When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Nestor Sullivan on his passing.
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Ricardo Rameshwar aka Ricky Bobby
The music fraternity and Kes the Band are in mourning today following the death of the band’s musical director and keyboardist Ricardo Rameshwar.
Rameshwar passed away this
Read more…Veteran panist and steelband captain Wayne "Bumpy" Inniss has passed
Solo Harmonites Steel Orchestra steel pan music veterans - Wayne "Bumpy" Inniss is fifth from right.
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NY Times
By Zachary Woolfe
Andy Akiho’s 11-part, 80-minute new work for percussion quartet is a lush, brooding celebration of noise.
Andy Akiho, center, wrote “Seven Pillars” for Sandbox Percussion (from left: Terry Sweeney, Ian David Rosenbaum,
Read more…CLIVE ZANDA IS DEAD. The King is Dead! Long Live the King!!! This is one of the greatest losses we have experienced to date- and we have experienced ALOT(!!!)- because Clive Zanda was virtually untapped as a resource (even after contributing so much)
Read more…The Aubrapan: Revival of a lost invention
S. E. Maloney', C. A. C. Imbert2, A. G. Bryan3
1 Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CP2 1PZ, England,
Email: sem 7 3@cam.ac.uk
2Faculty of Engineering, Dep
Raphael ’Stretch’ Garcia of Phase II Pan Groove has passed. Raphel is the cousin of Robbie Joseph -editor of Pan Podium magazine. In addition, he is the childhood friend of Dr. Len 'Boogsie'
Joey Horsford
Panist & Administrator Joey Horsford of Silhouettes, Pan Rebels & NY Marsicans Steel Orchestra pass
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When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of veteran calypsonian and panist Kenny J. He died from COVID yesterday afternoon (January 1st).
Kenwrick “Kenny J” Joseph was born at Prince of Wales Street in San Fernando, Trinidad. H
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by Clevil James
In Photo from left – Steve Regis, Elton “Smokey” John, Herman Colins, Conrad Hunte, unknown, unknown, Sidney Portier, Hugh Borde, unknown,
Ronald "Pessy" Roberts was a valued member of Westside Symphony and Brooklyn's Brooklynaires Steel Orchestra. Pessy passed on Sunday, December 12th in New Jersey.
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performances by: Steel Sensation, Pan Evolution, Garvin Blake, Frankie McIntosh & Josh Quillen
Brooklyn, New York, USA - ....Pan In Motion, the bra
Read more…Rest in Peace Junior it was an honour to have known you and to have collaborated with you in live performance and recording productions. The entertainment world has lost another treasure - Bill Cobham
Global - When Steel Talks extends condolences to
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