Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago is celebrating Steelband Month in August. This year’s program will coincide with the celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago’s Independence.
New Rochelle, New York, USA-The 16-piece steelband orchestra, five-time champion of the prestigious Panorama competition, performs an astounding array of musical selections – from Caribbean to jazz, R&B, popular and rap on steel
Tortola, British Virgin Islands-A night that was scheduled to feature several local and regional steel bands was a bust, where there were no performances by any steel bands and no announcement from the festival committee
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. -A showdown is brewing between communications giants Digicel and LIME as the latter contests Digicel’s title sponsorship of the newly renamed Digicel Halcyon Steel Orchestra.
Global -It’s time once more for the annual Antigua & Barbuda National Panorama competition, and six steel orchestras will vie for the 2012 championship title on August 2 at Carnival City in St. John’s. East Vibes Steel Orchestra is expected to throw
Global -For Antigua & Barbuda’s 2012 Panorama season, ace musician Khan Cordice has arranged the legendary King Short Shirt’s 1987 Road March, J’Ouvert Rhythm. It is now the tune of choice for Cordice’s band Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra, in the 2012
Global -The National Panorama in Grenada comes off August 11 in St. George’s, the country’s capital. Eight of the country’s most notable steel orchestras will meet once more as they match musical wits in this major annual steelband competition.
The following interview was published in the newspaper of the Committee for Labour Solidarity: HOLD THE FORT ((Vol. 3 no. 4 June 1985). This website thinks the interview is worth reproducing for its historical and cultural value.