great Singing Francine has passed.
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TUCO mourns the passing of Francine Edwards known in the calypso word as "Singing Francine" who passed away early t
Read more…1st Annual Concert - “Deck The Halls”
New York, USA - Under the musical direction of educator and arranger Damany “BoB” James - Eruption Steel Orchestra presented “Deck the Halls,” a Christmas-themed showcase for the school’s student steel orchestr
| Ellen Bascombe |
Farewell Pan Trinbago Mother – ‘Miss Ellen’ (Ellen Bascombe)
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Andre Moses
NCC DELEGATION LEADS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PROMO CAMPAIGN AT MIAMI CARNIVAL
Port of Spain, Trinidad: Monday, October 3, 2022: A delegation from The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (NCC) is set to execute activations in this yea
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -- The official list of Prizes for competing bands in the 2023 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama provides the cash amounts to be won in the individual categories of the competition this season. Champion steel orchestras
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| Pele with Mom and Dad |
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| Pele and Mom |
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| Pele and Dad |
Pele’s mom (Celeste Arantes) is still alive. In 2022 she celebrated her 100th birthday. Pele's dad passed away in 1996 in Santos
UK Panorama 2022
When Steel Talks extends condolences to Angel Harps and executive and panist Zavid Seales on the passing of his mother Mrs. Stephanie Kate Seales
“Move de band ‘cause we want to nice up de land.”
Global - Trinidad and Tobago Panorama and Carnival Schedule of Events. Info on the activities for the 2023 steelband music season: dates, times, judging schedules, preliminaries, s
Read more…Musician and entrepreneur Aliandre Maraj also known as "Ali" was a remarkable son, brother, cousin and friend.
Born on February 9, 1992 at Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY to Aveian Brathwaite née Maraj. Aliandre was a very happy baby who sm
