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2020 Junior Panorama Results:  Guaico Presbyterian, Bishop Anstey & Trinity College East (B.A.T.C.E.), and Trinidad All Stars Youth Steel Orchestras Claim Titles

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  Great weather and sunny skies played host to enthusiastic music performances from no less than thirty-two Junior steel orchestras.  All vied for 2020 titles in their respective categories of ‘Primary Schools,’ ‘Secondary S

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Pan City Rising - NCC putting up $2.8m central stand

Joan Rampersad - Newsday

NCC chairman Winston "Gypsy" Peters is pleased with the Queen's Park Savannah stage. - Vidya Thurab

The National Carnival Commission (NCC) has started building the central stand for the Pan City at the Queen’s Park Savannah

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YouTubers face £4,600 bill over copyright claims

By Tom Gerken BBC News

Image copyrightJUKIN MEDIA/MXR/YOUTUBE Image captionAbove is a still taken from one of the four videos at the centre of the controversy

Two YouTubers have been told to pay $6,000 (£4,600) or risk losing their YouTube channel c

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Tuner and Panist Wilfred Harris, fondly known as ‘Harro’ has passed

A message from: Clevoy Depradine

Announce the passing of another cultural icon, Wilfred Harris, fondly known as ‘Harro’ - He was one of a kind....an authentic Grenadian Pan Tuner. His instruments were skillfully crafted, tonal quality exemplary. Harr

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Liam Teague named 2020 Panorama arranger of Harvard Harps Steel Orchestra - small band category

Liam Teague has been named the 2020 Panorama arranger for Harvard Harps Steel Orchestra - small band category.

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Starlift Steel Orchestra SVG INC - The Journey Continues Concert

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When Steel Talks extends Congratulations to Trinidad All Stars & Dr. Mia Gormandy-Benjamin

A Moment In Pan - Classical Jewels XII - Trinidad All Stars - The Movie Under the musical direction of Dr. Mia Gormandy-Benjamin

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Education Ministry gives pans to ECCE centres

Trinidad Newsday - Elizabeth Gonzales

Minister of Education Anthony Garcia, gives Northeastern Sangre Grande Government ECCE administrator Zobida Ali-Mannan a steelpan as part of the Music Education Expansion Initiative project. The event was held

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Funeral arrangements for pan tuner Patrick Worrell aka "Bele"

From Trevor Emanuel Cooper:

"This serves to inform all members of our Pan community that Patrick Worrell aka "Bele" died on Wednesday 13th November 2019. His funeral will held on Wednesday 20th November at the Belgrove's funeral establishment in the

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AES New York 2019 Recording & Production Track Events

AES has always been at the center of the audio recording, production and mastering communities, bringing the top engineers together to share techniques and promote new ideas. From drum programming to mixing tricks to listening rooms. Come learn from

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Bringing black music to the cultural mainstream

Morning Star

KEVIN LE GENDRE talks to Angela Cobbinah about the musicians whose creativity has left a lasting though sometimes ignored legacy in Britain

For Kevin Le Gendre, the lilting sound of the steel pan is symbolic of how black music has embedd

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TJC Steel Drum Band offers multicultural opportunity for student musicians

The Tyler Junior College Steel Drum Line has been performing sounds of the Caribbean since its inception in fall of 2004. Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan, or steel drum, is a chromatically pitched percussion instrument made from 55-

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Antigua & Barbuda National Junior Panorama Competition -- Watch Live Stream -- 4:00pm

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium for the 2019 National Junior Panorama Competition, starting at 4PM

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AES New York 2019 Immersive & Spatial Audio Track Event IS09

Strongly recommend -- for all people remotely connected with SteelPan media production

Return to Immersive & Spatial Audio Track Events

Saturday, October 19, 9:00 am — 10:30 am (1E08)
Immersive & Spatial Audio: IS09 - Producing High-Quality 360/3D V

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When Steel Talks extends condolences to Pan Rebels and D'Radoes on the passing of Curt Jardine

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Curt Jardine, Pan Rebels, and D'Radoes Steel Orchestra family.  He will be missed.

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RAFTERMARSH PRESENTS SEO5: -- FUNDING YOUR AUDIO DREAMS

(New York, NY– October 11, 2019) – RafterMarsh is excited to present a special panel at t

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“Jump Up!” talk at Brooklyn College

In the presentation, Allen gave a quick overview of carnivals  in Trinidad and in New York.  Allen states that his goal was to take a serious look at the concept of Diasporic Transnationalism. Which is much more than a one-way migration of people or

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Live Stream -- Music Literacy & Education Conference - October 12, 2019 - 10:00 a.m.

Music Literacy & Education Conference  -  LIVE SEGMENT!

Music Literacy & Education Conference | An Introduction to PanNotation

Panel 4 | Technological Advancements in Music Education

Panel 3 | Music Literacy as a Professional Tool

Second Segmen

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Congratulations - Vanessa Headley named 2020 Panorama arranger of La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra - large band category

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Vanessa Headley on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra - large band category. In addition, Vanessa will be the arranger for Trinidad Valley Harps Steel Orchestr

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Update on Dr. Roy Cape's condition and story

Reported to When Steel Talks

Dr. Cape was invited at the last minute to Sangre Grande by the Regional Corporation to accompany calypsonian Chalkdust and local politicians to rename a bandstand at a Sangre Grande open space in honor of calypsonian Pi

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