Guests collect £1,800 for hospice in memory of four-year-old Ellie Gordon
Surrey, England, U.K. - A concert held in memory of a four-year-old girl who died earlier this year smashed its fundraising target.
The handbell team at St Lawrence Church i
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Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - Music lovers across T&T can look forward to May 25, for the launch of Imbizo Moyenne, the new album from Moyenne, touted as one of the best Caribbean jazz bands to come along in many years.
The band,
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Ontario, Canada - The sound of Kenrick Dookie's steel drumming was a new addition at this year's Canada Day celebration.
Dookie, 28, is a member of the Cambridge-based Pan Waves Steel Band that played at Sarnia's Canada Day bash
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Founded in 1971, St. James Tripolians Steel Orchestra is in serious rehearsals for the 2013 Panorama competition.
The band’s tune of choice is Say Say, composed by Winsford Devine and sung by the Baron. The selection is bei
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Global - The Arima Carnival Committee in collaboration with the Eastern Region of Pan Trinbago presents its 2013 Panorama Competition on Monday 4 February 2013 at the Arima Basketball Court, Hollis Avenue in Arima, Trinidad. The
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| Toronto Wins through the Years - Panorama and “Best Beating Band on de Road” This is a work in progress, and subject to change |
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| Year | 1st place | Arranger | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2012 | Pan Fantasy | Al Foster | ||
| 2011 | Afropan | Earl La Pierre Sr. | ||
| 2010 | Salah Steelpan Acad | |||
| Bands | Order of Appearance |
| Pan Sonatas | 1 |
| Pantonic | 2 |
| Metro | 3 |
| Sesame Flyers | 4 |
| ADLIB | 5 |
| USA Eastside Symphony | 6 |
| Harmony | 7 |
| CrossFire | 8 |
| Despers USA | 9 |
| D’Radoes | 10 |
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Read more…After continued "pressure", I finally got the CEO of the Africa Trinidad & Tobago Steelpan Development Company (ATTSDC), Chief Bowie Sonnie Bowei, to answer questions posed at him. Although, he has been a WST member since Aug 2010, this was the most
Read more…Bangin’ the drum for 29 years
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, USA - As the Percussion and Steel Band Academy students arrive at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, they begin meeting new mentors, making new friendships, learning new music, ex
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Virgin Islands News Online
Tortola, British Virgin Islands - A night that was scheduled to feature several local and regional steel bands was a bust, where there were no performances by any steel bands and no announcement from the festival committee
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West Virginia, USA - Surely you haven’t heard “Country Roads” quite like this.
The sounds of every Mountaineer’s favorite John Denver song are resonating through the nation’s capital in an Afro-Caribbean flavor, courtesy of the West Virgi
Read more…New York Pan... much more than entertainment - it’s an experience, it’s culture, it’s community, it’s affirmation of life... the tradition continues...
New York Champs of Steel Concert
New York, USA - The big guns in the New York steelpan music fr
Read more…As we know, when it comes to the adequate matching of job position with qualifications, Trinidad & Tobago seems to have an issue dealing with that. The recent "Resmi" issue, for example, proves, that many we exult into positions of "status", get by,
Read more…I thought some of you might appreciate this really well-written article, that breaks down the history of the steel drum/pan, in clear, concise narration. I hope you all enjoy this reading, if you haven't read it before. Again, I am not going to keep
Read more…If anyone did the math, they would realize that the first time I played pan, I was in my early twenties. Although my dad was involved in the steelband movement, for some reason, he did not really encourage either of his sons to join a steelband, prob
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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
Congratulations to all the 2012 Junior Panorama participants. Big-up to St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican, St. Francois Girls and Success Stars Pan Sounds!!
PRIMARY SCHOOLS CATEGORY
1st |
St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican |
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2nd |
Malabar R.C. |
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Duvone Stewart and BJ Marcelle, the winning arrangers of San Juan East Side (Single Pan Band) and Armina Golden Symphony Steel Orchestras (Small Band respectively.
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