Global - Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus is an intellect, scholar and gentleman whose name is synonymous with excellence and integrity. This charismatic figure and former UN Ambassador is also one of the great historians of the Caribbean. When Steel Talks (WS
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the great Anthony Williams on his 89th birthday (2020).
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Global - He is a steelpan music icon, respected, award-wining, and a global ambassador of the steelpan art form. In addition, he is a founding member of the champion Harmonites Steel Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago. When Steel Talks
Global - He is one of the central figures in the history of the steelpan instrument and art form. He was a legendary performer, musician, innovator and leader in the Golden age of Pan. In addition, he is a founding member of the champion North Stars
Inquiring minds would like to know if it is true that pan players have yet to receive pay for their participation in Trinidad and Tobago's Panorama 2016?
If this is true, who is responsible?
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Read more…Sparrow has so many great calypsoes that so exqusitely capture the soul of the Nation; in lyrics, music and delivery;It is difficult to choose. Melda, Sa sa yeh, Phillip My Dear, "... George Bailey I will always remember; when ah steelband pas' playi
Read more…If allyuh so love the PAN why don't you guys give up the NORTH AMERICAN LIFE and take YOUR SKILLS back to TRINIDAD and BRING PAN INTO YOUR VISION. Complaining from the outside does NOTHING FOR PAN.
Bertel Gittens keeps inviting everybody back (into 2
Read more…I made a contribution to a post on this site and I was accused of trying to promote Tripoli, I replied to the person telling them I had lost respect for them.
I do not know why this hurt so much and is still hurting that I am prompted to talk a littl
Read more…What did the Steelband in the Mecca accomplish in the last ten years, where would you like to see them in the next ten, what's a realistic goal?
Read more…There are over 15,000 registered members on this forum!!! If we get 10,000 members to put up $2 each we could MOST DEF produce a PAN CD beyond anything that has ever been produced before. And we have a built-in market. If 5000 members buy the CD at $
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Global - Recently it was announced in the New York Daily News that the city of New York under the auspices of the DOE (Department of Education) has withdrawn its own proposal to place students from an Uncommon Kings Collegiate Charter elementary sc
Read more…The Seattle Times
Seattle, Washington, USA - Radio station KBCS’ event Tuesday, June 28, will feature music and the chance to record your own mass-transit commuter story for the What’s the Flux? project, which is collecting personal experiences of
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Global - The legendary names of Oscar “Bogart” Pyle, Ormond “Patsy” Haynes, Arthur “Art” De Coteau and Anthony Prospect will forever be linked to Casablanca Steel Orchestra. In December 1983 Casablanca journeyed to the USA and performed at the Broo
Read more…We all know that they are all responsible for the day to day operations and the GOTT fund Panorama but who is supposed to take care of the steelband for the people of T&T? Many would say that's the job of Pan Trinbago but don't you think it's about t
Read more…Claude's question got me thinking , where do we go from here ?
Where we go from here depends on what options we think are available for the Steelband , and most of us are inside a"pan bubble" , so we see "through a glass darkly " as the bible says.
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Read more…There are well over 10,000 PAN PLAYERS in TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO but I wonder if you can find over 100 craftsmen who tune the PANS for these THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS. At the recent ICP there was an open cry for MORE TUNERS and a loud lament on the failure
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Read more…UK Gazette
Thornbury steel band all set for Brittany tour
A STEEL band from a school in Thornbury will take their music to the continent next month as they prepare for a tour of Brittany.
Members of The Castle School’s band Panache are set to travel a
