I have always been a CALYPSO LOVER FIRST and a PAN MUSIC LOVER SECOND -- all my life. And from the early fifties i have measured the progress of STEELDRUM MUSIC based on its ability to deliver PURITY in rendering a CALYPSO. In these early times, most
BCC Pan Ensemble performing at Republic Bank Pandemonium
Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I. - Several local and regional musicians helped bring the National Botanical Gardens to life during the Republic Bank Pandemonium on Sunday.
Shelbyville, Indiana, USA - The Shelby County Public Library presents Steel Appeal on July 27 from 6-7 p.m. on the front lawn. Steel Appeal, a steel drum band from Campbellsville, will present an exciting musical exper
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - ....Speaking on Friday to The Express from CYP’s Brooklyn rehearsal space, Trinidad-born founder and captain Joseph Gerald said: “It was truly overwhelming, in fact, unbeliev
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - ....Upon arrival, the Caribbean Youth Panoramics (CYP) quickly and expertly set up their stage side steelband, as a crowd of their peers and elders looked on expectantly as the preparations ended and the panists sto
Barbados, W.I. - ....The one hundred and fifty-strong Barbados National Youth Steel Orchestra was also showcased as it wowed the crowd with its wide and varied musical set loaded with hits.
The hotly-contested steelband competition is a signature feature of Carnival
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - In a bid to increase the efficiency in the running of Panorama 2023, steelband fans will see fewer players gracing the stage on
Riebeek-Kasteel, South Africa - When the sounds of newly commissioned music specially composed for Solo Symphony fill the NG Church building in Riebeek Kasteel on August 20th, history will be made in many respects.
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - The country’s national steelband Panorama will be in full swing once more come August 5. Due to COVID-19, the last competition was back in 2019. Now, eight steel orchestras are revved up and ready to go, with the energy re
The long and short of it is that for $250 and with three hours of solid live music performances, Johann Chuckaree’s concert at the Queen’s Hall on June 18, His Story, was a value-for-money entertainment spectacle that signifies in thi
On its website, PAN TRINBAGO declares itself to be “THE WORLD GOVERNING BODY OF PAN” but there is ZERO CONNECTION between PAN TRINBAGO and the GLOBAL PAN MOVEMENT in ENGLAND and EUROPE and CANADA and AMERICA and JAPAN. In reality, all that PAN TRINBA
Steel Dreams, the Mount Washington Valley community steel band, is directed by Eric Rollnick. Rollnick will be hosting a steel drum demonstration on Sunday, July 9, at Mountain Top Music Center in North Conway.
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, W.I. - One of the two large steel orchestras in the country - title defender Starlift Steel Orchestra, maintained its championship status for the 2023 National Panorama competition. This year, their arra
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, W.I. - Six steel orchestras are slated to take on and attempt to dethrone 2022 Panorama champions Starlift Steel Orchestra at the July 6 competition. In the Panorama segment of Steel and Glitter unfolding
