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Congratulation to Antigua Pan Patriarch, George "Nugget" Joseph; 100 'Pantastic' years old..
When Steel Talks salutes George "Nugget" Joseph.
Congratulation to Antigua Pan Patriarch, George "Nugget" Joseph; 100 'Pantastic' years old. Born, November 17, 1915. Antiguan Steel Band pioneer and Captain of the Hells Gate Steel Orchestra; 1948 - 1
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Trinidad and Tobago steel band to play in Cuba
Cuban News Agency
MATANZAS, Cuba, Aug 25 (acn) Success Stars Pan Sounds, steel band from Trinidad and Tobago will be presented on August 28th in this city.
The metal drum band, representing the Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS), will perform
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The steel band hammering out the sound of Antigua - BBC
Steel bands have become an integral part of Antigua's culture
The sound hits you long before you see the canvas gazebo and the ensemble beneath it: a motley crew of musicians from schoolteachers to mechanics, pens
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Looking for Hylanders Original Lp
Hi All:
The family of the late Bertie Marshall is looking for original LPs of Hylanders Steelband recordings. Unfortunately the ones in our possession were broken during a house move. We would prefer Lps in original jackets in playable condition and
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How many men made the Single Second?
Hello People, Do any of you all know "How many men made the Single Second?" I am asking this question because one of our Comrades think that this is an Intelligent question to ask and the Questions that I usually ask are not. (this question is for in
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The Story of Pan in Antigua
by Leroy “Jughead” Gordon
Many of the aristocratic elements in the society stuck up their noses at the steelband men and their music and sought to have them banned from playing on the streets. Government at one time even sought to pass a law giving t
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Meet Mikela Simmons - Antigua & Barbuda
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
In regards to Pan: "The moment I would have to say I am most proud of, would be last year, when I won my first competition as an arranger.” In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, Mikela Sim
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Meet Jack Stover, Naples Elementary School
Almost everyone in Naples knows Jack Stover. The longtime teacher and coach has touched the lives of hundreds of families. Here's a News 8 Golden Apple surprise at Naples Elementary School.
Jack Stover has many admirers in Naples. Among them Elementa
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Odysseys: Steelpan art helped her bring Guyana to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - ...Ms. Solomon’s family moved to the Steel City in 1984. Leigh was 5 years old when her parents decided to settle here after moving to the Bronx in New York City from Georgetown, Guyana, on the
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Canton Symphony Orchestra's CONVERZATIONS Features Steel Drums
BroadwayWorld.com by Classical Music Desk
The Canton Symphony Orchestra's ConverZations series picks up in the New Year with a lively presentation on steel drums. Jeff Neitzke, Professor of Percussion at University of Mount Union will lead the discus
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Coming Home - Andy Narell Delivers Awesome, Edgy CD
Global - Andy Narell’s new album, Oui ma Chérie!, is just the thing to gift the soul of music. Bright and splashy, it delivers a mosaic of ideas and sounds the Italians may well categorize as coloratura.
From the very first cut, Forward Home, arran
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Looking For Panists to Play at Cabo Verde’s Carnival
Holland - “Who wants to go to Sao Vicente, to play at the carnival parade on 16/17 February 2015? Flights are around €450, (depending on departure point); [and you are] staying there for free. There is not very much time to organize, so respond as so
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In the House That D’Radoes Built, Brooklyn Steelbands Drop Musical Thunder... 2014
Brooklyn, New York - Seven steel orchestras were present (nine were actually advertised) - Hearts of Steel, Pan Sonatas, Pantonic, Despers USA, CASYM, Crossfire and the host D’Radoes. The six orchestras able to perform gave an excellent musical accou
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The steel pan saved my life
The Voice
London, England, U.K. - ....Rooted in African traditions such as the Tamboo Bamboo bands, the music of the dented metal drums is said to have begun in Laventille, a poor suburb just outside Trinidad’s capital Port of Spain, where UK pan ar
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ATTSDC Donates Steelpans to the Nigerian Military School, Zaria
Nigeria - In meeting up with its corporate social responsibility, the Africa-Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan Development Company (ATTSDC) donated a complete set of steelpans for a fifteen-man band to the Nigerian Military School (NMS). In a presentation
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WST History of Pan Time Line
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Music Literacy Trust Progress Reports over 10 years
Good day
The Music Literacy Trust (MLT) in Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 10 years of work later in October 2014. The journey over the years includes music preservation of our pan icons, encouragement of original music for the steelpan, scholarships
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‘I love my pan’
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Seventy-two-year-old amputee Glendford Sobers who played the steelpan from a wheelchair, stole the show at the National Panorama 2014 Single Pan preliminaries at Guaracara Park in Marabella on Sat
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PANORAMA 2014 MAKE YOUR PICK.
Ok people it's that time of the year when we make our pick for panorama 2014, pick as many as you like.
Here's how I see it.
1 Phase ll
2 XO
3 Despers and Renegades
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