On what keeps his passion for the instrument going - Bowie Sonnie Bowei says:
“At first, it was the uniqueness of the instrument and the positive reactions on the faces of people who listen to pan for the first time. Now, it is the joy that it bring
Renowned musician Frankie McIntosh speaks on Clive Bradley
Global -"My first meeting with Clive Bradley was at Platinum Factory recording studio (Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY) in the early 1980s. He was working there as arranger on a Lord Nelson pro
Listening to Desperadoes perform Clive Bradley’s arrangement of “Rebecca” never gets stale. The opening statement continues to capture the soul. That spellbinding run at the end of the introduction is always ex
He is one of the best and most trusted cultural journalists in the world today. For years - panist, editor, journalist and director Dalton Narine has been the 'Walter Cronkite' of cultural affairs - particularly in Trinidad and Tobago's mas and pan w
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “My biggest challenge is people (mostly men) underestimating my ability to “handle it.” To this day before I even sit behind a drum, when they see that I am a female and I am
New York, USA- “My passion is the music, and the instrument and the art form, so it’s difficult to walk away from an instrument that I’ve grown up with. But I appreciate the versatility of the instru
It’s about the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago
“Just the Two of Us” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. And in an exclusive interview with When Steel T
The date is April 16, 2005. The place is the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad - the home of the steelpan. The event is the annual Pan In The 21st Century competition produced by Pan Trinbago, the governing body of the steelbands. Pres
Global - This young man is serious, driven, witty and focused. Kendall Williams’ journey with the steelpan instrument began at the age of four as he mimicked the steelpan performances of his parents. He is that singula
with Special Guests Sherwin Thwaites and Brooklyn Steel Orchestra
New York, USA -....It was standing room only. The door opened at 7:00 p.m. and by 7:30, the concert start time, almost every seat in the house was taken. Indeed, this is a fine tribu
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - PAN Man - The Musical is the latest success story in bringing the story of the Pan to the stage through the performing arts.
Jahlani Roberts (left) as Lypo in The Pan Man - The Musical
New York, USA- “Music has always been a major part of my life and I see playing Steelpan as a way of getting deeper into that form of self-expression....I feel like when I’m behind a Pan, nothing mat
In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, panist Jahlani Roberts speaks on his love of the steelpan instrument and how it has changed his life and future.
The extremely talented, articulate, charismatic and forward-thinking Jahlani Roberts i
Grenada, W.I. - He is a first-time national champion steelband Panorama arranger; youthful, yet at the age of thirty-one a “young” veteran in his craft of musicianship, with a history of more than twenty years of involvement with the steelband art
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - While When Steel Talks was visiting the panyards on our recent trip to Antigua we caught up with the country’s Prime Minister, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer who was in Halcyon Steel Orchestra’s panyard taking in a practice
Brooklyn, New York- No major Brooklyn ‘christening’ could really be complete without the presence of a Brooklyn, New York steel orchestra. And such was the case with the newly-refurbished Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre. This past Monday the stage o
Global - “....I see the pan music as any other form. I have worked with a little with Earl Rodney and some of “Boogsie” Sharpe′s music as well - I find them very progressive - very lending towards dance movem
