Can Anyone Say for Sure Who is the First Man to Bring and Beat an Iron/ Car Wheel Hub into a Steel band to be used as Rhythm, which is still used Today?
Read more…New York, USA - In Pictures: highlights of the youthful face of New York Pan during the 2014 Pan season.
Enjoy the energy and vibrancy of some of those who are at the vanguard of the New York steelband culture and art form.
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I've seen no official pictures of NY Panorama anywhere. So without WST at the Panorama we have nothing. USSA you dropped the ball. It was your responsibility to make sure WST was there. Who is looking out for the interest of pan.
Read more…J'Ouvert City International,Inc.(JCI)
Board of Directors: Danville Williamson-President, Yvette Rennie-Vice-President, Cynthia Green-PRO/Interim Treasurer
“Respect” to all Steelband Leaders, Panists, Masband Leaders, Mas Designers, Masquerade
Read more…Caribbean Life
by Vinette K. Pryce
Brooklyn, New York - After 46 years of coverage of the annual West Indian American Day Carnival Association's [WIADCA] annual festivities in Brooklyn, in an un-precedented action, the organizers required media indiv
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New York, USA - A funny thing happened to When Steel Talks (WST) on our way to the annual coverage of the 2014 New York Panorama this year. WST unexpectedly became part of the story. Not that WST was seeking, or in need of - “street cred” within the
London, UK - Leroy Clarke made history back on August 23 when his arrangement of “Pan in the Atmosphere” led Real Steel to win the coveted title of ‘UK National Panorama Champions’ for the Notting Hill Carnival for the third successive year.
In capt
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Eddie Quarless on his passing.
New York, USA - The lineup of activities for the 2014 Labor Day weekend West Indian Carnival is history. And, like a couple of years ago when we were constrained to make scathing reference to the appearance in the Eastern Parkway parade of a few fem
New York, USA - D’Radoes Steel Orchestra led by the affable Junior “Mann” Samuel, taught its other ten fellow competitors a musical lesson and in so doing delivered a “Spankin’,” the effects of which will be felt for a full twelve months - that is,
Read more…| Position - Points | Name of Band | Tune of Choice | Arrangers |
| 1st - 267 | Real Steel (video) | Pan In The Atmosphere | Leroy Clarke |
| 2nd - 265 | Metronomes Steel Orchestra (video) | Carnival Tabanca | Anise ‘Halfers’ Hadeed |
| 3rd - 262 | Mangrove Steelband (vid |
Sonatas Steel Orchestra Two for 2 - But Very Different Results
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Many years from now, the story will be retold about the night with the legendary Neville Jules (and a dancing Mr. Jules at that!)—captain emeritus of the also-l
Andre Greenidge, David “Peck” Edwards - Winning Arrangers
St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - It was double the joy early Sunday morning when defending champs New Dimension Steel Orchestra and challengers Commancheros Steel Orchestra were named joint winne
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NOW THIS IS GOING TO MASH A COUPLE CORNS.... To whom it may concern for the little pan players an lovers it have out there it has been serious hard on us all to deal with the WITML Show from years gone by. As a player myself it is tuff to practice mo
As I look at the steelband in the Mecca I see it in a sad state pertaining to it's involvement in carnival.
Can we say that the elders had no vision or that our your young brothers and sisters don't realize that it is their responsibility now?
Is it
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Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - History was again made when Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra kept their national Panorama title for an unprecedented sixth consecutive year at Victoria Park in the country’s capital of Kingstown. Though t
Trinidad and Tobago music historian EDWARD TEDDY PINHEIRO calls Maestro's 1976 album and Kitch's 1967 album the two greatest calypso albums.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Steelband class with Veron Henry (at front, in navy blue)
Below: Principal Armando Ramirez (left) with Veron Henry
Rochester New York, USA - Last month James Monroe High School welcomed a very special guest indee
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