United States Steelband Association Inc. held it's election for Board of Directors and Officers on January 13th, 2010. They are:
Keith Marcelle, Chairperson (Sesame Flyers)
Douglas Martin, Vice Chairperson (Crossfire)
George Dowden, Treasurer (NY Pan
Thank you When Steel Talks for posting the music video of David Rudder singing his beautiful and heart-breaking song, Haiti. I needed to hear it so badly after the devastating news of the earthquake. It is in my CD collection up North.
Global - Steelband Tunes as selected by conventional small, medium and large steel orchestras for the Trinidad & Tobago 2010 Steelband Music Panorama competition.
We will add more info as the bands check in.
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Somebody please post up what the TnT bands are playing for 2010. I am longing too know. It must have some pan jumbies in TnT, from TnT who post on this site.
A lot of things were promised in the Alliance meeting, but remember they were promised by the same person who sat as the head of USSA for six years what did he do, kept his members in the dark, spent money without their knowledge, didn't give finical
Utopia Pan Soul: next generation Inc. has taken the position of nonaligned status in the midst of turmoil regarding the representation of steel bands between “U.S.S.A” and the newly formed “National Alliance of Steel bands”. There has been a continuo
Global - Veteran songwriter and steelband music arranger Pelham Goddard continues to set the pace. He has now made publicly available the full lead sheet to "Roaming," the tune of choice performed by Exodus Steel Orchestra for the 2008 National Steel
Global - Destra Garcia of Trinidad and Tobago is one of the most successful and popular SOCA music artists in the world. Like Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Mary J and others, Destra has cultivated and maintained a special bond with her adoring young fans who
South Florida Times
Miami, Florida - Steel pan music, renown for taking center stage during carnivals and other Caribbean music festivities, will get an extra boost of attention at Florida Memorial University, South Florida’s only historically black
The event takes place in front of City Hall, Knox Street, Port of Spain, on Sunday 17th January 2010 from 5:00 pm. Limited seating.is available.
Bands will parade from St. Vincent Street & Independence Square, up Frederick Street to Knox Street whe
Last night the National Alliance Of Steelbands had their first meeting it was a very good meeting one of the thing that i liked about this meeting was that even through every body did not see eye to eye on every thing we all agree to work things out
The Winds of Change - New York Steelband Association set to Alter Course
New York - With only a week into the 2010 season the winds of change have propelled themselves into the consciousness of the steelpan music world. When Steel Talks News has bee
The pan season is really on now. I heard that All Stars may be going with Smooth's tune, "Large is Large" and not "Smooth Sailing" by DeFosto. I personally feel Smooth Sailing is ideal for All Stars. To make matters even more interesting, word is Har
Trinidad Express
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, WI - Diehard pan followers who love to listen to pan on ‘de track’ during Panorama competitions, will have to pay $60 and $80 for the privilege at the semi-finals and finals on January 24 and 31 respectively,
Global - His name is Winston Scarborough - but to most of the world he is known as “DeFosto” the steelband panorama music songwriter master. The exact moniker preferred by Scarborough is “The Original DeFosto Himself.”
For over three decades, songw
Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, WI - If focus, sacrifice and determination are what it takes to succeed, then 20-year-old Kerri-Ann Chandler will continue to be a force to be reckoned with in the music world. Just out of her teens, the p
Trinidad Guardian
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, WI - It seems so long that our griots (calypsonians) have been singing the demise of our national instrument. The portents have been there for some time, as elucidated by the likes of Merchant (Pan in Danger
Global - For over a decade, songwriter Mark Loquan has been applying the craft successfully to the steelband music genre. In addition Mr. Loquan has been a champion of music literacy and the documentation of the music works of the steelbands of Trini
Official Calendar of Steelband Panorama Events for Carnival 2010
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, WI - Pan Trinbago Inc. has released the official calendar of Panorama events for Carnival 2010.
Several changes have been made amongst which are the return o