'Twas the night before Jouvert
. . . and all through the yard,
no bomb tune was missing, no arrangement too hard.
The racks and the pans were made ready with care,
In hopes that St. Bradley soon would be there.
The panmen were nestled all snug
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Jelani Cielto a special talent? Absolutely. He also has that type of gift that makes a very select few see partial differential equations as child’s play. Blessed with the innate ability of a photographic memory, he has
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Meet Anthony Williams - Master Steelpan Innovator and Leader -
Up close!
An exclusive When Steel Talks interview with Anthony “Tony” Williams
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In this fascinating exclusive When Steel Talks interview - the legendary steelpa
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
New York, USA - He is one of the esteemed champion arrangers of the Golden Era of pan. His name, like the other great ones, carries much respect and recognition. And like his fellow famed steelband music panorama arrangers - one name will suffice as
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I.- Multiple Grammy award-winning producer, song writer and performing artist Ralph MacDonald came to the beautiful Caribbean island of Antigua, sister isle of Barbuda - to have some fun. What was also very apparent from the on
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Global - ....I first met Ralph in Trinidad on Carnival Tuesday in the late 90’s while he was jumping with Phase II, the band in which I was playing (even though he was a die-hard Desperadoes fan). He hopped up on the float and started playing congas,
Karen Codrington matriarch of the Codrington Pan Family
The New Yorker -
Five years ago, Josh Quillen, a member of Sō Percussion, a Brooklyn-based music ensemble, spoke with a maker and tuner of steel drums named Kyle Dunleavy about building a potentially unworkable design. Musical ste
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Trinidad Á Tobago - With a genuine interest in the contributions of women to music globally she fell deeply in love with Trinidad and Tobago's culture, music and Pan. She is a steelpan musician, autho
Dominica, W.I. - From the Caribbean island of Dominica to the Ivy League walls of Princeton University, the pan has always been by her side. It is simply her joy. Her romance with the pan and pan cult
These streaming services are not really pushing for folks to buy an artist's music. Instead, their main push is for you to purchase a subscription to THEIR (spotify, apple etc...) streaming service. Per stream, an artist recoups $0.00676 (google) wh
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London, U.K. - “Pan itself, I don’t think I would change anything. I think it would just be people outside of the community’s views. It’s not ‘tin pan,’ ’dustbin lids,‘ you shouldn’t knock the instrument with your
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I imagine that like me, most calypso aficionados first became aware of the existence of the late Winsford ‘Joker’ Devi
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I HAVE DECIDED TO PUBLISH THIS SHORT LIST OF SOME OF THE SONGS I WROTE FOR PEOPLE NOT IN NO WAY TO EMBARRASS AN
He is one of the most prolific, well-known songwriters to have ever walked the planet. With over 600 (six hundred) songs under his belt and to his credit, his songs have shaped and influenced generations. And in no short order he is one of the great
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Global. - They already had a name that fit – Ivory and Steel.