When Steel Talks - Reboot “Steelpan for me is more than just music and notes, it somehow speaks to you in a language of its own that just drives you to tap yo
Global -Over the course of approximately a little over two decades, members of WST (When Steel Talks) interacted closely with the late Clive Bradley in various capacities - i.e.., musicians, players, engineers and journalists. The following is
Global - ....When Steel Talks has been following the career of Dike Samai for a number of years now. His positivity, forward thinking and energy are infectious, in addition to his undeniable talents and accomplishments that make him an automatic t
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “My passion for Panorama, Pan and culture starts with my love for my country... I am extremely proud to be an ambassador for the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20t
How many times has he heard the same review? He overarranges. He plays too many notes. He’s too jazzy. This is calypso—our music, they remind. And who are “they” but a bunch of amateurs strutting in his panyard a few nights before the 1987 North Zon
An icon in Caribbean music, a legend within the calypso art form and a powerful force in shaping calypso’s up-tempo descendant soca, Winston “Shadow” Bailey died at Mount Hope Hospital, St. Joseph, Trin
Facebook “Likes” sends PanOnTheNet Apology - “We got it wrong”
Metaverse - Facebook got it wrong. About three years ago without warning or reason all WST (When Steel Talks) steelpan-related accounts fell out of favor with the social media giant Fac
New Jersey, USA- “Finding a place for steelbands to practice is one of the greatest challenges this current generation is facing. Not only is this a problem in New York but also in New Jersey where m
Austin Stoker aka Alphonso Marshall, a veteran actor and panist passed away on his 92nd birthday on Friday October 7, 2022. Born in Trinidad in 1930, Marshall died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from renal failure according to
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “....when I get behind those drums I’m already in performance mode (I just love it). Organising is really my thing, I take pride in doing what I have to do and what needs to be
Ken “Professor” Philmore - in cap - with Sonatas Steel Orchestra - 1982
..“We met this young guy Ken Philmore, and he told us we have to come to his home and ask his parents which we did. I had to promise them that we would take good care of him; I t
New York, USA - After ten years with one of New York’s powerhouse steel orchestras, Tamika Alexander could be described as being ‘Despers USA to the bone!’ She is impassioned about, as she calls him “M
“Lavagem - The Cleansing - From Bahia to Brooklyn” with music by Philadelphia (Philly) Pan Stars
Brooklyn, New York, USA - ....For J’Ouvert and Ole Mas lovers the ritual of steelbands, rhythm sections, ole mas characters, fancy mas, jab jab and more
Brooklyn, New York, USA - It was like a scene from “I Am Legend” the Will Smith movie. And coming out of a global pandemic that is indeed a little too close for comfor
Brooklyn, New York, USA - It’s easy to be angry. Sometimes it seems like our entire culture is being destroyed right before our very eyes. This year’s lack of a Panorama in New York is disappointing on so many dimensions. Even if