When Steel Talks extends congratulations to NY Pan Stars - Winners of the 2016 Virginia International PANFest's Community Ensemble Category and Grand Champion of the entire PANFest
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As if the amount of heat used in tuning a pan is insufficient Dr Keith Rowley, our Prime Minister, seems intent on adding more fire to the pan thing. Or are his pronouncements on Panorama at the Laventille 123 celebration a veiled threat to Pan Trinb
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More than an after-school program, the Austin Community Steelband has created an expressive place to uplift local youth through learning steelpan music. Originating in Trinidad, steelbands served as a way for poor and oppressed people to come tog Read more…
On March 15, 2016, I returned to Japan without any idea of what to expect. Were my friends going to lose trust in me as a Trinidadian? Would they ever return to Trinidad? Perhaps they will never play steelpan again and discourage others from doing so
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Sisters in Steel - A Tribute To Women In Pan
Their Story, Their Voice, Their Life, Their Dreams, Their Passion
2016
REMEMBERING ASAMI
STATEMENT by several Heads of Mission and representatives from International Organizations located in Trinidad and Tobago:
We wish to first and foremost extend our condolences to the family and many friends of Asami, and to expre
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Asami Nagakiya.
by Ron Tiah
Ron Tiah to Asami Nagakiya
For Asami :
She was a special young lady, a dedicated pannist who played not only for our Panorama, but yea
Hello everyone,
What do you think is the most significant piece of pan music we have recorded? Music I should be able to source on a record....
I am looking for our equivalent of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Something timeless, iconic, makes you stop and li
Forbes / Lifestyle
Trinidad Carnival is serious business.
No, really. The star-studded annual bacchanal kicking off next week, attracting upwards of 40,000 revelers, including the likes of Jay-Z and Richard Branson, is an intricately staged set of su
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I listened mostly on radio after losing the CTV feed, which returned in the middle of the Large Bands competition.
So I missed the Phase Pan Groove’s visuals, but was entranced by Desperadoes’ roses shining in Picardy, in the hush
Read more…Finals Results - Large Conventional Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2016
1. 285 Desperadoes
2. 284 Supernovas
3. 283 Phase II Pan Groove
3. 283 BP Renegades
5. 281 CAL Invaders
6. 280 All Stars
7. 277 Silver Stars
8. 276 Redemption
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Read more…‘Afropop’ television SERIES BEATS THE DRUM FOR ‘PAN’
Episode two of the documentary series is ‘Pan! Our Music Odyssey’,
an exploration of the magic and mystery behind the steel drum, or pan
Premieres on WORLD Channel on Monday, January 25
NEW YORK (
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Phase II Pan Groove leads the pack going into the last night of competition in the finals, carded for Saturday February 6th at th
Read more…o = Junior Panorama | s = Small | m = Medium | l = Large |
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Orchestra |
Tune |
Arranger |
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| s | Antillean All Stars | "Carnival Tabanca" | Glen "Zola" Williams |
| m | Arima Angel Harps | "Dance Floor" | Shelton C. Besson |
| s | Arima Golden Symphony | "D Greatest Inv | |
TABLE OF CONTENTS·
| 1 | Authority | |
| 2 | Definitions | |
| 3 | Management | |
| 4 | Registration | |
| 5 | Participation | |
| 6 | Music | |
| 7 | Adjudication | |
| 8 | Arrangers | |
| 9 | Procedure for Competition | |
| 10 | Preliminary Rounds | |
| 11 | National Semi Finals | |
| 12 | National Finals |
(ZIZ News) — The Carnival activities continued on Thursday evening with the national Carnival Steel Band Competition and Primary School Calypso Competition.
Held at Twilyte, on Port Zante, that event saw performances from four steel bands and five pr
Read more…Merry Christmas to all WST Members around the world, I wish you all PEACE and HAPPINESS on this special day, be safe and have a BLESSED DAY.
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He is one of the most celebrated musicians out of the Caribbean in this era, having composed, produced and/or arranged - some of the most respected music masterpieces that have become deeply and proudly associated with the Caribbean. “The Hammer, “Sa
