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Get Shorty, shame and soca

By Indranie Deolall September 29, 2016

Spectacular Lord Shorty was ironically anything but little. Standing an imposing six feet four inches tall the musical genius boldly experimented and created the sensual soca, with his exploratory “Indrani” song

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Grenada Steel Band Association still hopping mad over 2016 Panorama treatment. Demand an apology from producers

Grenada Steel Band Association has outlined a litany of issues stemming from the staging of both Panorama and Xtreme White at the same venue during the just concluded carnival celebrations.
As we hear in this report, the pan association is calling

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birdsong Code Red

birdsong’s 43-year struggle for security of tenure is scheduled to reach a head at any time now when the High Court order in respect of Civil Complaint No. CVC2015-01075 will be executed.  The court order empowers our landlord to evict the organizati

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New York PANORAMA LINE UP - Order of appearance

Order of appearance

1 CASYM
2 PANTONIC
3 ADLIB
4 PAN EVOLUTION
5 DESPERS
6 CROSSFIRE
7 PAN FANTASY
8 STEEL XPLOSION
9 HARMOMY
10 PHILLY PAN STARS
11 D'RADOES

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The Sixth International Biennial Steelpan Conference

'The Fusion of Steelpan with Other Art Forms in the 21^st Century'

Book tickets at:

To Register for the conference  and get more information, the link is: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/steelpanconference.

 

Registration can also be by email – see R

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Birdsong is too Important for us to Stand Idly By

Without a National Policy for Pan, situations like the eviction imbroglio that is presently confronting Birdsong are bound to occur. If the steelpan is the national instrument then we have to set up the national infrastructure within which steelbands

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Grenada - Order of appearance 2016 National Panorama

Saturday August 6, 2016 -  6:00 p.m.

Order of appearance - Grenada Panorama

1. Digicel Florida All Stars
2. Suzuki Pan Wizards
3. Pan Ossia
4. Grand Roy Pan Angels
5. FLOW Commancheros
6. Coyaba New Dimensions
7. Republic Bank Angel Harps
8. Pan L

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Disrespect, Disrespect and Blatant Contempt for Pan Community in Grenada for Panorama 2016

St. George's, Grenada, W.I. -- Kirk Seetahal, CEO of Spicemas, under which Grenada's National Panorama currently takes place, is under fire for the unprecdented and gross disrespect and contempt experienced by the steelband players and community in t

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Over 80 Schools from across Africa will converge in the East of Gauteng for the 5th International Marimba and Steelpan Festival

Over 80 Schools from across Africa will converge in the East of Gauteng for the 5th International Marimba and Steelpan Festival taking place on the 30th and 31st of July 2016. This year the festival is part of the Africa Month initiative, which looks

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Revisited -- Condolences to the family of the great Fitzroy Coleman

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of the legendary guitarist Fitzroy Coleman. He was simply one of the greats. Considered by many to be Trinidad's greatest guitarist.

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Coleman was voted one of the top 100 jazz guit

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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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