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  • Thanks for the info. Out time line is far from complete and is a work in progress. Please check below for our stories on Nigeria and FESTAC

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    Nigeria - the land of PANLAND an initiative of Xcel Steel Orchestra
    Sep 17, 2005 ... The previous military steelband, that of the Nigerian army, got its start out of the 1977 FESTAC. At this event, different countries ...
    www.panonthenet.com/articles/cparticles/excel.htm
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    Chief of Steelband in Nigeria - Sonnei Bowei receives Chieftain Titles
    The instruments used by the band were those left behind by Trinidad and Tobago's Starlift Steel Orchestra who performed in 1977 at FESTAC (Festival of Arts ...
    www.panonthenet.com/news/2008/july/nigeria-7-23-08.htm
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    Panman with a Vision for Nigeria
    It was in 1977 when the Trinidad and Tobago contingent performed at Nigerian's Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), that a note was struck in Bowie's ...
    www.panonthenet.com/news/2008/hc_reports/nigeria-5_7_08.htm
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    Steelbands In Nigeria -- Xcel Steelband
    ... Steel Instruments in Nigeria was in 1977, when a Steel Band from Trinidad and Tobago came in for the African festival of arts and culture (FESTAC). ...
    www.panonthenet.com/spotlight/nigeria/
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