Order of Appearance, and Tune Selections follow.
NIGHT #1 - May 7, 2021
| Position | Name | Country | Tune of Choice/ Performer |
| 1 | Aquila Pereira | Trinidad/ Tobago |
Dingolay Refix (Erphaan Alves) |
| 2 | Maurisha Potter | Antigua/ Barbuda |
Winelight (Grover Wa |
MUCH NEEDED BOOST FOR PANOGRAMA
Written by: PanoGrama Entertainment
A major goal of PanoGrama Entertainment (PE) for this year was to deliver a vastly improved staging of PanoGrama. Now, with the invaluable support of the National Lotteries Control
Read more…Flamingoes Steel Orchestra
A look at the once-renowned orchestra - yesterday, today and tomorrow
by Salah Wilson
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Flamingoes is a process in motion. It will take some time for the band to get back anywhere near to its form
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “My vision is for Trinidad & Tobago to embrace the steelpan instrument and we can make the steelpan industry become as lucrativ
Read more…Alston Jack
Steelband Music Writer, Composer, Arranger, Panist and Recording Artist
Jack’s pan compositions have been featured on the soundtracks of Fatal Attraction, Working Girl and NBC’s daytime soap opera Another World. He has also appeared on t
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Global - In this exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, champion arranger Ray Holman provides a frank and honest assessment of the current state of the steelpan movement in Trinidad & Tobago, its past, its growth, s
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Many steelbands don't have security of tenure much less a home for themselves. The patronage steelband model is based on inflows of funding from the private sector through sponsorship, or from the public sector through grants and the proceeds of com
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Global - ....I returned to Trinidad in October 2000, specifically to play tenor with Skiffle Bunch, but I had only a week to learn the two pieces “In the Rainforest” and “Pan By Storm” before the finals. What a monumental effort. I remember learning
Global - Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus is an intellect, scholar and gentleman whose name is synonymous with excellence and integrity. This charismatic figure and former UN Ambassador is also one of the great historians of the Caribbean. When Steel Talks (WS
check out caribbean in effect! Alston jack on steel pan (S.I.P) ragga on bass, birdie on keys and horse mouth on drums. Denroy Morgan on shack shack caribbean in effect on cosby : )
Read more…When Steel Talks Reboot - Feel the Music - Live the Experience
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Despers USA Steel Orchestra’s performance of the all-time favorite “Hear Oh Lord”
Read more…The following was forwarded to When Steel Talks by veteran arranger Pelham Goddard
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Pelham Goddard challenges the qu
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“I remember one year we had a performance in South on Mother’s Day and Len “Boogsie” Sharpe stopped the bus to buy flowers for every female player on the bus, whether or not you were a mother. It’s little things like those that go a long way within
Read more…A summary of the main advantages and disadvantages of forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC)
A quick summary of the pros and cons of forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC):
Advantages of LLCs
Fewer corporate formalities. Corporations must hold
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Brooklyn, New York - “Panorama is like a progress report of your band. You get to observe how much you've grown as a body. From the talent of the players, the reaction of the audience, and the comment
Dougie was the first owner of a panorama steel band in NYC to let me come in and drill the music of Kendall K Williams. Dougie swung his doors wide open, and continued to do so for me and my NYU
A Shout-Out to the late Martin Douglas from his band - CrossFire Steel Orchestra
