Speaking in my capacity as Chairman/Manager of the Board of Management of Power Stars Steel Orchestra, bonafide member band of Pan Trinbago T.C., the World Governing Body for the SteelPan, the National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago,
The Pan World has last another pioneer. Mr. Franklyn Ollivierra past away today June 13th 2012 in Trinidad. Mr. Ollivierra was a member of Phase II, and he was the man playing the amplified pan in highlanders in the 1960's
I am hereby calling on ALL members on this WST site, to assist me in nominating my dad, George "Sonny" Goddard, for the nation's highest award - the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. I have attached a "breakdown" of his accomplishments, a
A few months ago, I presented my “Blueprint”, which addressed, among other issues, the financial “quality of life” of panmen and panwomen, especially in the “land of steel”, Trinidad and Tobago. In preparing the document, I took a comprehensive look
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she hopes steelpan music will soon become part of the repertoire of the National Symphony Orchestra of the United States.
I think Pan times should EDIT these discussions, for RACIST, SARCASTIC and DEROGATORY remarks, it makes these discussions very unhealty These things should not be here.This is one of the reasons why a lot of people refrain from joining these discussi
Tobago, W.I.- On Tuesday June 19 members of Our Boys Steel Orchestra of Tobago began a European tour that would see the band performing and holding a series of workshops over a two-month period.
Washington, DC, USA - City Hall’s flinty gavel has rapped out no to Caribbean American friendship in 2012.The DC Caribbean Carnival (DCCC) has been forced to move its decades-old tradition from the nation’s capital 35 miles north to a m
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Music Schools in the Panyard Programme began with a bang on Monday with citizens of all creeds, races and ages converging at the designated panyards to grasp the opportunity of learning to pla
Musashino-City, Tokyo, Japan- Japanese steel pan player Sasaki Kentaro who visited Trinidad and performed with Phase II Pan Groove in 2005, has a passion for Pan, and earlier this month he funneled this passion into what became the festival ‘Pan Lov
Pan Pioneer and Leader of the famed North Stars Steel Orchestra, Mr. Anthony Williams celebrated his 81st Birthday by honouring some of the icons in the Pan World. This auspicious event took place at the St. James Amphitheatre in Trinidad, on Sunday