By Carlena Knight
A lack of production of drums is putting the Caribbean at risk of losing the art form of pan, says eminent tuner Veron Henry.
“Drums are very scarce in Antigua. It’s like a dry
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “The stigma of pan being from the bowels of society, involving “badjohns” or the thought that steelpan music is noise or “wine or jam” that exemplifies the devil... Because I believe it is so much more than this. The ab
Read more…I'm proud to say I've just got my hands on the above-mentioned album.
1 Get To Hell Outa Here
2 No Bacchanal
3 Patsy
4 Bermuda Girl
5 Ascot Gavot
6 My Pussin'
7 Swanee
8 Bess You Is My Woman Now
9 None But The Lonely Heart
10 Baia
My 1st full year with the ba
Read more…Tonight is Friday Night! Gregory Boyd's Steel Pan Songs are Celebrating Two weeks of Live Performance Online with the presentation of the Joe Cocker Classic
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The Observer
By Carlena Knight
A lack of production of drums is putting the Caribbean at risk of losing the art form of pan, says eminent tuner Veron Henry.
“Drums are very scarce in Antigua. It’s like a dry
I dedicate this song to the memory of AHMAUD ARBERY. May justice come swiftly! -- Gregory Boyd
See LeBron James' comments and tweet on the murder of Ahmaud
Read more…Valentino says he is hoping and praying that things will get better sooner than later just for the people’s sake.
Roy Cape is another veteran musician who is caught in limbo, he told Newsday he is going through two different sets of emotions at onc
CultureMix set up the Distant Mix project for RASPO Steel Orchestra to remain in contact and continue playing music together despite the quarantined isolation of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Invited musical guests include L2R producer and keyboardist Jajii
Read more…Steel tells the story, in song and dialogue, of the birth of the steelpan in Trinidad. Set in the depressed Port of Spain district of Laventille after World War II, it is both a love story and a social examination of the urban community that, despite
Read more…GUARDIAN May 5, 2020 (CINCO DE MAYO)
"On March 9, Queen Elizabeth and numerous members of the Royal Family accompanied her to Westminster Abbey for the annual Commonwealth Day inter-faith celebration. Featured on the programme was the Melodians Steel
Read more…Heaven Sent Productions had a sit and chat with local sound pioneer, Robin Foster. He shared some really incredible moments while teaching a thing or two about the journey of Sound Engineering in Trinbago.
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... now the POLITICS is DIFFERENT ISSUE ...
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Enjoy this melodic rendition from the talented Caribbean Airlines Skiffle Steel Orchestra members from around the world, reminding us on this beautiful Sunday that ’WE CAN MAKE IT IF WE TRY’ and we’ll get through this together! #iflycaribbean #iamc
Read more…A Shout-Out to the late Martin Douglas from his band - CrossFire Steel Orchestra
Read more…Many times on THIS FORUM I have talked about the ubiquity of FILM in TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO in these modern times. I am sure that I have put up more than 10 local films/documentaries over the years in support of that point. And, personally, I have looke
Read more…Enjoy this melodic rendition from the talented Caribbean Airlines Skiffle Steel Orchestra members from around the world, reminding us on this beautiful Sunday that ’WE CAN MAKE IT IF WE TRY’ and we’ll get through this together! #iflycaribbean #iamcar
Read more…Guardian May 2, 2020
"As was expected, pannists of T&T dominated Thursday night’s Panograma semi-final competition, held on the Instagram platform (@iNEV88).
Fifteen pannists from around the world contested the semi-final and, of the ten from T&T, s
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