Saturday 19th May @2pm 2012 will see the launch of the New Zealand Steel Pan Academy, with a focus on bringing the magic of Pan to all.
The Musical Director Marion Titmuss can’t wait to showcase the possibilities that playing Pan can give to Kiwi’s o
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Read more…Shawn and Sherwin continue to spread the voice of the steel drum throughout the world. The brothers recently toured the UK with Native Deen promoting their third album "The Remedy" . Native Deen along with Danish pop sensation, "Outlandish," Junaid
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Remembering - Dr. Jit Samaroo - Steelband Arranger Extraordinaire!!!
Global - Dr. Jit Sukha Samaroo (Musician, Panist, Composer, and steel pan arranger) was born in Surrey Village in the Lopinot Valley, Trinidad, on 24 February 1950, the sixth of
Presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater in partnership with Union Project
Tuesday–Thursday, April 17–May 24 | Performance Wednesday, May 30
SOUNDWAVES is a full-scholarship intensive steelband music program designed
Funeral Service set for Steelband Stalwart Junior Pouchet
Pan Trinbago closes offices in observance of the association's past president
Global - The funeral service of Edgar “Junior” Pouchet will take place at St. Finbar’s Roman Catholic Church, Mo
New book on the legendary orchestra coming soon
Port of Spain, Trinidad, W.I. - Invaders Steel Orchestra is calling on local and foreign pan players to assist Dr. Jeannine Remy, Senior Lecturer in Music in the Department of Creative and Festival A
Read more…Tobago, W.I. - The THA (Tobago House of Assembly) Pan Champs 2012 competition took place last evening, February 14, at the Garden Side Car Park, Scarborough in Trinidad’s sister isle of Tobago.
Seventeen bands competed in three categories: Large C
Read more…New York Steel Band Pioneers to be Honored!
Posthumous tribute to two well-known names
New York, USA - Some veterans of the New York steel band scene who, back in the 1950s and 60s, laid the foundation for the steel band movement that now exists in
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Junior Pouchet founder of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra.
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Thank you Master of Ceremonies.
Today we meet in circumstance, which are somewhat unfamiliar but not unexpected. When one sets out to raise the bar and introduce a mode of operations, which is intended to engender all-round improvement, one obviousl
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra and Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra - the large and medium band winners for Panorama 2012
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St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - ....“Moully” served the Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra with genuine commitment and dedication for over forty years. He was a brother, father, friend and inspirer to all the members of Hell’s Gate.
“Moully” managed
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Duvone Stewart and BJ Marcelle, the winning arrangers of San Juan East Side (Single Pan Band) and Armina Golden Symphony Steel Orchestras (Small Band respectively.
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New York, USA - Over the February 11-12, 2012 weekend, New York University hosted the 4th annual PAS (Percussive Arts Society)-KoSA (KoSA International Percussion Workshops)-NYU Weekend of Percussion at the University’s Frederick Loewe Theater. The e
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thirty-two Single Pan Bands will face the judges as the National Panorama Single Pan Bands Semi Finals get underway at the Larry Gomes Stadium Car Park, Malabar, Arima in Trinidad, on Saturday 11th February 2012, from 6:00 p
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago’s 2012 Junior National Panorama set for Sunday
Global - Forty bands will compete in the National Junior Panorama at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Sunday 12th February 2012 from 8:30 a.m. The competition is staged by t
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Global - Five points separated the first two bands in the recently-concluded National Panorama Single Pan Bands Preliminaries.
Taking the top spot was Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra. The band from western Trinidad amassed 264 points
Global - Sixteen steel orchestras have chosen “Vibes” as their tune of choice in the Conventional category in the 2012 Panorama competition. “Vibes” is composed by Mark Loquan, Ken “Professor” Philmore and Destra Garcia with vocals by Destra.
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