Montréal, Canada - “Growing up, most little girls would spend their time playing with dolls, throwing a tea party with their teddy bears etc. I on the other hand was given a pair of pan sticks… thank
California, USA - ““...I am, and must be, an advocate for the pan every time I pick up my mallets, direct a rehearsal at school, or talk to someone about pan... I'm still just as captivated by the pan
Sisters in Steel - A Tribute To Women In Pan
Their Story, Their Voice, Their Life, Their Dreams, Their Passion
2016
When Steel Talks extends a special Birthday Greeting to panist, arranger, educator and historian Dr. Merle Albino-de Coteau.
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Global - Mrs. Daisy James-McClean is an award-winning female steelpan musician, whose recognized list of firsts and accomplishments within the steelband movement are both significant and staggering. She is an original (Ms. McClean started playing ove
Global - Khuent Rose is a scholar, an intellectual, brilliant, thoughtful and cerebral without being ‘disconnected and automated.’ His immense musical talent is undeniable as he remains spiritually, historically and actively engaged with the steelpan
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Steelband class with Veron Henry (at front, in navy blue)
Below: Principal Armando Ramirez (left) with Veron Henry
Rochester New York, USA - Last month James Monroe High School welcomed a very special guest indee
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Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - No last name is needed for instant recognition in the world of Pan for “Natasha.” She is as equally humble as she is immensely talented. Destined for greatness - she is a musi
New York, NY - American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is pleased to announce that Kendall Williams will be the orchestra's Van Lier Emerging Composer Fellow for the 2013-2014 season. The Fellowship, established in 1999, offers a comprehensive and multi-f
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tributes poured in yesterday for steelband icon Ian “Teddy” Belgrave, who died at the St Augustine Private Hospital over the weekend. Belgrave, father of T&T Guardian freelance subeditor Chenier Belgrave, w
Read more…Trinidad Express Newspapers
The life and work of Ian “Teddy” Belgrave remembered and celebrated at funeral service
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eulogised as a great intellect, panman, mentor, teacher and activist, the life and work of Ian “Teddy” Belg
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Montreal, Canada - On Sunday June 1, 2013 at York University in Montreal, Canada, renowned Montreal-based panist and arranger Salah Wilson—who is completing his Master’s degree in ethno-musicology at York—delivered to examiners, thesis advisers and a
Global - In this exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, champion arranger Ray Holman provides a frank and honest assessment of the current state of the steelpan movement in Trinidad & Tobago, its past, its growth, s
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Dr. Dawn Batson
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Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist and Director of Florida Memorial University Steelband—Dr. Dawn Batson—shares her overall views on Pan, Panorama and more...
I have also tried to share my belief that music should nev
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When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family of Dr. Dawn Batson on the passing of her mother, Esther Batson. She will be greatly missed.
Music Educator Esther Batson was one of the stalwarts in the steelband culture of Trinidad and Tobago,
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