New York, USA - It’s 4:30 a.m. in the morning and the 1-mile Flatbush Avenue stretch between Grand Army Plaza and Empire Boulevard is packed with bands filling the air with a percussive symphony of rhythm and soul. It is Labor Day, and it’s J’Ouvert
Read more…Sonatas - 1st - 472 points
ADLIB - 2nd - 457 points
CASYM - 3rd - 448 points
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Read more…New York, USA - From two blocks away we can hear tenors whistling, double seconds singing, guitar pans humming and basses grumbling. As we move in closer to this sonic epicenter, that unmistakable distinct sound of a great steel orchestra overtakes y
Read more…The 3rd International Conference on Steelpan
‘Integrating The Three Elements of Carnival, Steelpan, Calypso and Mas’
England, UK - Four years ago Nostalgia Steelband members organised the first European Steelpan Conference in collaboration with the Un
Happy Birthday to Panist, Arranger and Composer Robert Greenidge
Global - He is simply one of the finest musicians to ever grace the steelpan instrument. Happy Birthday from When Steel Talks.
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Ebony Steel OrchestraLondon, UK - 2010 marks the 32nd anniversary of the esteemed competition, Champions of Steel. Paddington Youth Steel Orchestra led by Zac Herbert was victorious in the initial competition held in 1978. Since that time this presti
Read more…The best of the best, New York Panorama Drummers
New York, USA - The man who anchors a New York steelband panorama performance is of a special breed. He is not just a drummer. The fortunes of up to ninety-nine other performing musicians (or in the
New York, USA - A shrewd move, it was, on the part of those who staked out seats in the Norman Johnson Lecture Hall at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn for the initial New York screening of “Mas Man.”
....And a work of passion it is for pan man and p
Northern Illinois (NIU) Spring World Steel Band Concert a Huge Success
Lester Trilla honored for extraordinary contributions to steelpan students and program
Illinois, USA - From Tchaikovsky to Stevie Wonder - the NIU Steelband Concert did not miss
According to recent reports, the 2010 NY panorama will be available over the internet for a fee. New York steelband leaders claim they were unaware of the situation. Moreover, no agreement was setup for the bands to share in potential lucrative fina
Read more…The Pan View - from the Pan Yard of Sonatas Steel Orchestra
Champion Sonatas entering the “Battle Zone” - no prisoners allowed...
New York, USA - The crowd was there, the food was there and of course the music was there. On this warm Summer night th
A Very Real Possibility - Sometime in the very near future...
New York, USA - A very likely scenario, based on recent events at the pan yards in New York, and an ever-present possibility of a steelband pan yard 'shut down' gone horribly wrong. A Steel
New York, USA - Today all roads lead to the 2010 New York Panorama behind the Brooklyn museum, as the lights come up on some of the premier steel orchestras in North America in the annual competition known as Panorama. But one week ago, many steelban
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Antigua & Barbuda, W.I.
Antiguan and Caribbean pan maestro and arranger, Victor “Babu” Samuel tied the knot with Charmin Francois during a wedding ceremony at the Multipurpose Cultural & Exhibition Centre, Perry Bay, on Thursday, before a gatherin
New York, USA - When Steel Talks (WST) took in the vibes at the pan yard of Sesame Flyers last evening after the early-morning vandalism that disrupted their music flow. About two blocks away, WST could hear the beautiful sounds of the orchestra as t
New York Mayor Bloomberg and New Pioneers Terrorize Steelband Youth
A clear case of reckless endangerment of youth, family and community... The terror, that terror wants...
New York, USA - ....Close your eyes and envision over one hundred people with
When Steel Talks extends a Happy Belated Birthday to arranger, composer and performing artist Ray Holman. Ray's birthday was on April 22.
Despers USA Steel Orchestra Launch - Ready for 2010
Steelband Musical Superiority is the goal
Performing at Sonatas’ Sports DayNew York, USA - It’s on! The New York steelband music summer season is in full effect. “Come good or don’t come out at all
