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
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - “I would tell any young female panist to go for it. If it’s something you love and enjoy, don’t let anything deter you from that passion. You will face many ups and downs and you will feel like
Ray Holman, Pelham Goddard, Len "Boogsie" Sharpe, Robert Greenidge, Michelle Huggins-Watts, Dr. Dawn Batson, Liam Teague, Duvone Stewart and Andre White among others - join members of the global steelband music community in sharing their thoughts and
With our state of the art recording facilities on site here at ICMP, it’s unsurprising that we often usher many major musicians and performers of all kinds through the doors.
Brooklyn, New York, USA - For most New Yorkers Labor Day signals the passing of Summer: back-to-school, early sunsets, dropping temperatures. However, for West Indians, the heat is on.
Frustrated masqueraders impatiently waiting to collect costumes
Most people claim Brooklyn J’Ouvert officially started in the late 1980s in Flatbush. But here’s Kitchener in 1974 singing “Who Give Them the Okay”, a tune about a J’Ouvert in Bedford Stuyvesant. Assembling on Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue, the
Notting Hill Carnival Ltd: “The official Notting Hill Carnival 2021 live stream. Sadly Carnival could not return to the road in 2021, but just like last year there is an incredible array of performances and culture, to bring Carnival to wherever
London, England, UK - Mangrove Steelband held on to its title as UK Panorama champion, making it the steel orchestra's eleventh win in the Panorama competition.
....In the midst of a different landscape worldwide, there was a somewhat ʽreduced’ st
Pannist Ray Holman says his upcoming presentation of an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) signals a growing respect for pan and the calypso artform.
Welcome to our first Facebook live chat with arranger, composer and producer, Natasha Joseph (@dpanwoman) What’s on the AGENDR is a new interactive session with leading and upcoming womxn in the audio and AV industry. Get to know more about Natasha
Open letter to the Pan Fraternity and the National Community
LIES, MORE LIES & DAMN LIES
While Sandra Blood of the Trinidad Guardian Newspaper is “used” to painting a rosy picture of Pan Trinbago, on the other hand there exists a dark side in the Bo
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of former Sparrow's Troubadours - Standout composer, arranger and panist Godwin Bowen.
