The studio was filled with the sweet sound of pan this morning as Tyeesha Alexander shared her talent and beat de iron for us. Take a look! #NOWonTTT
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Firemen on the scene of the fire which destroyed Chrome Furnishers Ltd at Farouk Avenue, El Socorro on Wednesday
Chrome Furnishers chrome Steelpans, among other chroming business products
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The d
Read more…At three score and ten, plus six, with a mind as sharp as it has ever been, it turns out worshipping took a toll on his knees. How did that happen? Well, for a couple of months, on mornings, he would go to the pan yard, in St Barbs, which he built fr
Today is the funeral of George Floyd.
In his honor here is an ADLIB Steel Orchestra-rendition of the classic “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, arranged by André White.
The song could easily be a referendum on the tortuous demise of George Floyd, wh
Read more…Once upon a time, years before COVID-19 there was a major steel orchestra music competition called Pan in the 21st Century.
Just listen to the mighty Renegades Steel Orchestra performing "All Night Long" - a Dr. Jit Samaroo-arrangement.
Andy Neils writes
Post COVID-19 looking like Less and less time will be spent in the Panyard, for Stage Side practice sessions that is.
The art of practicing together online, is being perfected, during lock-downs
It's an ever changing world, would
Global - In this time of COVID-19, much has changed, including the attendance of funerals/celebrations of life due to restrictions in size of gatherings. And this was of course true for the in-person attendance of the December 19 service for the la
Read more…Marcus Miller on Ralph MacDonald's Legacy
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - She lives it, talks it and walks it full time - 24-7-365. She is one of the world's most successful steelpan parents. A panist and
The late Jomo Wahtuse was awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest steelpan in the world - the Jomoline. His claim for the Largest steel pan / steel drum - Claim Number: 313592 with the Guinness Book for Records has been successful and confi
Read more…“You have no band without a beautiful flagwoman,” sang the late Lord Kitchener in 1976 and 41 years later the flagwoman remains an important ingredient that flavours a steelband. Pan lore is replete with outstanding steelband flagwomen, like Mayfield
Read more…I've always felt that the story of the steelband flag woman was more a creation of our beloved calypso legend, the late Lord Kitchener, than reality.
True, there were flag women in the early days of the steelband, but these women were in the minority
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For our 2020 graduation ceremonies Mr. Len Sharpe is 1 of the 4 honorary graduands to be recognised for their outstanding contributions to regional & international development by The UWI, St. Augustine Campus.
Len Sharpe, better known as Len ‘Boogsi
Global - “When Clive Bradley passed away on 26 November 2005, he carried with him more music than he devoted to his life. He also left us with an uproarious humor, as if his new world would be eve
Scheduled for Nov 22, 2020
Liam Teague, director NIU Steel Bband & Steel Pan Studio
Yuko Asada, director CSA Steel Band
Avery Attzs and Malik Brook, directors
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New York, USA - He is one of the most well-known and well-liked people in that ‘next generation’ of performing artists involved in the New York pan scene. Thoughtful, multi-talented and a natural-born percussionist with world-class abilities, he’s
Read more…In another When Steel Talks exclusive, the legendary award-winning journalist, film maker and panist Dalton Narine - presents a riveting, gut wrenching and enthralling account of some of his personal experiences and memories as a Viet Nam combat vete
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New York, USA - “The instrument is amazing as is; however, it’s the organizations and people of power that give it the wrong attention.” - Earl Brooks Jr.
The name “Brooks” resonates deep and loud in the world of Pan. There is the iconic Earl Brook
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“My vision is simply for the steelpan to be played in every country in the world and to be viewed as a popular instrument. Way too many persons still don’t know about the instrument and its history even in Trinidad and Tobago.” –– Aviel Scanterbury
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“I do not believe there is a challenge that would be difficult for this generation because it is some of the same people who have grown up in steelpan during the same tough and challenging times. With that being said, this generation has a creative
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