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Meet Pepe Francis, Chairman of the British Association of Steelbands & Ebony Steelband Trust Director - UpClose!

Global - Panman and Masman Pepe Francis – a man who has dedicated more than fifty years to the steelband art form, wears multiple hats including those as director of the Ebony Steelband Trust in London, and chairman of the British Association of Stee

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Sincerest Apologies To Sparrow's Family and WST

I woul like to extend my sincerest apologies to the family and relatives of Slinger "Mighty Sparrow" Francisco, as well as his relatives, friends, colleagues, and numerous fans worldwide, for my being a part of the rumor mill surrounding his passing.

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British and Trinidad artists team up to spur interest in steel band music

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - British artist Jeremy Deller teamed up with Michelle Huggins-Watts, Trinidad's “First Lady” of the steel pan, on a project to bring more young people into steel band music. Their collaboration combined their very different s

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Searching for steel pan players

Hi everybody,

My name is Christian Lajoie recruiter for Proship Entertainment.

We are searching for.steel pan players from Trinidad for work on cruise ships as soloistsand to teach passengers ,good salary,free food and lodging, travel in the Caribbea

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Long Island Carnival no place for Pan - Disrespect Reigns

Marc Brooks - eyewitness

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E-Pan –The Prodigal Adopted-Son ©2013

Salmon Cupid, the inventor of the E-Pan, in his attempt to assert and attach his (version of a MIDI) controller to the hip of the steel drum (steelpan), has been trying to convince the steelband community that he has no intention to compete with the

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2013 New York J’Ouvert Results: Steelband and Mas

 

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NY Pan We're Proud of You!! - Take A Bow!

Great Work - Great Season - Great Music...

BigUp to all the steelband franchises, arrangers, players, managers and fans... And of-course the tuners... WST salutes you... You are great gate keepers of the art form.

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Nothing but Pan, Oil, Mas, Paint - and Plenty Powder at 2013 J’Ouvert in New York

New York, USA -  J’Ouvert was in full effect in New York for 2013. Again the steelbands of New York and surrounding areas, along with rhythm sections put on a show that only iron and steel can deliver in the wee hours of Labor Day. New York J’Ouvert

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