Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
Tribute To Women In Pan
VERSE
One could say women contribute literacy
To the whole evolution in pan
Like the case of our women conductors
And adjudicators, dey continue to
Tillah Willah
....I’ve been here before.The last time I remember the police being so hognorant at Panorama was when Papa Patos was at the height of his unpopularity. The Guard and Emergency Branch were on a rampage. One scraped my arm and tried to g
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and the Steelpan Art Form
Dr. Jeannine Remy -
Arranger, Educator, Panist
I have been playing the steeldrum since 1982 being introduced to the instrument through G. Al O'Connor (from Northern Illinois University) at Birchc
reek
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Paris, France - Smitten by the beauty of the steelpan instrument, music and culture - Anita Bonan - organizer, film maker and pan player, from Paris, France shares he
Looking back - The year is 2003 and the New Yorkers all show up for the When Steel Talks Woman's Month #Steelpan Calendar photo-shoot http://ning.it/15RVCmP
New York - Jan 20, 2003
With full support from their male counterparts and in an unprecedente
Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
Lessons In Steel
Ah jes’ finish reading a book call "Renegades." Even doh I was born ‘round de corner from La Cour Harpe and even doh mih fadda was a double tenor player wid Renegades, is plenty I read
Read more…Pan stigma
They were from a generation that did not fully embrace the steelpan, its history and significance to the country, and like many in their social standing in the community, they applied a stigma to this beautiful instrument.
Learning the
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Tallahassee, Florida - She a 24-year-old panist who is currently finishing up a second master’s degree in music with an emphasis in ethnomusicology at Florida State
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Of all the early films involving calypso, Windjammer is perhaps the strangest and rarest of the lot.
....The scenes in Windjammer filmed in Trinidad offer a fascinating glimpse into the early deve
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by Rubadiri Victor
The Greens must be destroyed. I'm clear of it. This is despite the fact that I spent most of Sunday there—so I know of what I speak.
It was carnal. Completely. And I needed that—but that was all it ever
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to steelpan fraternity member Kevin Browne, and his family, on the recent loss of his grandmother Bernice Browne. Mrs. Browne passed away in Trinidad & Tobago on the afternoon of Thursday January 3, 2013.
Of
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Illinois, USA - Mateusz Koszarek said he wished he could have gotten out of his seat and danced.
His thoughts echoed the sentiments of many audience members at the performance of world fusion percussion ensemble Callaloo on Sund
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Global - “You might want to cover your ears. This is gonna be loud.”
I am standing beneath a rusted tin canopy in a modest backyard studio in Laventille, a labyrinthine community tucked deep within the hills of
Read more…Please email me if you are interested in applying for the job opening below. The job description is attached.
Position Title: Rhythm Project Associate Director
The Rhythm Project is an after-school world percussion program that uses Caribbean Steelp
Read more…Award-winning Filmmakers raising funds to tell the history and influence of the Steelpan
Los Angeles - "They didn't care. A steelband man, you have sticks in your pockets; you would be the subject of police harassment." That is the opening line
Philipsburg, St. Maarten - Dow's Musical Foundation and the Ebony Steel Orchestra under the leadership of Sir Isidore York aka the Mighty Dow, is presenting its 21st annual "Pan in paradise" steel pan concert, with this year's theme "Sound of Steel"
Please email me if you are interested in applying for the job opening below. The job description is attached.
Position Title: Rhythm Project Associate Director
The Rhythm Project is an after-school world percussion program that uses Caribbean Steelp
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight steelpan ensembles will be competing in Sunday’s (November 4) First Citizen’s (FCB) International Steelpan Jazz Challenge 2012 Finals at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Starting time
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St. Lucia, W.I. - The Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) is getting set to host a major steel pan consultation. The activity which should have taken place this week has been postponed however.
The consultation was planned to help
Read more…...El Maestro Issa El Saieh performing “Choucoune” composed by Michel Mauleart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. This song is also known as “Ti Zwazo.” It was later translated into the english “Yellow Bird.”
This slow meringue, perhaps
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