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Birdsong Begs for Extra Time -- TV6

The Birdsong Academy, a Tunapuna music and cultural institution, is begging for extra time from their landlords to acquire new land and construct a new building. They're staring down the barrel of an eviction notice and they have to be out by Monday.

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Pan-tastic finale

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Mylon Clarke, backed by the 1688 steel band, during their dynamic performance. (Picture by Nigel Browne.)

IT WAS A FULL WEEKEND of pan that started with a sizzling night at First Citizens Pan Fusion on Friday, and climaxed with a scor

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The Pan bet between Prime Minister Patrick Manning & Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves

Trinidad Newsday

..Gonsalves lightened the atmosphere in the cathedral when he told the congregation of a bet he made with Manning regarding a tenor pan he used to play when they were students. He said Manning thought the pan had 27 notes but he told

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Congratulations to Laborie Steel Orchestra - St. Lucia Panorama 2016 Results

 

St. Lucia, W.I. - With a complement of 73 players Laborie Steel Orchestra dethroned the perennial champs and favorites, heavyweight Pantime Steel Orchestra when the former were judged the 2016 St. Lucia National Panorama champions. Laborie perf

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More Great Live Recordings For Claude Gonzales

GospelOnDeBeatz and AlternateSound present Taking Over Me Live Version featuring Yemi Alade & Phyno.

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Thornbury steel band all set for Brittany tour

UK Gazette

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St Lucia National Steel Bands Association elects new committee

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Trinidad's birdsong Music Org. Under Siege - Threat of Destruction Eminent.

The internationally revered music education organization was recently served notice that the landlord was advising of the scheduled demolition of their premises of 28 years on Monday August 15, 2016. The birdsong institution has been serving their co

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Cuba is an eye-opener for young Virgin Islanders - V.I.’s Rising Stars Steel Orchestra’s Pan in Motion Group visits Cuba

By DENA FISHER
Virgin Island Daily News

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Taiwan gifts $40, 000 for September Celebrations 2016

By BBN Staff: This morning Diane Haylock Co- Chairperson of the National Celebrations Commission (NCC) of the National Institute of History and Culture (NICH) received a cheque for $40,000 from Ambassador of the Republic of China Taiwan to Belize HE

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‘Pantabulous’ show Pun De Sand promised

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Happy Birthday to Pan Innovator and Legend Anthony Williams - June 24

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the great Anthony Williams on his 89th birthday (2020).

 

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A School's Strategy to Improve Attendance Starts At 7 a.m.

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Jun 24, 2016 · by Yasmeen Khan

At P.S. 156 Waverly in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Principal Beverly Logan started the year thinking about how to tackle a 40 percent chronic absentee rate. That means that well over a third of her students

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A Very Special WST Pan Radio - UNESCO International Jazz Day 2016

PanRADIO celebrates International Jazz Day 2016!

Global - When Steel Talks has been invited by UNESCO to participate in the International Jazz Day 2016.

When Steel Talks/PanOnTheNet is one of many organizations around the world joining in the recogni

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Sandals Foundation invests almost EC$7,000 in Laborie Pan Project

By Sandals Foundation
April 25, 2016

PRESS RELEASE – The Sandals Foundation in Saint Lucia continues in its bid to support worthwhile community initiatives in partnership with civic-minded team members who live within these communities.

Among the mos

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Happy Birthday to steel orchestra leader Albert “Bing” Reid - April 22

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Albert “Bing” Reid.

Then-Manager of New York Marsicans...

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Happy Birthday to Master Arranger Ray Holman

When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to master and champion arranger Ray Holman.

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Our Boys Steel Orchestra Under New Management

OUR BOYS STEEL ORCHESTRA

Corner Kirk & Fort St.
 Scarborough, Tobago.

OurBoysSteelOrchestra@Gmail.com

Our Boys Steel Orchestra Under New Management  

Scarborough, May 22nd, 2016. The Our Boys Steel Orchestra held its special annual general meeting

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Congratulations to Russell Fisher of NYU (New York University) Steel

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Russell Fisher of NYU Steel on his successful Classical Percussion recital.

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Watch -- Trinidad & Tobago Folk Arts Institute presents Symposium to examine Sparrow’s career

“Just Like That, Sparrow Turned 80”
Presenters knock it out of the ballpark

 

New York, USA - Insightful, engaging, entertaining and highly educational, was the symposium on the career of the incomparable Mighty Sparrow. The Trinidad and Tobago Folk

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