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Steelpan musician, Percussionist and Composer Andy Akiho releases ‘Beneath Lighted Coffers’; ‘Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra’ with Oregon Symphony

Global - The music works of steelpan musician, percussionist and composer Andy Akiho—‘Beneath Lighted Coffers’; ‘Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra’—performed live with the Oregon Symphony, are in the musical spotlight.

The album of live recordings

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In Victor Provost’s hands, the steel pan becomes a mesmerizing ride

The Washington Post

Washington, D.C., USA -  ....“I completely separate the pan sound, because I want just the content of what I play to stand out,” he explains. “I’m never comfortable when people say, ‘Man, that’s crazy for a steel pan.’ For me, the

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Songs We Love: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, “Was Dog A Doughnut’

(OPB.org) Oregon Public Broadcasting 
Oregon, USA - At some point in the 1960s, steel drum (a.k.a. pan) music became the Caribbean equivalent of cheesy Vegas lounge tunes: something only an ill-dressed tourist might fancy during a cruise ship port o’

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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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Hugh Masekela entertains in Siparia

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The musical collaboration between legendary South African trumpeter, composer and singer, Hugh Masekela, and the Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra has been described as a melding of musical forms

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From Siparia to Soweto with Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra & Hugh Masekela - Album launch set for May 2014

Global - A steel orchestra and trumpet collaboration between Trinidad's Siparia Deltones and world-renowned Hugh Masekela has produced the album “Siparia to Soweto,” now set to launch in May 2014. This trans-Atlantic collaboration between the iconic

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The Desperadoes - One of the greatest steelpan music recordings ever

Released in 1981 on the Charisma label, The Desperadoes, known throughout the world simply as the grey album, is considered the finest steelpan music recording ever by many. The impact of this release is still influencing steel orchestras all over th

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