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POLICE STEEL ORCHESTRA CROWNED CHAMPION IN REPUBLIC BANK’S “PAN-O-RAMA”, EMOTES TEARS OF JOY

By: Troy Van-Rossum, P.C. 24814

The Members’ of the Guyana Police Force Steel Orchestra ¬Band broke down in tears of joy after being crowned as the champions of the senior category of Republic Banks, Annual Mashramani Pan-o-rama Steel Band Competi

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Steel pan diplomacy

Starbroek News

Guyana, S.A. - China's Foreign Minister Wangi Yi (centre) applauding a steel pan player today at State House. Wang and a delegation paid a courtesy call on President David Granger (second from left) during a flying visit to Georgetown

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UNESCO hands over steel pans to St. John Bosco Orphanage

Stabroek News - Guyana

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday donated new chrome-plated steel pan instruments to the boys of the St. John Bosco Orphanage in Plaisance on the East Coast of Demerara.

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Culture Ministry wins Panorama steel pan competition - Guyana

Guyana Times


 

Guyana, SA - The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s steel pan band was named the winner of this year’s Mashramani Panorama Steel Pan Competition on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

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Female Musical Trailblazers: The first “All Girls Steel Bands” of Guyana* -- A women’s History Month Tribute

By Lear Matthews

People criticized our parents. “How could you allow your daughters to do such a thing?” they would ask.

It was the early 1950’s. Guyana, then British Guiana, like many other Caribbean countries was in the initial stages of struggle

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Delightful sounds engulf Mash Pan-o-rama Steel Band competition

Georgetown GINA, February 17, 2013

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of the President and Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony were among music lovers enjoying the delightful sounds of the Republic Bank Mashramani P

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“I will die a pan man”

Guyana’s steel pan icon Roy Geddes talks with Guyana Review about his life and his music
You wouldn’t guess that Roy Geddes is seventy. Clad in his trademark Kangol and jeans Guyana’s celebrated Professor of Pan looks a full ten years younger. Now ret

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