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NY Pan Stars Opens New York Steelband Summer Season with a Bang

New York, USA - Okay it’s official. The 2017 New York Summer steel band season is open. It was ushered in with a bang at the recent New York Pan Stars Band Launch. Held at the Despers USA panyard in Brooklyn, three additional Brooklyn orchestras (De

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Febeau Govt Primary gets help from Scotia

STUDENTS of Febeau Government Primary in San Juan will soon benefit from new steelpan equipment, following a donation of $100,000 from the Scotiabank Foundation.

At the cheque presentation, Scotiabank Foundation director Peter Ghany underscored the F

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JJJ and everybody else: Why do you all think that there are no STEELBANDS touring different parts of the world today?

Is it because EXPATS have taken the PAN to almost every imaginable corner of the world (well not quite every corner) and the novelty has worn off? Part of the ISF agenda is to get BANDS TOURING again and PAN MEN performing on International Stages --

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PRESS RELEASE: CDF offers summer programmes for 2017

The Cultural Development Foundation (CDF), mandated to nurture the skills of Saint Lucian creatives and offer support to the development of Saint Lucian artistic expression, knows the enriching value of the arts to the

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Steve Weeks bids T&T goodbye

Steve Weeks came to his post in T&T after serving in embassies in Africa and the Middle East. With a

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Pan Fusion segment to be dedicated to ‘Boo’

Barbados

ACCLAIMED LATE MUSICIAN Adrian “Boo” Husbands will be honoured at this year’s First Citizens Pan Fusion.

The announcement was made by chief executive officer of the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), Cranston Browne, at the launch of the

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