New York, USA - “The music and the instrument itself, to me it's just different. Its versatility, its dynamics its effects - everything about it. It gives me a different feeling when I listen to it as
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the legendary Calypso Rose.
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Read more…Indiana - Westfield High School music teacher Jeffrey McLaughlin learned how beneficial a WEF grant can be this school year. McLaughlin used his $1,000 grant to have steel pan educator David Chase visit his class. Chase is originally from Trinidad an
Read more…In one of the most keenly contested steel band competitions in years, the Parkside Steel Orchestra beat back the challenge of its two competitors to cop the top prize in the Large Band Category in this year’s Republic B
Read more…By Christina Blizzard, Queen's Park Columnist
TORONTO - Nikita Austin plays piano, flute and steel pan.
She can make complex music with a special iPad app.
Those would be big achievements for any teen. What makes it so remarkable is that Nikita is de
Read more…The storied career of the artist who has been the most renowned name ever in the field of calypso, Mighty Sparrow, will be examined in a symposium presented by the Trinidad & Tobago Folk Arts Institute, in collaboration with the Medgar Evers College
Read more…by Michael L. Joseph
Public Relations Officer
Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Gary G Aboud of Port of Spain says that he is a lover of pan, but Pan Trinbago does not have the skill and efficiency to manage $34 million dollars in pri
Read more…The following is the order of appearance”
1. Ife Alleyne;
2. Steve ‘Ras Kommanda’ Pascall;
3. Duane O’Connor;
4. Sean ‘The Psalmist’ Daniel;
5. Tameka Darius;
6. Karen Eccles;
7. Selvon ‘Mistah Shak’ Noel;
8. Myron ‘The Incredible Myron B’ Bruce;
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New York
In recognition of their highly successful musical venture to the 2015 International Panorama competition (ICP) held in Trinidad and Tobago, the City Council of New York honored Brooklyn Steel Orchestra (BSO) with a City Proclamation. The gro
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New York, USA - NYU Steel has been turning heads and breaking new ground for a while now. Unafraid to challenge the norms and traditional Western music and performance thinking - from its inception, NYU Steel has simply been a game-changer. This wee
Read more…The Guardian - Belize
The Lifeline Foundation today handed over $42,600 in donations to boost the efforts of several institutions working for the benefit of Belize’s Children. The grants were made possible through funds raised through the Lebanese Ni
Read more…by Laura Dowrich-Phillips Loop magazine
The way Carnival is marketed is one of the issues occupying the attention of Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts.
Speaking to Looptt, the Minister said if we want peopl
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Jouvert pan has been gone, what - how long?
Since 2003, when Starlift danced past a bonafide Bomb competition in tribute to Highlanders’ guru and acclaimed innovator Bertie Marshall - the contest held within
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Panorama 2016 kicked off on January 8th at the Queens Park Savannah. This signaled the real start of the Carnival in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As always, all Carnival lovers know that the barrels must rumble to si
The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) yesterday said that the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Ministry of Education has been dragging its feet on a probe into the alleged misuse by its staff of state-owned steel pans.
In a state
Read more…There have been a number of complaints over the years from various groups and, although Pan Trinbago tried to address these issues with improvements to the Greens, several party brands bowed out of pan semis. This led to speculation about how much of
‘Afropop’ television SERIES BEATS THE DRUM FOR ‘PAN’
Episode two of the documentary series is ‘Pan! Our Music Odyssey’,
an exploration of the magic and mystery behind the steel drum, or pan
Premieres on WORLD Channel on Monday, January 25
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Read more…| Play spot | BAND | |
| 1 | Sangre Grande Cordettes | |
| 2 | Renegades | |
| 3 | Skiffle | |
| 4 | Trinidad All Stars | |
| 5 |
Silver Stars | |
| 6 | Harmonites | |
| 7 | Tropical Angel Harps | |
| 8 | Phase II Pan Groove | |
| 9 | Invaders | |
| 10 | Desperadoes | |
| 11 | La Brea Nighting |
This morning I awoke to the sad news of the passing of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural icons, Dr. Jit Samaroo, who came from very humble beginnings to not only create history in the Panorama arena with 9 winning arrangements, but has also compo
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