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Clara Tsai’s Social Justice Fund uplifts community and culture via Counterpoint: Brooklyn Steel Pan Fête

New York, USA - ....Couldn’t resist the urge to shake a leg as the Labor Day weekend closes in? Check. Stage sides of steel orchestras Erupti

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The Sounds of NYU Steel directed by Dr. Kendall K. Williams

New Staging, New Chapter, New Path Forward

 

New York, USA - Before the scorching hot days of summer, was the cool and inviting springtime which was the backdrop for NYU (New York Univer

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Antigua Panorama 2025 Results - Hells Gate Steel Orchestra Reigns with 24th Championship - Arranger Khan Cordice notches 11th Triumph

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Panorama victory was sweet for Hells Gate Steel Orchestra in 2025, and especially so as the music organization is celebrating its eightieth anniversary. Together with resident champion arranger Khan Cordice, who now has his

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Vanessa Headley-Brewster, Champion Arranger - Metro Steel Orchestra’s Tony Joseph and musician Joshua Bedeau - UpClose!

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, champion arranger Vanessa Headley-Brewster speaks on her musical journey, and her latest path - arranging for New York’s Metro Steel Orchestra. We also hear from Metro’s leader Anthony “Big

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Saint Lucia National Panorama 2025 Results - Pantime Steel Orchestra Triumphs with Terrance “BJ” Marcelle

 

Saint Lucia, W.I. - Periodical downpours of rain on Sunday July 13 did not stop the sounds of steel orchestras as they fervently served up respect

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Finals Large Band Results - Panorama 2025 - Exodus, Terrance “BJ” Marcelle Champs

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - They led all the way from the preliminaries, through the semi-finals and took home the championship title after final night competition. Exodus Steel Orchestra and arranger Terrance “BJ” Marcelle are champions in the large

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Results - 2025 LARGE Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

Global - Fifteen large steel orchestras completed their panyard preliminary judging on February 12....After the opening of score sheets, all bands move forward to the Sunday February 16 semi-finals....The grouping of fifteen includes the reigning c

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Panorama 2025 Medium Steel Orchestra Competition Participants - Trinidad and Tobago Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Participating steel orchestras in the medium category of the 2025 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama are in the spotlight from February 4 through 8 during the preliminary phase in this year’s competition.

Meet the arranger

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2025 Junior Panorama Results: Renegades, Sando Boys, B.A.T.C.E. also Champions

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Intermittent sprinkles of rain took a back seat to full torrents of steelband music taking center stage at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. The event? The 2025 Trinidad and Tobago Junior National Pan

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Single Pan 2025 - Finals Results - San Juan East Side Symphony snags Championship with arranger Duvone Stewart

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - And the last shall be “first.” That’s the way things apparently ‘played’ out for the finals of the 2025 season of the Single Pan band component of the annual Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. San Juan East Side Symphony

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Steel Sensation - “How Ah Livin’” - (‘Tempo’ version - VIDEO)

Tristan Japsi - Arranger

Brooklyn, New York, USA - Basement Recordings captures Steel Sensation on Friday, August 30 as they prepare in their Brooklyn panyard for the 2024 New York steelband Panorama

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Meet Rondell Pompey, founder of Philadelphia Pan Stars Steel Orchestra

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA -  Rondell Pompey was born and bred in John John, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on September 7^th 1971. Most of the older folk in his family were members of Carib Tokyo Steel Orchestra, so it was n

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New York Panorama 2024 Results - Pan Evolution, André White Take Championship

 

New York, USA - ....Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra founded by Wayne Bernard finally took home the championship title, trophy and prize purse. And for the band’s champi

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Grenada Panorama 2024 Order of Appearance - Bands, Tunes, Arrangers

Bands - Tunes - Arrangers

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - It has been two years since Commancheros Steel Orchestra was atop the country’s national Panorama competition, in 2022. And the road back there goes through seven other competing bands, not lea

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Grenada 2024 JUNIOR Panorama Results

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - The junior musical organization that is Angel Harps Juniors powered its way to the top once more this year. The steel orchestra bested equally eager fellow youth musicians from five other bands, at the junior national P

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Antigua & Barbuda Panorama 2024 Results - Hells Gate Steel Orchestra with Arranger Khan Cordice Triumph Again

 

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - The ARG (Antigua Recreation Grounds) in the capital of St. John’s reverberated with the steelband Panorama once more on this August 3 evening, wher

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Saint Lucia National Panorama 2024 Results - Babonneau Steel Orchestra Takes Eighth Title with Champion Arranger Allison Marquis

 

Saint Lucia, W.I. - Yet another night of triumph is in the country’s national history books, as Babonneau Steel Orchestra, teamed with champion arranger Allison Marquis, more than pass

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Young Steelband Musicians shine in Saint Lucia’s first-ever National Schools Pan Festival

Steelpan Festival part of Lucian Carnival 2024

 

Castries, Saint Lucia, W.I.  -  Saint Lucia’s inaugural National Schools Pan Festival unfolded on a sunny Saturday June 8 afternoon at the SAB, Vigie in

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Meet Amenti Quashie Francis - United Kingdom

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

England, UK - “Music is literally in my blood… in fact, it’s in my soul… my soul sings through music. Music has been an important part of my life because of my relationship wit

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Panorama 2024 Results - Renegades and Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestras Tie For First

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - After a season of competition in the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, there are new Panorama champions. Yes, that’s right - there is a tie for first place in this year’s Panorama, so it is celebration time in two

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