This is a really nice story from Jeremy G de Barry's website!!! This line particularly amused me: "This was the first time that a steelband instrument was seen or heard in South. Many ‘old stagers’ who claimed that they had authority on music, denoun
Read more…TT ICP 2015 - List of TT Qualifier steelbands
TT ICP 2015 - List of TT Qualifier steelbands
Cheers
tobagojo
TT ICP 2015 - J'Ourvet (Invaders) and Single Pan Bands Parade (Pan Trinbago)
TT ICP 2015 - J'Ourvet (Invaders) and Single Pan Bands Parade (Pan Trinbago)
Cheers
tobagojo
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Members of the MHA steel band on stage
FIVE members of the Manchester Health Academy Steel Band performed as the final act of the One Education Showcase Concert, held at the Royal Northern College of Music.
The showcase concert h
1. the acceptance of steelpan by several influential citizens, including
writers, intellectuals, lawyers, musicians, and politicians
2. governmental support, expressed in committee reports and the formation
of a steelband association
3. commercial sp
Read more…Toronto’s kids’ carnival
By Lincoln Depradine
Toronto, July 19, 2015 – The Festival Management Committee (FMC), organizer of the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival, presented a public preview of what’s to be expected when the big parade is held on
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Winner of Last Year's Canadian Pan Alive Competition Representing Canada in International Competition and Performing Twice in Toronto Next Week!
Canada - Pan Fantasy Steelband steps up to the challenge to represent Toronto, Canada at the
Sea Operations Starlift Steel Orchestra fought hard on competition night and as a result, managed to dethrone the Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra to become the 2015 senior panorama champions during the Steel and Glitter show on July 2nd.
Starlif
Congratulations to PanTime Steel Orchestra
St. Lucia 2015 Panorama results:
1st 260 – PanTime Steel Orchestra
2nd 255 – Babonneau Steel Orchestra
3rd 237 – Pantastick Musik Steel Orchestra
4th 232 – Laborie Steel Orchestra
5th 203 – Survivors
By Brent Boles, Postmedia Network
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 1:32:50 EDT PM
Members of the Golden Harps Steel Orchestra perform outside of Van Tuyl and Fairbank Hardware as the store celebrated its 150th anniversary last week. BRENT BOLES / THE TOP
Trinidad Newsday
By Joan Rampersad Tuesday, July 14 2015
SEVERAL cultural elders continue to be in and out of medical institutions in the country in recent times. The latest is veteran calypso bard The Original De Fosto Himself (Winston Scarborough),
Read more…Coming from “pantastic” Crop Over weekend, many are still talking about some of the great performances, and reminiscing.
But one of Barbados’ most renowned pannists, David ZigE Walcott, is concerned about the lack of development within the pan commun
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Wendy Jones and her Pan Alive will take part in Pan Alive after settling some differences.
An understanding has been reached between the steelbands and Ontario Steelpan Association (OSA) for this year’s Pan Alive and the Scotiabank
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Saved under Crop Over
Last weekend, it was truly “pantastic”.
Arguably one of the most highly anticipated weekends on the Crop Over calendar, the pan weekend attracted record numbers at their events from Frida
Read more…The Weekly Packet
When one thinks of Maine, one thinks of shipbuilding, fishing, and the sea—not steel band music. But Blue Hill’s own Pan Coalition will be one of three steelbands from the U.S. competing in Trinidad on August 9 for the title of Inte
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THE Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS) Steel Orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds, is seeking $500,000 to fund its visit to Cuba on August 22 to 30 at the invitation of the Cuban Institute of Music on behalf of the Government
Read more…John A. Oswald is editor-at-large at Metro writes in his breaking news piece - "Two teens shot at steel drum music festival near Brooklyn Museum. The steel drum band was playing when the shots rang out in Prospect Park."
What steel drum music festiva
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Dalton Narine
THE final screenings for the five-day Jamaica Film Festival was held at Jamaica Promotions Corporation's (JAMPRO) Business Auditorium on Braemar Avenue in Kingston on Saturday.
On show was a triplet of tales from the Caribbean twin-isl
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