Happy Birthday to Hueloy - April 5
When Steel Talks extends a very special Happy Birthday to one of the great people in pan - Hueloy Lila Yip Young.
Hueloy is one of the founding members of Harmonites Steel Orchestra.Hueloy Lila Yip Young
When Steel Talks extends a very special Happy Birthday to one of the great people in pan - Hueloy Lila Yip Young.
Hueloy is one of the founding members of Harmonites Steel Orchestra.Hueloy Lila Yip Young
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Champion Panorama arranger and performing artist Robert Greenidge.
Read more…In A 2001 article, Guyanese Godfrey Chin writes, “On February 6, 1945, there were born two boys, different parents, different countries – one in Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica – the other, David St. Kitty, Guyana. And JA, the great African God of Music
Above all, the steelpan
Read more…"... Why do we need to plan our lives and educational strategies around a divisive concept like multiculturalism which, contrary to its benign 'many c
Guyana Chronicle:
Guyana, SA - Rudy Bishop born on February 6, 1945, shares the same birthday with the greatest reggae legend in history, Jamaican Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, is a musical visionary in his own right.
When the Skylarks, a Kitty-based ban
Gentlemen, I would like to find out the results of the 1964 music festival.
I know that Westside won, but who was second and third ?
Read more…Because the steel drum (pan) was the contribution of Trinidad's ex-slave African descendants, there has been an attempt to remove them from that history, by promoting "pan as a Trinidad invention". I ask, if you invented something, should I credit yo
Read more…written by Andre Moses President, Pan in Schools Coordinating Council
In so many cases the right and wrong of a situation has little to do with the arguments in themselves, but has all to do with how the framework for the discussion is presented. Th
Read more…Grenada Chronicle
New York, USA - The West Indian American Day Carnival has a news President.
He is WIADCA stalwart, Thomas “Tom” Bailey who will replace Yolanda Lezama-Clarke in the post. Lezama-Clarke, the daughter of the event’s founder, Carlos
Read more…The time has come after years of pounding PanTrinbago for lack of vision 2012 so far seems to be the break-out year for PanTribago - Panorama, Pan in the Countryside, PANAZZ, SteelfFesTT
Steelpan Activist from around the world who for the past years
Read more…Shawn and Sherwin continue to spread the voice of the steel drum throughout the world. The brothers recently toured the UK with Native Deen promoting their third album "The Remedy" . Native Deen along with Danish pop sensation, "Outlandish," Junaid
Read more…LAVENTILLE STEELBAND FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
EIGHT OF HEARTS STEELBAND CONCERT
Saturday May 19th, 2012
The Eight of Hearts Steelband Concert is produced by the Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation biennially. It showcases the national instrument in co
Read more…Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) tries his hand at a steelpan drum alongside professional Curt Rogers, during the recording of a video message for the upcoming Steelpan Festival in Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Ban describe
Read more…Does anyone know the author of this document; I've been having difficulty finding the source any help would be greatly appreciated. I had it scanned as Adobe Acrobat Document file (PDF) format....you can open the document and right-click to rotate c
Read more…Pan party earns $5M
By Lara Pickford-Gordon Saturday, April 21 2012 - Newsday
Pan Trinbago’s revenue from Carnival 2012 has doubled to $5 million. The increased earning was generated from the party held on the Greens, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-S
Read more…THE SAGA OF THE STEELPAN
Trinidad & Tobago - The Steel Pan Instrument is celebrating over seventy five years of evolution in Trinidad and Tobago; yet it still faces an uphill battle for survival even though dubbed the National Instrument.
The steel p
Read more…Maryland, USA - Join Pan Masters Steel Orchestra (PMSO) on Sunday May 27th for an evening of treasured music on The Steel Pan by some of the top bands on the east coast. The lime starts at 2:00 p.m. The venue will complement a traditional outdoor set
Read more…In honor of this weekend’s most auspicious collision of Record Store Day and Earth Day, Saturday and Sunday respectively, I decided to reprise a sto
Read more…Alabama, USA - Unity students got a real taste of the source waters for steel drumming when they performed at the first annual Southeast Steel Band Carnival Saturday April 14th. This was the renaissance concert event for Alabama’s famed Montieth Ampi