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Steelpan Educator Martin Albino receives prestigious Moulin D’or 2010 Award

Steelpan Educator Martin Albino receives prestigious Moulin D’or 2010 Award

Steelpan educator and award recipient Martin AlbinoLa Salle, Montreal, Canada - The Moulin D’or (Golden Mill) is an award given by the city of La Salle to outstanding citi

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Congratulations

Congratulations are in order for The Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra for a job well done. We should be proud of Barry Mannette and his group of young charges for their fine performances in Montreal. It appears they have earned the right to be "Ambass

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Arranger Al “Allos” Foster leads D’Radoes’ ‘Pan Army’ into the New York Panorama Thunderdome

The Pan View - from the Pan Yard of D’Radoes Steel Orchestra
Arranger Al “Allos” Foster leads D’Radoes’ ‘Pan Army’ into the New York Panorama Thunderdome


D'Radoes Steel Orchestra practices for New York's 2010 PanoramaNew York, USA - This is indeed

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Steelband Music Panyard Panorama Recordings Basement Recordings captures “Pan in New York” 2010

Steelband Music Panyard Panorama Recordings
Basement Recordings captures “Pan in New York” 2010


New York, USA - With the continued objective of providing the New York steel orchestras with the finest recordings ever - Basement Recordings again capt

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Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra Triumph in Montreal

Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra captures the hearts and minds of Montréal for F.I.S.M.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - With the results of two competitions now in hand, Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra closed out the 10th Annual Montreal International Ste

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Panorama And The Power Of Context

Panorama And The Power Of Context
A steelband panorama special to When Steel Talks


New York, USA - In the parking lot of the Brooklyn Museum, WIADCA’s red, white and blue corporate logo featuring a humming bird and an eagle, loomed large at the cen

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Victor “Babu” Samuel is winning arranger! - Halcyon Steel Orchestra Wins Antigua & Barbuda 2010 National Panorama Title

St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - No one was happier last night when it was announced that Halcyon Steel Orchestra had won the Antigua & Barbuda 2010 National Panorama competition, than the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, the Honorable Baldw

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Best Steel Orchestras in the World assemble at “POP Meets STEEL”

Trinidad and Tobago - Some of the world’s best and most renowned steel orchestras will be assembling in Trinidad and Tobago for command performances over two days as part of the NAPA Festival project.

Trinidad All Stars, Silver Stars, Phase II Pan G

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Pan Podium Magazine On The Pulse of Pan in the UK Winter 2009/Spring 2010

Pan Podium Magazine
On The Pulse of Pan in the UK
Winter 2009/Spring 2010

London, U.K. - 2010 marks the end of a very memorable decade for many. The official magazine for BAS (the British Association for Steelbands) - Pan Podium - celebrates its 10th

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Sunday serving of Steelpan Music at D’Radoes Band Launch

Sunday serving of Steelpan Music at D’Radoes Band Launch
New York - Fashionably - or frustratingly, depending on your point of view - late, D’Radoes Steel Orchestra kicked off their annual band launch in high musical style last Sunday evening around

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Grenada celebrates a “Pantastic Saturday” with Bomb and Tribute Tunes for 2010

 St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Grenada's top steel orchestras are gearing up this year for a major competition.  Dubbed "Pan Explosion 2010,” each steel orchestra plays their "BOMB TUNE" for a maximum of six minutes, and with forty-five players at mo

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Basement Recordings’ 2010 New York Pan Yard Recording Schedule

Basement Recordings’ 2010 New York Pan Yard Recording Schedule

New York, USA - For many years Basement Recordings, Inc. - parent company of PanOnTheNet and When Steel Talks - has visited the pan yards of some of New York’s finest steel orchestras, t

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Junior Panorama Steelband Competition 2K10 in UK

CSI SteelbandLondon, UK - CSI Steelband Trust retained their BAS/CAPCA (British Association of Steelbands/ Children and Parents Carnival Association) Junior Panorama title for the third consecutive year. This is coupled with their victory at the firs

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Panist set to move from steelpan ‘Battle Zone’ to real life Zone

Meet Stanley Joseph - Captain of Sonatas Steel Orchestra
Panist set to move from steelpan ‘Battle Zone’ to real life Zone


Captain of Sonatas Steel Orchestra, Stanley JosephNew York, USA - Stanley Joseph, the young but very capable captain of the 2010

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Pantonic is a lean, mean fighting machine - looking for Goliath

The Pan View - from the Pan Yard of Pantonic Steel Orchestra
Pantonic is a lean, mean fighting machine - looking for Goliath

New York, USA - Pantonic Steel Orchestra will enter the “Battle Zone” known as Panorama as a lean, mean, fighting machine. T

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Angel Harps Steel Orchestra delivers winning “Bomb Tune” for 2010

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - No less than nine steel orchestras turned “Pan Explosion 2010” into an event to remember, which took place on “Pantastic Saturday” one week ago, at Grenada’s National Stadium in the country’s capital of St. George’s. Pa

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Happy Birthday to Steelpan Giant Anthony Williams

When Steel Talks extends best wishes to steelpan innovator, leader and arranger Anthony Willams.

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Ian Jones: from Pan Man to Social Service Administrator, and back

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Days to go before Pan Alive (Toronto’s version of the Trinidad and Tobago’s Annual Steelband Panorama) Hollis Clifton made a valiant and successful attempt to interview Ian Jones, Musical Director of Panatics Steelband for a

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Steelband Panorama Judges Seminar in the works

Steelband Panorama Judges Seminar in the works

Veteran steelband music adjudicator Merle Albino-de CoteauTrinidad & Tobago - Pan Trinbago will be hosting a Judges' Seminar on Saturday May 8 2010 at the Ministry of Community Development, Culture an

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What is happening to J'ouvert !

        Is it only me but what is happening to J'ouvert ? Where were all the known steelpans for j'ouvert ? I am talking about Sonatas, Moods ,Despers USA, Radoes ,Crossfire, and Casym .There were only about 7 groups out J'ouvert morning and Adlib wa

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