Small, Medium & Large Steel Orchestras - Finals: Order of Appearance - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2011

Small, Medium & Large Steel Orchestras - Finals: Order of Appearance - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2011

Global - This year eleven bands instead of ten, in the small steel orchestra category, moved on to the Panorama Finals because of two “tied” positi

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Welcome to the WST Network

When Steel Talks extends greetings to all the new members who joined WST's family recently.  Please take some time to share anything about yourself you would like - and by all means please take advantage off the wealth of information, history and tal

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Where is the Junior Panorama? Zero coverage!! Outrageous! Who is responsible?

Veteran steelpan music song writer and educator Mark Loquan raised the valid question about the lack of information on and visibility -any at all - of the Junior panorama in Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Loquan has consistently championed music education

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Facebook, When Steel Talks, and the Steelpan Music Community

Facebook, When Steel Talks, and the Steelpan Music Community
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Global - When Steel Talks (WST) is committed to ensuring that the global steelpan music community remains a dynamic environm

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PLEASE READ! Fellow Steel Drummers in neeed of help.

Fellow Steel/Pan Drummers,
Growing up we (Shekinah Boston, Zoe Boston, and Rhema Boston) were and still are raised with an entrepreneurial mindset, always looking and being aware of possible ways to make money with our gifts, talents, and things we en

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Vanessa Alexandra Headley - Steelpan Gem: A When Steel Talks Spotlight

Celebration of Women
and the
Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -Vanessa Alexandra Headley has been playing the steelpan, the national instrument of her native Trinidad and Tobago since the age of four (4). She placed first in the Caribbean Se

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‘Battle Zone’ is top Soca Pan Song of the Year

Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. -....It was just one week prior at Parang and Steel that cheers rung out with news that Battle Zone – Silver Stars’ tune-of-choice for Panorama 2010 – won the Soca Pan Song of the Year prize at the International Soca Awards.

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Pan Culture in Kansas City

I'm reaching out for a local community college that wants to schedule a "Trini" event in KC during February 2011. 

We need information about entertainment from the Caribbean region. I am looking for information about:

· Steel Drums,
· Limbo Dance

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8th Annual PANorama Caribbean Music Fest!

The 8th annual PANorama Caribbean Music Fest is the only place where you can enjoy great Caribbean music and food while basking in the fresh ocean breezes of the breath-taking Virginia Beach Oceanfront. This year’s headliners, Andy Narell and Relator

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Steelpan fraternity members to receive Awards

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Forty-five awards will be handed out to deserving individuals, steelbands, and organizations when Pan Trinbago hosts its annual awards function. The gala event  will take place at the National Academy for the Performing Arts

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No steel band at Leicester Caribbean Carnival 2010

Leicester, England - Organisers of Leicester's 25th Caribbean Carnival believe lack of funding forced the event to go ahead without any live music from a steel band. Sugar Christopher, Leicester Caribbean Carnival Chairman, says they could not afford

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We need YOUR help to get started

 

Dear Site Visitor,
Growing up we (Shekinah Boston, Zoe Boston, and Rhema Boston) were and still are raised with an entrepreneurial mindset, always looking and being aware of possible ways to make money with our gifts, talents, and things we enjoy

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Vote for more Pan!

 I want to be a billionaire so frigging bad, so I can award fantastic steel players a Star on the pavement of woodford square in Trinidad. I will put Steelpans in Forbes margazine and send Pans and players to perform for Oprah and the queen! I will c

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Sept 5th gig

Hi,

I'm looking for Kenrick Headley. He did a gig for me a few years ago in Campbell River. I've got another possible gig in Victoria. A bride wants a steel band for her afternoon wedding! Please contact me asap and let me know if you are interested.

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CSI plays at the England West Indies Test Match at the Oval

Caribbean Steel International was originally formed in 2004 with three members. After obtaining invaluable experience from working with some of the top steel bands in the UK, Trinidad and Japan, they decided it would be a great idea to form a small g

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Obeah Wedding Arrangement

Hey guys, I did an arrangement of Sparrow's "Obeah Wedding." It is arranged for steel band and symphonic orchestra. It would help me tremendously if you (in this forum) can share your thoughts about this type of music/arrangement. Is it something wor

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The Stars Came Out to Shine: Silver Stars Make History as 2009 Panorama Champions

Trinidad, W.I. - The stars came out, and they did shine!! Silver Stars Steel Orchestra, that is. Making history as they did so, the band which calls Tragarete Road in Woodbrook, Trinidad their home, had three “firsts” at the end of the competition.

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Silver Stars Steel Orchestra -2009 Panorama Champions

With a score of 469 Silver Stars Steel Orchestra became the new champions of the large bands category in the Trinidad and Tobago steelband panorama competition. They edged out the defending champions Phase II Pan Groove by a point. This victory is th

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Is Pantrinbago in control or De Pan People?

Panorama 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago was a first and interesting experience for me. There were too many problems. So I would like to know... When will we come to a point where we will have better communication and organization in our pan communities

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Tune Selections by Steelbands for 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Panorama

Tune Selections by Steelbands for 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Panorama “A Blue Crescendo,” “Dr. Jit” and “Wild and Wonderful” are the main tunes of choice in this year’s Panorama with six plays each. The first two are penned by Winston Scarborough, su

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