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Pan Trinbago Drum Factory receives steel shipment ...

Central Executive officers and Drum factory staff unpack a container of materials to produce hundreds of drums for steel pan manufacturers.
We're one step closer to realizing our goal of transforming Pan Trinbago from financial dependence to financi

Remembering the legendary steelband leader George “Sonny” Goddard on his Birthday

When Steel Talks

Remembering leader, author, organizer, activist, historian

Merrytonestothbone: With the POSTPONEMENT of THE PAN RAMAJAY ... I have PLENTY MORE TIME to practice "WE KINDA MUSIC" -- so I hope that YOUR TIPS AND TRICKS BOOK could take me to THE TOP ...

Merrytonestothebone: It have some REAL TALENTED PAN PLAYERS in THIS COMPETITION. But with YOUR BOOK -- and another three months to hone my skills -- I feel that I could WIN THIS COMPETITION.

Nobody in the world understands THIS SONG better than me --

International Jazz Day | Frankie McIntosh & Garvin Blake Sextet - An Evening of Calypso Jazz

Trinidad Back On Lockdown After Surge in COVID-19 Cases

The Trinidad and Tobago government had announced a partial lockdown after the country recorded a new COVID-19 one-day record of 328 new cases on Thursday.

The country has now recorded 10,170 COVID-19 cases since the first reported infection in March

BUT WAIT NAH!!! I thought that AQUIL ARRINDELL was RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT under the GUIDANCE of RUSSELL PROVIDENCE ... but like THAT CAMPAIGN GONE SILENT!!!

AQUIL ARRINDELL: If you are LOOKING FOR A REAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER -- yuh BETTER HIRE ME!!! Is true I am an EXPAT and allyuh TRINIS doh like EXPATS. But when yuh talking about politics and WINNING THE ELECTION ... I WILL GO ALL IN FOR PAN PROGRESS. Beca

POSTPONEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PAN RAMAJAY 2021 -- New Date To Be Determined

Scouts of Belize Receive Steel Pan Instruments

Belize, C.A. - Today the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) donated fifty thousand dollars to the Belize Scouts Association and Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase instruments for the creation of a steel pan band. The handi

MUCH NEEDED BOOST FOR PANOGRAMA

MUCH NEEDED BOOST FOR PANOGRAMA

Written by: PanoGrama Entertainment

A major goal of PanoGrama Entertainment (PE) for this year was to deliver a vastly improved staging of PanoGrama. Now, with the invaluable support of the National Lotteries Control

When ANDY NARELL walked out of FANTASY STUDIOS in BERKELEY (in 1989) after recording "WE KINDA MUSIC" -- he handed me THIS VHS COPY OF THE RECORDING ...

I went searching my OLD STUFF and ran into THIS VHS TAPE which was handed to me PERSONALLY by ANDY NARELL back in the day. This was before the song was released to  THE PUBLIC. So I was one of the FIRST PEOPLE in the world to HEAR THIS MAGNIFICENT PI

NY Steel Orchestras - 2019 Playlist - ‘Cool Down’ versions

Rihanna, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, Buju in concert for ravaged SVG [BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE better make sure to get AH PAN on THAT SHOW]

GUARDIAN Thursday, April 29, 2021

SHARLENE RAMPERSAD

"Over a dozen major artistes will take part in a virtual fundraising concert to assist the volcano-ravaged St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG.)

The concert, carded for May 23, features artists such

International Pan Ramajay Competition Returns for 2021

See Rules and more https://www.panonthenet.com/events/2021/pan-ramajay-2021.htm

Global - Pan Ramajay is a steelpan event which was established and produced in 1989 by Republic Bank Exodus Steel Orchestra. Its primary objective is to provide a plat

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Alston Jack on his passing

Alston Jack
Steelband Music Writer, Composer, Arranger, Panist and Recording Artist

Jack’s pan compositions have been featured on the soundtracks of Fatal Attraction, Working Girl and NBC’s daytime soap opera Another World. He has also appeared on t

FINAL AD FOR PAN RAMAJAY 2021 -- SUPPORT THE RAMAJAY!!! A GRAND BIG-UP to AINSWORTH MOHAMMED for CONCEIVING THIS EVENT ... and what a FIRST CLASS FINAL AD!!!

FINAL AD!!!

WORLD CLASS AD, MR. AINSWORTH MOHAMMED!!! TAKE A BOW!!!

TO ALL WHO LOCK DOWN in COVID TIMES make sure that you RUN BY THE DEPUTY once you GET YOUR COVID SHOTS -- because AH DEPUTY ESSENTIAL ...

WST Steel Pan Hit Parade +

When Steel Talks steelpan music pick hits from all over the globe...

Steelband Variety, The National Steelband

Steelband Variety, The National Steelband of Trinidad and Tobago from IofC & For a new world Archives on Vimeo.

THE TIME FOR THEORY and OLE TALK IN PAN IS DEAD AND GONE!!! TAKE YOUR MONEY AND INVEST IN PAN IF YOU SAY YOU LOVE PAN!!!

NO MORE TIME FOR OLE TALK AND ACADEMIC THEORY AND PIES IN THE SKY!!!

Toward A Sustainable Steelband Modell By Andre Moses

Many steelbands don't have security of tenure much less a home for themselves. The patronage steelband model is based on inflows of funding from the private sector through sponsorship, or from the public sector through grants and the proceeds of com