When Steel Talks extends a special Happy Birthday to Mrs. Fae Elwin-Martin of Dominica.
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to songwriter Mark Loquan...
click to check the pan related works of Marc Loquan over the years http://ning.it/19wCbDe
Read more…Social media is the best gift to musicians as it provides a platform and a huge microphone to connect with the rest of the planet. But how many Pan players do you know that use Twitter to engage with potential clients? Many Pan players are active on
Read more…Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The 12th edition of the Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan and Jazz Festival gets underway tomorrow at the Queen’s Royal College Courtyard, Port-of-Spain with Pan Royale.
WITCO Desperadoes, Neal and Ma
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to Dr. Dawn Batson
There were four panwomen in Tripoli in 1960-61..Dorothy 'Dotsy' Perez, Carol Smith, Agness Thomas and Whinthia Thomas..The first women to play on the road. 'arguably the first ever' in St James under arranger, Othello Molineaux.
Read more…Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Nineteen-years-old pan prodigy Keisha Codrington (Codrington Pan Family) left the competition in her wake (including her older brother Khari) after the preliminary round of the soloist category in
It has been has been two years since the passing of Latavia Deane. She will always remain an integral part of our life...
Remembering Latavia http://www.panonthenet.com/news/2011/oct/latavia-deane-10-25-2011.htm
Latavia Deane - A Profile in Courage -
Read more…Happy Birthday to Arthur Blenman (Founding member of West Side Symphony/BWIA Sunjets). MR Blenman also known as Screech was one of the top tenor players under the leadership of Herman (Rock) Johnson (deceased). Screech, today is your day, enjoy it li
Read more…The Trinidad Guardian
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard was at steelband music festivals events I have attended since childhood, dating back to the 50s.
Fast-forward to 1964 when the Nationa
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight soloists and six ensembles have been chosen to move forward to the Grand Finals of the Trinidad & Tobago Steelband Music Festival of Pan is Beautiful XII at NAPA (National Academy of the Performing Arts)
Yesterday October 4th was the birthday of the Mighty Shadow. When Steel Talks extends greetings and continued good fortune to you.
ZP_The Mighty Shadow_photograph by Abigail Hadeed
To all who think that the steelband "golden era" has passed and we must accept it's status as it is todayI say shame on you, to all who have this defeatist attitude to wards the steelband and carnival, I say shame on you, to all that say that the yo
Read more…With the advent of racks with wheels, came the challenging and gruesome task of moving steelbands from one place to another. That task was willingly and voluntarily picked up by none other than the steelband supporter. Were it not for those who becam
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to panist Delphina James
New York, USA - The New York steelpan music community turned out to pay respects to their fellow colleague and fraternity brother Cyrus Busby on the first Saturday in October. On this abnormally warm October afternoon, the filled-to-capacity Brooklyn
When I played in Merrytones, we had a Flag Woman that goes by the name "Mama Cita". Mama Cita! lol. (merrytonestodebone could probably share more on her being chosen as the flag woman.) She was a very colorful and animated character. I didn't know he
Read more…As technology continues to advance around us one of our steelpan virtuosos brother Duvone Stewart takes us behind the scene in the making of his debut album called "Stroke of Genius". It is the first time a steelpan player played all the tones on a
Read more…When Steel Talks expresses heartfelt condolences to Samantha Nicholson, wife Jean, and the family and friends on the passing of Mr. Cyrus Busby, a member of Despers USA and D'Radoes Steel Orchestras in Brooklyn, New York. He passed away earlier this
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