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
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Candice Andrews-Brumant, captain of Renegades Steel Orchestra.
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the iconic Ms. Ursula Tudor of the legendary Desperadoes Steel Orchestra. She will be severely missed by the glob
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Singing Sandra (Sandra Des Vignes-Millington)
SINGING SANDRA
REAL NAME: Sandra Des Vignes
DATE OF BIRTH: 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH: East Dry River, Port-of-Spain
EDUCATION: ...
CAREER: Sa
Read more…“The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.” - Cicely Tyson
RIP C
Cicely Tyson and Bobbi Humphrey brought spoken word and music as Ms. Tyson in her always regal manner read "I, Too" by Langston Hughes.
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Global - “In 1973 he migrated to Venezuela where he further developed his skills as a tuner of great merit, by tuning pans of different styles of other tuners who had passed through Venezuela and left their pans there. After nine years in Venezuela
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“There seems to be a greater need to explore and experience more especially by our youth. Their musical appetite seems quite encompassing and the loyalty to a single band as in the earlier years seems to be a thing of the past. Not that this is nece
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In regards to Pan: "The moment I would have to say I am most proud of, would be last year, when I won my first competition as an arranger.” In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, Mikela Sim
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(May – 1999)
William Blake a British philosopher- a poet who lived in the period 1757-1827 wrote the following words in one of his poems: “O see a world in a grain of sand/And heaven in a wild flower/Hold infinity in the palm of your hand/And eterni
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Sergio Boré, percussionist, composer, researcher, spiritual and creator of musical nuances.
One of the most recognized Brazilian percussionists. We met at the height of the "peace and love" era, hippie hippie, practitioners of a code o
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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
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Global - "Clive was one of the greatest musicians ever produced by this country [Trinidad & Tobago]. He was a master of orchestration. He had a fine mind and was very witty. He was a fantastic musician. It is a terrific loss - there can only be one
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Khalick J. Hewitt with Ellie MannetteGlobal - "It is not often that a country produces so many geniuses in so short a time period. Since Trinbago achieved its political independence from England in 1962, many of its citizens have excelled in the ar
Read more…When Steel Talks Reboot - Feel the Music - Live the Experience
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Pantonic Steel Orchestra performed a Clive Bradley-arrangement of André
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