When Steel Talks extends well wishes to Ron Emrit, of BestofTrinidad.com, and former member of Starlift Steel Orchestra on his birthday.
When Steel Talks extends a special Birthday Greeting to panist, arranger, educator and historian Dr. Merle Albino-de Coteau.
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Read more…Champion arrangers Amrit Samaroo and André White get the job done
Supernovas Steel Orchestra on stage at Pan in the 21st Century 2023Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Supernovas Steel Orchestra led by arranger Amrit Samaroo took the title in Pan in the 21s
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London, England - Notting Hill Carnival organisers, masqueraders and steelpan players were able to get a preview of the new king’s style when Charles, then Prince of Wales, visited The Tabernacle in Powis Square on 13 July 2022, eight days
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Chris Searle interviews master of the jazz steel pan LEON FOSTER THOMAS on the release of his album Calasanitus
England, U.K. - Musical snobbery has often consigned the beauty and melodism of steel pan as a lower form of musical instr
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Herman Johnston, who developed the Echophone steelpanFlorida, USA - On Monday (April 30, 2001) Mr. Johnston, who moved his family to Spring Hill from New York 12 years ago, died at home after a four-year battle with prostate cancer.
....The former
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Robert Greenidge with his Triple-secondTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The triple-second was never featured in Desperadoes Steel Orchestra. Nevertheless, it is one of the signature voices and achievements of the late, great Rudolph Charles. The instrumen
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Northern Illinois University marks milestone...
Illinois, USA - From a humble start with a self-taught pannist, the Northern Illinois University (NIU) pan studies pro
Read more…The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda extends heartiest congratulations to Victor "Babu" Samuel for achieving this most deserving national award. #RPFAB #forceofexcellence
Victor ‘Babu’ Samuel – Governor General’s Faithful and Meritorious Se
Global - Mr. Caldera Caraballo is a central figure in the history and development of the steelpan movement in the USA as a panist, organizer and promoter. From winning New York’s first-ever steelband competition to organizing the New York Panorama, g
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the legendary Dr. Roy Cape
Global - Born in Trinidad, Rudy King is known as the first person to bring the steel
An interview with the late Rudy King
Rudy King at WST studios
The year was 1949, and the music scene in America would never be the same. That is the year that Rudy King, aka 'Rock' and 'Rudolph Carter' - (to those who knew him as a young boy/man i
Read more…When Steel Talks extends a very special Happy Birthday to one of the great people in pan - Hueloy Lila Yip Young.
Hueloy is one of the founding members of Harmonites Steel Orchestra.Hueloy Lila Yip Young
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Global - Since I spoke with Les Slater this morning about the passing of Junior Pouchet (pictured), related to me by his family in Orlando, I’ve been playing Silver Stars’ double CD, 27 cuts by Junior’s band and nine by his brother E
by Andre Moses
St. Augustine Secondary Steel Orchestra has won ten (10) national titles: seven (7) Panoramas and three (3) Steelband Festivals. The band has toured Barbados, France, Scotland and South Africa and has produced music teachers, solo pe
Read more…Found these pictures in a childrens book while doing a school assignment with my kids regarding Trinidad. Can anyone identify the players? Just curious to know who they are.
Read more…Global - It’s March and that means this is Women’s Month. It is the month when we celebrate the contributions of women to the world. Normally - as it is a When Steel Talks tradition - we highlight the month through a series of articles and intervie
Read more…By Nick Fulton
Getting a royalty check is always a win. It means you successfully released music or contributed compositionally to a recording and that all your hard work paid off. It’s also likely not a one-off payment but part of a recurring revenu
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - At a glance and on a single page, access the comprehensive summary of results for the Small, Medium and Large conventional steel orchestras that participated in their respective categories in the 2023 Panorama.
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