Happy Birthday - We miss you "Dougie" -- When Steel Talks
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New York, USA - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, drummer extraordinaire Billy Cobham speaks on his life-long relationship with the steelpan instrument and the cultural influences from childhood to adult that have impacted his music an
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Texas, USA - Lehman High School rolled out its exciting new Lobo Steel Band to rave reviews recently at the Hemphill Elementary Spring Carnival. The newly-formed group, under the guidance of LHS Associate Band Director Christopher Lunsfo
Read more…I hesitate to an ‘ism’ to the end of my post title as I am not sure if that is exactly the category a certain phenomenon I have recently uncovered falls under.
As some of you know, about 6 months ago I wrote an article about how I with my wife brough
Read more…I am really pleased to announce the launch of my new CD! Named after Lord Kitchener’s calypso celebration of the flame-haired ladies, the album demonstrates the ample capabilities of the pan for versatility, and for musical and emotional expression.
Read more…And I mean E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y!!! If I get some intelligent discussion on this topic, I will elucidate!!!
Read more…Everybody just focused on PANORAMA and bringing PAN back on the road with people pushing like back in THE SIXTIES. And everybody believe the KEITH DIAZ nonsense about PAN TRINBAGO BEING the GLOBAL GOVERNING BODY of PAN. Utter nonsense!!!
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Read more…Lately I've noticed a lot of people seem to have the words legend and virtuoso attached to their names. Who is deciding who is a pan legend or virtuoso? What makes someone a pan legend or pan virtuoso?
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Guyana, S.A. - A 14-year-old steel pan player, who was slated to perform at the flag-raising ceremony last night, was killed in a freak accident on Tuesday evening in front of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.
The teen had just
Read more…For a while it was Boogsie and Smooth ruling the PANORAMA ROOST with Duvonne waiting in the wings to take over the show. Then out of the blue came Amrit and Zanda and now we are adding Mia Gormandy to the mix. Six top arrangers vying for the Panorama
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It’s funny. Until fairly recently, I routinely sneered at people who grieved over celebrities they had never met. That was until Michael Jackson died in 2009. I grieved for Michael like he was a close family mem
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Ohio, USA - Michael Maxwell's band director regards him as a talented musician. But when the graduating Dover High School senior contemplates a career among the stars, he's thinking about the sky, not the stage.
"My dream job is t
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - From early morning, forecasters warned of thunderstorms in Las Cuevas and it seems that show host Richard Forteau, Pan Trinbago secretary, was correct when he said “God loves pan.” Rain fell fro
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Oregon, USA - At some point in the 1960s, steel drum (a.k.a. pan) music became the Caribbean equivalent of cheesy Vegas lounge tunes: something only an ill-dressed tourist might fancy during a cruise ship port o’
My name is Fundile Phaqa, 28 years old from King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape – South Africa. I live in a quiet rural area with the majority of the youth on drugs, alcohol, promiscuity and general lack of access to education and recreation. I a
Read more…GARY CARDINEZ Wednesday, May 25 2016 |
IT TRULY was a Black Friday for the national instrument.
If ever there was a disappointment involving our beloved pan; it came to pass on Friday 13 and Saturday14 at Exodus Pan Theatre in St Augustine.
The Na
Desperadoes champion arranger, Carlton "Zanda" Alexander is recovering well and is likely to be discharged from the San Fernando General Hospital on Tuesday, three days after he was warded.
"At the age of 66 years old, Zanda (wearing all white in pho
We are calling on the powers that be to designate Carnival Monday Afternoon for Steelband only, lets get as much bands as possible back on the road for a Steelband Street Party. They could also have a bomb competition for the same prizes as panorama.
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Do you play pan, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, flute, clarinet, keyboards, percussion, guitar or bass? Or do you sing? Are you currently in secondary school?
....Do you wish to enhance your musical skills with a 5-week inte
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Rehearsals at D’urban Park for Guyana’s 50th Independence Flag Raising Ceremony.
Guyana, S.A. - Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations were late Tuesday night marred by the death of a youthful steel-pan player shortly af
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