CLAUDIA JONES founder of the Notting Hill Carnival was born in Trinidad. She moved to the United States with her family when she was eight years old.
In early adulthood Claudia Jones joined the Young Communist League in the US, eventually becoming
Please somebody or people, Please Standardize the Steel pan, it is a MUST, so that someone or a band coming from overseas can rent the Pans to take part in Competition of Panorama/Boroughs day/Pan is beautiful/Music festival. You don't have to worry
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Grenada’s Spice Mas 2013 has been dedicated to T&T’s national instrument, the steelpan. The theme of this year’s festivities is Sweet Steelpan Music, The Sound and Rhythm of Spice Mas, Tourism and Cultu
New York, USA - Canada’s Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra landed in New York with a music splash as they pleased steelband music lovers who were fortunate enough to catch them as they ran through their tune of choice for the 2013 New York Panorama, Super
I think that Cecil raises a great point: what (exactly) is your agenda? I assumed that I made mine clear in the publication of the "Blueprint". I guess I did not. So, I would re-present them in an abbreviated, bullet-pointed version (only about three
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Toronto, Canada, Ontario - Twelve local high school students, playing alongside 15 musicians from two Cayman steel pan bands and pan players from four other countries -- the large group known as Afropan -- finished second out of 13
Aug 30:
Catch Canada's Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra (competing in tomorrow's 2013 NY Panorama) tonight, practicing at 1072 Atlantic Avenue (between Franklin and Classon Avenues, Brooklyn)
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New York, USA - So while at work I’ve decided to write down the experience from the steelpan musicians’ and management perspective. Every year to get a band to the annual New York Panorama hosted by WIADCA (West Indian American Day Carnival Associati
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Real Steel on their 2013 victory.
1st 268 – Real Steel
2nd 266 – Metronomes Steel Orchestra
3rd 265 – Mangrove Steelband
4th 259 – Ebony Steelband
5th 249 – CSI Steel Orchestra
6th 247 – Croydon Steel Orchestra
My money is on ADLIB led by Andre, I haven't heard the band, but after losing in U K, Andre will come with a Vengeance, so watch out N Y, HERE COMES A MAN WITH A VENGEANCE
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Other than the drama around Steel Xplosion (who apparently are going to be allowed into the competition after all), there isn't much recent discussion about the panorama next week. The WST thread about it has sunk to the bottom. As I understand it he
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A comprehensive and vivid dissertation on the birth and development of pan, and the formation of Pan Trinbago, was delivered last Wednesday night, at bpTT Renegades pan theatre on Charlotte Street, Port
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to panist and educator Mia Gormandy
Read more…Woodbrook, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan on D Avenue II in Woodbrook, Trinidad was a huge success; the crowds turned out and Trinidad’s best steel orchestras paraded from east to west—a reversal of last year’s direction—along Ariapita Avenue in Nort
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London, United Kingdom - Almost one year to the day (the 2012 Panorama was August 25) UK steel orchestra ‘Real Steel’ repeated their winning ways when they held on to their championship title for the second year in a row. As defending champs the band
If you want Steel Xplosion to play in panorama in Brooklyn just type "LET THE KIDS PLAY"
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