Scotland's first Steel Band festival – Panfest 2012 - is being staged this weekend at Nairn Academy, whose three steelbands will host a visit by bands from Aberdeen, Glasgow and East Ayrshire. All will be perf
On June 14, 2012, Bob Cole Conservatory faculty member Dr. Michael Carney passed away. We lost a colleague and a friend–a member of our family. A memorial concert is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 23rd. We will celebra
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- ....In its 12th year, WeBeat faces a dismal future as Crosby continues to receive almost no assistance and sponsorship from government and corporate Trinidad, especially from the business comm
New York, USA -On a periodically picture-perfect Saturday afternoon twelve New York steel orchestras participated in the USSA (United States Steelband Association) –sponsored inaugural event called “Pan Expo 201
St. John’s, Antigua, W.I.- The Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association (ABPA) has said that it had no part in the revised decision that placed both LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra [HGSO] and Hadeed Group of Company’s AMP Halcyon in f
(1) All Stars Steel Orchestra has 8 second place finishes at Panorama, behind Phase II's 12; Leon "Smooth" Edwards has 7 behind Len Sharpe's 12. (Eddie Quarless got one for All Stars in 1994)
(2) The Original De Fosto has 6 and The Mighty Sparrow has
The WST family is made-up of a very wide range of people from all over the world with varied backgrounds, opinions, expertise and experiences. Over the years there have been passionate and heated discussions on a host of topics -- which sometimes ha
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As a citizen of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, I am entitled to certain "rights", under the "Constitution". (The bold print are the ones that apply to my work, as an activist in the steelband movement:
I hope you all see Fella Tio's (SIDDS) latest ploy. He is hoping to scare me, and fails to realize that I will NEVER be scared, as long as I am on the "right" side of the law. In any case, I will leave it up to this forum, to decide who seeks the int
It was announced a few minutes ago onCNT News that 99 Schools would be given the opportunity to be having the Steelpan introduced into Primary and Secondary of T&T,,But nothing specific was mentioned about the Hindu Schools,,whether they are also
I am a worker in the pan industry. My trade is music; my tool: pan. Who is there to protect my rights and interests, as a "worker"? Am I better off going it alone, or as a united workers' union? Can I expect my "employer", who admits to be driven by
They could hardly “hablan espanol” but 13 young panists captured the hearts of audiences at the Iguazu In Concert, International Festival of Children and Youth Orchestras and Choirs held recently in Iguazu, Argentina.
