Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The musical collaboration between legendary South African trumpeter, composer and singer, Hugh Masekela, and the Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra has been described as a melding of musical forms
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Read more…I just got this idea from Ian, we could talk about ALL arrangers, large and small, dead and soon to be.
Read more…What was the first Steelband to Bring Double Tenors on the Road
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Looking through this year’s list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings, you might find yourself asking, “Where the ladies at?” Nicki Minaj, who clocks in at no. 4 with an estimated $29 million, is the only woman on the list, earning more than Snoop Lion, Eminem and
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Cayman Islands - There’s nothing quite like the sound of a steel pan band. Young pan-jammers from all over the island put their sticks into action for a steel pan competition.
Schools from all around showed their talents off Thursday night
Read more…The Huffington Post UK
London, ENGLAND - UKIP’s (UK Independence Party) Croydon carnival, which ended in carnage on Tuesday before Nigel Farage had even arrived, had a breakout star as the steel band that refused to play for the party got a gig on Ne
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz said this week that his organisation is ready for Carnival 2015. “We have already submitted plans to the NCC, since the end of March. Pan Trinbago ain’t sticking. We are aware that funding for Carnival is dependent o
Read more…It's all up to these young educated pan musicians to move the artform to the next level.
We are depending on you all because it look like no one knows what to do with it.
Congratulations to all graduates
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to panist, arranger and educator Salah Wilson
Read more…It sends a sad signal about standards in governmental performance that Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Lincoln Douglas could in May 2014 lend his prestige to a NAPA function held to present prize money due since Carnival 2013.
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Global - Born one month before time on September 19th, 1993, Ayana Shallima Garcia displayed her love for music and the culture of Trinidad and Tobago as a toddler. The fact that her parents own a business next to Kitchener’s Revue tent exposed her
It is said the we [WST] are the biggest and the best pan site, in spite of the lack of involvement from our membership, can you imagine how awesome we could be if we have just 5% of our membership contributing to the forum, won't you like to see us
Read more…DailyMail.co.uk
UKIP scraps 'carnival' to prove it's not racist after steel band refuses to play in front of 'Love Colour' sign and Farage stays away
Croydon, UK - Nigel Farage's latest attempt to prove UKIP (UK Independence Party) is not racist des
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation (LSFF) will be once again bringing eight of the country’s top steelbands together at a concert titled “8 of Hearts” this weekend at the National Academ
This is not Pan related, but I could not resist.. After-all, music is built on math, what next...
"SATAN'S HANDIWORK" BRINGS KIDS, PARENTS TO TEARS
If you thought grade-school math was easy -- think again. Thanks to national Common Core standards,
[May 16, 2014 - New York, NY] Trinidadian soca vocalist Bunji Garlin has inked an exclusive deal with RCA Records in conjunction with VP Records. The two labels will join forces to promote Bunji Garlin's international smash hit "Differentology (Rea
Read more…Of course he did; he encouraged him under a watchful eye, letting him tune the tenors, while he focus and balance the back ground voices, I'm in the National archive trying to locate an Evening New article headline, Piano pan serves North Stars we
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Calm, unassuming, and extremely humble - Andy’s demeanor belies his globally recognized musical accomplishments with the steelpan instrument.
Global - Quiet but passionate, unassuming but already musically an aficionado, Andy Akiho’s journey with t
New York, USA - There is very little that When Steel Talks can say about NYU Steel that we haven’t already said over the years since its inception in 2007 - except maybe, mission accomplished.
Born out of the vision of NYU percussion department cha
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