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Uninvited, Unannounced, Unprofessional - WIADCA’s Behavior Toward Genesis Pan Groove?

New York, USA - Under a climate of hostility and rejection Brooklyn’sGenesis Pan Groove Steel Orchestra is not taking part (or did not, depending on when this write-up is accessed) in this year’s 2019 New York Panorama. This was supposed to have been

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United Kingdom - UK 2019 Steelband Panorama Order of Appearance - Line-up

London, United Kingdom - Ebony Steelband will be attempting to capture its twenty-third title, yes - 23^rd - this Saturday 24^th August as they take the Panorama stage in position one. But they have five other bands following in their wake all equally

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Caribbean Steelpan Connextion live at Carifesta Grand Market

Trinidad - Caribbean Steelpan Connextion Ensemble is pleased to inform all steelpan lovers and music aficionados of its participation at the Carifesta Grand Market. The 10-piece ensemble will perform live at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Thursday Augu

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New York Panorama “Trouble” - not ‘In the Morning’ - but rather - ‘In Broad Daylight!’ - Genesis Pan Groove Launches Formal Protest Against New York Panorama Event Organizer W.I.A.D.C.A.

New York, USA - Genesis Pan Groove of New York has been seeking to be the latest steel orchestra to become Panorama champions in the annual event which takes place the Saturday night before Labor Day in New York. This year, that is August 31, 2019.

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Leeds West Indian Carnival 2019 gets underway

It is the 52nd anniversary of the longest-running West Indian Carnival in Europe, climaxing
in the Carnival Day Procession on Monday.

The first Leeds West Indian Carnival happened in 1967.

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BBC - Steel Pan One of 5 disciplines of Carnival

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Congratulations to 2019 Antigua & Barbuda #Steelband Panorama #Champs Hells Gate Steel Orchestra

When Steel Talks extends Congratulations to 2019 Antigua & Barbuda #Steelband Panorama #Champs Hells Gate Steel Orchestra with champion arranger Khan KC Cordice - https://www.panonthenet.com/history/bands/antigua/hellsgate-bio.htm #steelpan

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Supernovas Steel Orchestra receives land lease for Supernovas’ new Pan Theatre

from -- Senator The Honourable Clarence Rambharat

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The Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble visits Toronto

Following successful tours to Dublin in 2010 and Beijing in 2014, the Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble (TTCSE) will once again be spreading its unique blend of T&T music abroad when it visits Toronto from June 29 to July 15 2019.

 

At the in

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BSO Honors Steelband’s Finest at the 2019 “Pan Is Sweet” Show with HuPanitarian Awards

New York, USA - Brooklyn Steel Orchestra (BSO) again showed and displayed uncommon reverence through its HuPanitarian Awards for four of Pan’s finest contributors to the steelband art form. This year the distinguished honorees were four New Yorke

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Windrush victim dies with no apology or compensation

Richard Stewart was told in 2012 that he was in the UK illegally and needed to pay £1,200 to naturalise. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

Another prominent victim of the Windrush scandal has died without receiving compensation or a personal apolo

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Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra - ... jazz and steel pan bands to music theory, composition, and international tours, providing quality musical experiences for a wide range of skill levels.

The Journal of Music

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A Review of 2019 Panyard Lime with Pan-Ossia Steel Orchestra & Melody Warriors by Robert Cadet, Jr.

St. John's, Grenada, W.I. - The panyard lime is an event put on by each steel band in Grenada to raise funds and also to let the public get to know the songs the bands are playing [for Panorama]. Pan-Ossia and Melody Warriors were the first two bands

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Jonathan Scales Fourchestra to resound at Jazz in June

By Doug Hill   For The Transcript

Jonathan Scales’ mission is to demonstrate that steel pan music can be more than the Caribbean-flavored percussion that his instrument is associated with. Steel pans or drums originated on the islands of Trinidad an

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South­ern Marines Steel Foun­da­tion’s eight an­nu­al Sum­mer Pan Camp

“We want them to see that they can al­so use mu­sic as a trade and as a job. We have ev­i­dence that peo­ple who left the class­es in pre­vi­ous years went on to be­come pro­fes­sion­al mu­si­cians, land­ing jobs on cruise ships and in oth­er in­ter­

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Legendary Producer Van Dyke Parks Speaks on Esso Trinidad Tripoli Steel band

Esso Trinidad Tripoli Steel band was a benchmark in my varied career as a record producer. Traveling thru the USA southern states before the crash, gave me ample chance to Discover America. Just as we sought another bus, WB execs turned a blind eye t

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Pan at the ṣaṣṭi full celebrations -- नादमयी, ನಾದಮಯಿ, నాదమయి

Credits:Avadhoota Datta Peetham 
As part of the ṣaṣṭi full celebrations, the nādamayulu are produced by the nādamayulu (Steel Band).

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EDX’s Tribal “Ubuntu” Twist on Spinnin’ Deep

In the last year, EDX has been presented with a GRAMMY-nomination, nearly 150 million plays, and numerous Beatport #1’s. Now he’s gearing up for another summer of touring in Ibiza, Tomorrowland, and his home country of Switzerland. With more than twe

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Intruder breaks into Buckingham Palace while the Queen sleeps - Was the Sparrow involved???

Metro News

A 22-year-old man scaled the fence of Buckingham Palace in the early hours of the morning and got just metres away from the Queen. The intruder was banging on doors in an attempt to get inside the palace as the head of state slept in her

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2019 WeBeat festival in St. James

The sounds of the steelpan will resonate in St. James over the next couple of days during the annual WeBeat festival in St. James

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