Ricardo Drue, 38, died on Tuesday (December12, 2023) in Antigua, reports said. The Antiguan soca star, was known for hits such as Socaholic, Vagabond and Professional, and for being a staunch supporter of the steelband art form.
Ricardo Drue
Read more…When Steel Talks extends our sympathy to the family and friends of Earl Rodney on his passing.
He is one of the esteemed champion arrangers of the Golden Era of Pan.
Read more…Regret have not received a reply to my inquiry sent December 8/2023 refer to the caption. A reply will be appreciated. Thanks
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The preliminaries in the Small steel orchestra category of the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama are now complete. Beginning December 7 and ending December 17, the steel orchestras from four regions–Tobago, North, E
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The annual Panorama season is underway in the nation, and the competition on for 2024.
Determined to score a hat-trick—three consecutive titles—are title defenders in this Small conventional steel orchestra category - Up
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eleven small steel orchestras from the South/Central region close off the preliminaries in the the category for the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Spread over three evenings, the bands represent the fourth regio
When Steel Talks extends Birthday Greetings to master musician Pelham Goddard. He is one of the major architects of Soca music in addition to being one of the Caribbean's most celebrated musicians.
Goddard's work has not been limited to the steelba
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Three consecutive nights of steelpan music will thrill pan lovers, when fifteen small steel orchestras from the Eastern region are featured. It would be the third leg of preliminary competition in the respective category o
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ten small steel orchestras continue in the preliminary phase of competition in the small conventional category of the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Highlighted this time are the talents of panists in bands from
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight small steel orchestras compete over two nights in their respective category, in the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Judges will take in the performances of four bands each night.
Thursday December 7, 2023
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Carlton “Zanda” Alexander on keys with Tokyo membersTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tokyo Steel Orchestra takes this opportunity to officially announce to members of the steelband fraternity, that preparations are on-going for the band’s participation i
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Another Single Pan Band season in Trinidad and Tobago’s annual National Panorama is in the history books. The 2023-2024 wrap up saw last year’s champions Chord Masters Steel Orchestra taking a consecutive title on the Sunda
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The final twenty Single Pan bands vying for the championship and first prize purse of TTD $275,000.00 (circa USD $40,758.00) in this category, will lay down their best performances yet on Sunday December 3. There, nineteen
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Title defender Chord Masters Steel Orchestra maintains its lead after its delivery of champion arranger André White’s ‘Doctor Cassandra,’ at the end of the ’level playing field’ that was the (2023) 2024 Single Pan semi-fin
East Phonics Steel Orchestra Gets It All Going
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thirty semi-finalists in the Single Pan category of the annual National Panorama organized by Pan Trinbago, will each take the stage in their effort to move on to the finals,
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The (2023) 2024 Single Pan preliminaries unfolded from November 11 through 18, 2023. Bands faced the judges on various nights in their respective zones: Tobago, South/Central, Northern, and Eastern regions.
...the top thir
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Clive Bradley & Opera singer Anne FridalGlobal - Fridal is the first known opera singer to perform operatic versions of calypsoes, and her interpretat
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It’s an early start for the bands in the fourth and final preliminary round of Single Pan performances at 5:00 p.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time) on Saturday November 18. The six each have their shot at the November 25 semi-
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The bands in the Northern region of Pan Trinbago’s annual National Panorama Single Pan competition - Preliminaries - perform in competition in respective venues, most in their panyards, from Sunday November 12 through Tuesd
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