David Zephrine Mother passed sometime last night. David is one of the founders of West Side Symphony (bwia sunjets) and an Ambassador to Kosovo last year representing the Washington area with the Steel Pan. His Mother have lived a very long life, Ma
Can someone refresh my memory as to why Steelbands stop rolling on the ground and adopted these long racks, does it have anything to do with sound? it can't be because there's no one to push pan and certainly don't look like progress. then why?
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - ....Wherever he was — at home on Francis Street or in class at Bennetto Elementary School — Dejehan "Lucky" Hamilton tapped on surfaces, kept a beat, made a racket.
The steelband was once the "MAIN ATTRACTION" now it's just a SAD side show. The time has come to make Steelband the main attraction again........WHATEVER IT TAKES.
Illinois, Chicago, USA - NIU’s Cliff Alexis, steel drum builder and tuner and co-director of the world-renowned NIU Steel Band, is among four prominent percussionists chosen for induction to the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Maybe it was the fact that it was the first official day of Summer and technically the longest day of the year. Or maybe it was because there was a brilliant full moon glowing o
As I listen to and read the "explanations" for the Miami Heat fans' "pots and pans tradition", I become more and more amused. So amused, that I had to shed some Ghostly "inconvenient truths" to my Latino peeps. This is what I came up with...how do yo
Jamaica, W.I. - In a culture dominated by hardcore reggae and dancehall rhythms, St Vincent and the Grenadines steel pan players Reajhaun Baptiste and Rodney Small said it took some convincing to win over the local audiences.
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Despite the fact that they are not sure if they still have a sponsor, Skiffle Steel, of Coffee Street, San Fernando, came to Charlotte Street in Port of Spain and gave northerners a
Bayelsa State, Nigeria - Bayelsa State, Nigeria, home state of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan - has keyed into the country’s steelpan art form development with the formation of the Bayelsa State Junior Steel Orchestra, whose players are draw
CASYM Spring Concert 2013 - featuring PS 161, Class 1 and Class 2
New York, USA - “Show me!” That is simple Brooklyn-ese for ‘let your success do your talking.’ And having said that, CASYM (Caribbean American Sports and Cultural Youth Movement, Inc
USSA holds first solo competition - But Steelpan Folks Curiously Missing...
New York, USA - First off, very few have been as critical of USSA (United States Steelband Association) over the years as When Steel Talks (WST); however, if the truth be to
I've just watched a video of Rising Stars Steel Orchestra and was impressed with their pan racks, I think this band is from the Virgin Islands, they put all Trini steelbands to shame, they have double decker pan racks which I found so kool. As Trini
I was told that in the history of Panorama, there were actually three steelbands that "buss" on stage. I'm not sure if this was on the final night or in the Prelims. Can anyone name the bands, the year and the tune they were playing ?
Where is the History of the steelpan, the arrangers and tuners in schools, the communities? It is not just about going into a room and learning to play different scales. Being able to know where this instrument came from, who played the first pan and
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Gill’s Pan Shop has been selected by the International Star for Leadership in Quality (ISLQ) Evaluation Committee, as proposed by BIDgroup (Brandname of the companies BID Business Initiative Direc
