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Order of Appearance - 28 Bands in Pan in De Sancoche on Saturday at the QPS

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Songs by Lord Kitchener, Black Stalin, Sparrow, Shadow, Baron (Winsford De Vines) and The Roaring Lion will be among the most frequently played selections in this weekend’s steelband concert hosted by  Pan Trinbago  in conj

‘Pan in De Sancoche’ welcomed and savored

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Pan in De Sancoche” with twenty-eight bands on display was live at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Trinidad after 4:00 p.m. local (Atlantic Standard Time) time, with a pre-show medley on pan performed by Joshua Regrello, and

A Warmer side of Christmas for Pan Knights Steel Orchestra

by WST

Date: 12.22.05

New York - The stage side of one of Trinidad's best known steel orchestras, Pan Knights, will be "Christmasing" in a slightly warmer environment for 2005.  The steel orchestra is based in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago in the Car

Pan giants Len "Boogsie" Sharpe and Anthony Williams

Photo by Garvin Blake

Relevant content:

• Meet Anthony Williams - Master Steelpan Innovator and Leader - UpClose!

Machel Montano performs in India at MahaShivRatri 2022

Machel Montano performs "On My Way" to millions at MahaShivRatri in India today.

Mahashivratri is considered one of the most sacred festival nights in India. Celebrated last week, the “darkest night of the year”, saw Lord Shiva devotees immersed in

Celebrating the Life of Dexter "Blaxx" Stewart - Live Stream

Renowned Antiguan pannist, Victor "Babu" Samuel recognized

Crazy -- Edwin Ayoung

“Crazy”

When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to musician, percussionist, educator, panist and arranger Patrick Davis

Happy Birthday to Patrick Davis

• 2014 NY Panorama Champion D'Radoes Steel Orchestra - Spankin’
  
  
• D'Radoe

Givans now on PanoGrama team

PanoGrama Entertainment (PE) is known for its virtual staging of steelpan competition, and its facilitation of online internships to benefit students from across the Caribbean. Today, the team is welcoming their newest intern, 21-year-old Jodia Giva

Trinidad and Tobago reviews trade between Ukraine, Russia

Newsday

File photo of Port of Port of Spain. - JEFF K MAYERS

Goods imported by Trinidad and Tobago from Ukraine and Russia such as condensed milk, split peas, newsprint and sulphur can be sourced from other markets, according to the Ministry of Trad

Scholar, educator and panist Nestor Sullivan has passed

When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Nestor Sullivan on his passing.

Nestor Sullivan

Mr. Sullivan is known locally, regionally and internationally for his expertise in steel pan.  He played with the Finland S

Kes the Band's musical director Ricardo Rameshwar passes away

Laura Dowrich-Phillips - Loop Entertainment

Ricardo Rameshwar aka Ricky Bobby

The music fraternity and Kes the Band are in mourning today following the death of the band’s musical director and keyboardist Ricardo Rameshwar.

Rameshwar passed away this

WST extends condolences to the family and friends of Wayne "Bumpy" Inniss and Despers USA Steel Orchestra

Veteran panist and steelband captain Wayne "Bumpy" Inniss has passed

Solo Harmonites Steel Orchestra steel pan music veterans -  Wayne "Bumpy" Inniss is fifth from right.

When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to award winning vocalist, composer, steelpan enthusiast and performing artist Jimmy Chambers of Londonbeat

January 29th

Happy Birthday to Jimmy Chambers

When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to panist, tuner, composer, arranger & educator Khuent Rose

Happy Birthday to Khuent Rose

Panist, composer Andy Akiho nominated for two Grammy Awards - One Composer, Four Players, ‘Seven Pillars’

NY Times  

By Zachary Woolfe

Andy Akiho’s 11-part, 80-minute new work for percussion quartet is a lush, brooding celebration of noise.

Andy Akiho, center, wrote “Seven Pillars” for Sandbox Percussion (from left: Terry Sweeney, Ian David Rosenbaum,

CLIVE ZANDA IS DEAD by Rubadiri Victor

CLIVE ZANDA IS DEAD. The King is Dead! Long Live the King!!! This is one of the greatest losses we have experienced to date- and we have experienced ALOT(!!!)- because Clive Zanda was virtually untapped as a resource (even after contributing so much)

The Aubrapan: Revival of a lost invention

The Aubrapan: Revival of a lost invention
S. E. Maloney', C. A. C. Imbert², A. G. Bryan³

¹ Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CP2 1PZ, England,
Email: sem 7 3@cam.ac.uk
²Faculty of Engineering, Dep

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of veteran panist Raphael ’Stretch’ Garcia on his passing

Raphael ’Stretch’ Garcia of Phase II Pan Groove has passed. Raphel is the cousin of Robbie Joseph -editor of Pan Podium magazine.  In addition, he is the childhood friend of Dr. Len 'Boogsie'