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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

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The steel band hammering out the sound of Antigua - BBC

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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

1783	Mass exodus from Haiti, Martinique & Guadeloupe to Trinidad White population grows from one hundred (100), to twenty-five hundred (2,500) Introduction of Mardi Gras (Christmas to Ash Wednesday) Slave & colored population mushrooms from five

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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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Latest 2014 Panorama performances...

It is that time of the year folks- When Steel Talks!

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