'The Fusion of Steelpan with Other Art Forms in the 21st Century'
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The Caribbean impact on British culture, through arts, music, dance, painting, sculpture, theatre, religion, and mythology, is profound as witnessed over the five decades of Notting Hill Carnival. Wherever carnival arts have taken root, advances take shape in the retreat of the ‘pan-yards’, ‘mas camps’ and ‘calypso tents’. The sheer intensity, dedication and creativity that radiates at these venues drives innovation. Until recently, little had been documented, methods remained unpublished and only at specific events do some of these new developments come to light. At previous conferences, from 2006 to 2014, the savoir-faire behind some of these innovations were presented in the context of their history and impact. Considerable success was reported, for example, in graded steelpan examinations, youth training projects, was design, new materials, acoustics, metallurgy and inventions that revolutionised both sound and transport methods for steelpan while the roots of calypso, dating back over century, were captured by speakers. The long silence of the mentoring of the Beatles from 1958 to early 1960s by the calypsonian Lord Woodbine was unveiled. Conversely, the deterioration of these arts in some cities such as Toronto, where the renowned Caribana is in decline, or the tumultuous struggle for survival by steel bands and calypsonians were vividly expressed by authoritative speakers as paradigms to grapple with.
This 6th conference coincides with Notting Hill Carnival’s Golden Jubilee and aims to play a pivotal role in bridging its components and exploring its fusion into new British art forms. Progress is dependent on research, development
and cohesion and reaching the far corners of the community. This conference provides a platform to facilitate this and fosters creative interactive development as a foundation to futuristic direction.
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Programme 8th October 2016
Session One: Calypso and Black Music
Chairs: Michael La Rose & Alexander D Great
9:45 -10.00: Introduction & Programme
Haroun Shah
10.00 -10.45: Pan and Calypso
Alexander D Great and Debra Romain
10.45-11.15: Sounds Like London; 100 Years of Black
Music in the Capital
Lloyd Bradly
11.15 -11.45: Calypso and the Journalist; Who is the More
Effective Communicator
Stephen Spark
11.45 -12.00: Free Paper
12.00 - 13.00: Plenary Lecture 1
The Political Calypso; Its Impact in Arts
and Society
Professor Hollis Liverpool
13.00 -14.00: LUNCH
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Session Two: Carnival Arts in the Golden Jubilee
Chairs: Ansel Wong and Christopher Innes
14.00 -14.30: Using the Elements of Notting Hill Carnival
to Develop a New Carnival for Yorkshire
Debora Alleyne-De Gazon
14.30- 15.00: Fusing Caribbean Folk Dance with Mas
Caroline Muraldo
15.00 -15.30: Incorporating New Technologies in the
Design of Large Scale Kinetic Structures
Michael ‘Speedy’ Ramdeen
15.30 -16.00: Carnival Arts into New Regions of the Globe
Ansel Wong
16.00 -16:30: Expressive Cultures of Carnival and
the African Diaspora
Christopher Innes
16:30-17:00: Workshop Presentations - Free Paper
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Programme 9th October 2016
Session Three: Steelpan: UK Activities
Chair: Haroun Shah & Shareen Gray
10.00 -10.30: Archiving NHC and its Value to British Arts
Imani Douglas-Walker
10.30- 11.00: Inspiring the Youth in Steelpan Projects
Freddy Totesaut and Patrick McKay
11.00 -11.30: Taking Steelpan to Another Level Through
Projects Across the UK
Shareen Gray
11.30 -12.00: Hypothesis - The Colour of Pan
Lionel McCalman
12.00 -12.15: Free Papers
12.00 -13.15: Plenary Lecture 2
Steelpan in Gospel and Classics
Professor Dawn Batson
13.15 -14.15: LUNCH : Steelpan & Calypso
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Session Four: Steelpan and the Wider World
Chair: Nestor Sullivan & Mark Loquan
14.15 -14.30: Asami Nagakiya; A Dedication from
England
Laila Shah
14.30 - 15.00: Pan-e-Pedia and the Memorisation of the
Repertoires of Steelbands
Aurelie Helmlinge
15.00- 15.30: Provision of a Medium to Assist Schools,
Pannists, Arrangers and others to Achieve.
Mark Loquan
15.30 -16.00: Steeldrum - Steelpan: A Vision of a
European Pan Network
Paul Francis
16.00 -16.30: Making Beaters Out of Beats; Steelband and
Youth Empowerment in American Cities
Andrew R. Martin
16.30- 17.00: Legacy of the Musical Genius, Jit Samaroo
Nestor Sullivan
17.00 Summary and Closing Remarks: Haroun Shah
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This conference is dedicated to the late Jit Samaroo and Asami Nagakiya for their immense contribution, inspiration, love and spirit for steelpan and helping to promote it globally.
Replies
Dear Editor,
Please note that the notification of the 6th International Biennial Steelpan Conference titled “The Fusion of Steelpan with other Arts Forms in the 21st Century” to be held at London’s Carnival Village (Tabernacle) 7 -9th October was not sent to you by one the Organisers and contains some incorrect information. I am a member of Funland Serenaders Steelband who is helping to organize this event and I have been asked to send you a revised announcement.
The Notes are fine, it is the program and the link that is incorrect and should be as follows:
To Register for the conference and get more information, the link is: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/steelpanconference.
Registration can also be by email – see Registration Form
The up-date program is attached
Kind regards
Oobi
Funland Serenaders Steelband
Even though I was carded to be on the programme, there was a strong possibility of not being able to attend, and such caveat was provided up front. Apologies in advance for not being able to attend, as I really would have liked to be there. Wish Haroun and all the organisers/speakers/attendees all the best with the conference and keep up the good tireless work to spread knowledge and build the pan networks across the globe.