A Special Place, A Special Moment - St. Margaret's Boys Steel Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

New York, USA - Vēnērunt, vīdērunt, vīcērunt - They came, they saw, they conquered. Looking back a little over one year ago, it was indeed by the fifth thunderous standing ovation any doubt the organizers of this historic event may have had about th

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Meet Justyne Simon - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA -  “....The feeling I get when I’m playing – it’s like I can feel the music running through my body. Playing pan invoked so many positive emotions. I found myself thinking about it 24/7.

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Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

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Meet Khyah Judah - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

 

New York, USA - “Music has always been a major part of my life and I see playing Steelpan as a way of getting deeper into that form of self-expression....I feel like when I’m behind a Pan, nothing mat

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Lennox ‘Sam’ Fortune; Tutor, Arranger, Composer, Driller, Pan Maker, San City SS & Hatters SO, Passes; RIP 26th November 2015

Lennox ‘Sam’ Fortune; Tutor, Arranger, Composer, Driller, Pan Maker, San City SS & Hatters SO, Passes; RIP 26th November 2015.

 

‘Sam’ at Junil Pennies birthday party Hatters Pan Theatre - 1st February 2010

 

Principal founder San City Steel Sympho

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Nigerian Pan Tuners Graduate in Trinidad

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C., in collaboration with the Steelpan Tuners Guild of Trinidad and Tobago, held a graduation ceremony at the VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, for six young male Nigerian Naval Officers

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Pan Trinbago Regional Elections Results 2015

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Marie Toby (Tobago), Gerard Mendez (North) and David Balbosa (South/Central) will preside over their respective Regional Executive Committees for the next three (3) years.

However, the East will have to go bac

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New York Panyard Panorama Recordings 2015

WST has begun to post the recordings from this year's panyard sessions.

In addition to experiencing the stellar musicianship of the New York pan players, the recordings provide an opportunity for the listener to experience a deeper insight into the o

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Not Going to New York Panorama 2015 but... Are Steelpan Musicians Worth More Than A Selfie?

Brooklyn, New York, USA - When Steel Talks (WST) will not be present at the 2015 New York Panorama competition. By choice. Based on our past experiences—including last year’s ‘not-ready-for-prime time, not-so-genius biting insects’ fiasco—we have con

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New York Pan has got it going on - Musically Speaking

 

Brooklyn, New York -  In spite of the hardships - the New York steelband music community once again distinguished itself, and displayed a body of musical works scored for the large steel orchestra and stage side that was on the cutting edge, progr

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Congratulations to Grenada 2015 Panorama Champs - Angel Harps Steel Orchestra!! - RESULTS

Position - Points	Name of Band	Tune of Choice	Arranger(s)
1st  - 286	Angel Harps Steel Orchestra	Tune In Dey Rukung Ku Tun Tun	James Clarkson
2nd - 273	Commancheros Steel Orchestra	Tune In Dey Rukung Ku Tun Tun	Andre Greenidge
3rd  - 269	New Dim

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D'Radoes Wins New York 2015 Panorama

Congratulations to D'Radoes on your 2015 New York Panorama championship.

• 1st 469 - D'Radoes
• 2nd 466 - CASYM
• 3rd 453 - ADLIB
• 4th 449 - Crossfire
• 5th 448 - Sonatas
• 6th 441 - Despers
  
• 7th 438 - Pantonic
• 8th 430 - Metro
• 9th 415 - Steel Xplosion
• 10th 388

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2nd Australian Steelpan Festival

A Review by Mark Loquan, Musical Director, Perth Pandemix

What happens when you have a lot of pan enthusiasts from players, tuners, Carnival mas players, arrangers, and pan supporters in one place? You get lots of music, but more than that, you get a

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Phase II the night before International Panorama

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&feature=vm&video_id=jMbPr1WbMDY

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Basement 2015 Panyard Recording Schedule

Basement 2015 Panyard Recordings

Tuesday September 1^st:

• 8:00 p.m.- ADLIB Steel Orchestra - [DONE]
  

 

Wednesday September 2^nd:

• 8:00 p.m. - CrossFire Steel Orchestra  -  [DONE]
  
  
• 9:30 p.m. - Despers USA Steel Orchestra - CANCELLED -- due
  to the NYPD

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French Federation of Steelbands Created: “Steelband en France”

France - France has had steelbands for several decades now. They were first adopted in the French West Indian community (from Martinique and Guadeloupe), and became more widespread since the 90s. However, beside a mailing list connecting most of the

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United Kingdom Steelband 2015 Panorama Line-up

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New York Panorama Panists Get Plenty Licks - Punked Again!

The 2015 New York Panorama season will go down as one of the most challenging and difficult ever experienced by the New York steel orchestra franchises. The devil was working overtime on every aspect of this season's Panorama check list and essential

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Pan rises in Trinidad

...But standardisation needed
Peter Ray Blood
Published:
Friday, August 14, 2015

Wey pan reach? This was the question asked in song many years ago by calypsonian Cro Cro. Well, the question was answered last week by Pan Trinbago Inc and musicians fr

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Congratulations to Ebony Steelband, UK 2015 Panorama Champions - Results - Videos

1. Ebony - 280
   
   
2. Real Steel - 272
   
   
3. Mangrove - 270
   
   
4. Metronomes - 259
   
   
5. CSI - 248
   
   
6. Endurance - 244
   
   
7. Croydon - 219

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