Update:
The funeral of the late Jefferson Morris, one of our most loved and respected member of T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps Steel Orchestra....will take place on Tuesday 23rd July 2013 at 2:00pm at our pan palace, located on the Old Southern Main Road
Details provided by Gerry Kangalee
Funeral arrangements for Ian “Teddy” Belgrave
Date: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Holy Trinity Cathedral,
30a Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Launch of first Steelband in Western Australia:
‘Perth Pandemix’
Australia - After rehearsals began on February 9, 2013, the first steelband in Western Australia, led by Larry Carvalho, a businessman based in Perth, launched with its inaugural public
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago Inc. heralds the start of Pan Month 2013 with an Interfaith Church Service and Procession in Port-of-Spain; it is the 21st edition of Pan Trinbago’s Pan Month. The Evangelical Service will be held
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Pantime Steel Orchestra & Harmonites Steel Orchestra - 2013 large and small band St. Lucia steelband panorama champions!
Read more…Brooklyn, New York - In an unprecedented and rare display of unity, members of the steelpan fraternity came together under a single performance op at the conclusion of Despers USA’s Rhythm and Blues/Reggae N
Read more…There is no other panorama like New York's event. From its inception and through the Bradley years the New York steelband music competition has been about the current popular party songs for the most part. This year will be no different.
Subject: Funeral of Kenwyn Mollineau member of Crossfire Steel Orchestra.
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Funeral Arrangements for Mr. Kenwyn Mollineau Viewing @ Guarino Funeral Home 92-22 Flatlands Ave.
From 4.00pm-9.00pm Tuesday May 28th
Repast will be held @ Tropic
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Brooklyn, New York, USA - Maybe it was the fact that it was the first official day of Summer and technically the longest day of the year. Or maybe it was because there was a brilliant full moon glowing o
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - After government intervention, the 2013 edition of Trinidad and Tobago’s annual cultural festival ‘WeBeat - St. James Live’ is back on track; this coming after the host committee St. James Community Improvement Committee (St
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Bayelsa State, Nigeria - The Bayelsa State Junior Steelpan Orchestra (BSJSO) was featured in the opening ceremony—which took the form of a dinner party—of the recently-held 2013 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant. For that July 7th openin
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New York, USA - Quiet, unassuming and intense – you won’t even know he’s in the room. But don’t be fooled by his quiet demean
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Born in Laventille, Trinidad, Ian “Teddy” Belgrave was exposed to the steelband at a very early age. His two elder brothers, John and Rob
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Bayelsa State, Nigeria - Bayelsa State, Nigeria, home state of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan - has keyed into the country’s steelpan art form development with the formation of the Bayelsa State Junior Steel Orchestra, whose players are draw
Read more…Pan, powder and fog in de place!
New York, USA - In concert with the band, the crowd spontaneously and enthusiastically shouted - “Spread yuh hands and leh go - Spread yuh hands in the air everybody - Spread yuh hands and leh go - Hand in the air...
New York's 2013 Panorama...
WIADCA reports that a live stream will be available for tonight's New York panorama competition. http://wiadcacarnival.org/wiadca-carnival-2013-live-stream/
Basement 2013 Panyard Recordings
Wednesday August 28:
Global - Eduardo “Lalo” Tellez is a music Bachelor and a Percussion Professor in the Superior Institute of Music in Veracruz, Mexico. He first encountered the steelpan instrument four years ago in 2009, and began to e
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San Fernando, Trinidad, West Indies - Despite whatever odds irresponsible adults in society may visit upon our young people, engaging them in the national instrument in a meaningful and structured manner from both the pre-teen and t
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Recently the hottest topic on the When Steel Talks (WST) forum has centered around the lack of payment of the promised stipends to performing steelpan musicia
