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Happy Birthday to educator, teacher, arranger, songwriter and panist Damany James

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Khan Cordice: Beat the PANdemic - The concert series Live Stream

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In the Spotlight - David 'Peck' Edwards on Grenada and Pan

An exclusive interview with the late David "Peck" Edwards educator, musician, arranger and performing steelpan artist from Grenada

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Champion arranger David “Peck” Edwards has passed - Grenada

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of arranger David “Peck” Edwards. He was an outstanding musician.

Passing of pan musician Peck Edwards

By Lincoln DePradine

Veteran Grenada pan musician and arranger, David “Peck’’ Edwar

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Happy Birthday to Junior “Mann” Samuel

New York, USA - When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to Junior “Mann” Samuel, founder and manager of champion band Radoes Steel Orchestra in New York.

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So WHAT HAPPEN to the PAN FACTORY, BEVERLEY?

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Phase II - Magic Drum - Panorama 2009

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How GUYANA could become the WORLD LEADER in STEELBAND and leave TRINIDAD BEHIND ...

If (when?) the PPP  gets sworn in as the next government of GUYANA they will end up ruling the country for the NEXT 25 YEARS (GRANGER and HIS CAMP know that!!!).

(With all that OIL MONEY coming in I am sure that they will spend some re-populating DIS

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Pan Trinbago

Just wondering...would it be a good idea to dissolve/scrap Pan Trinbago?

What a are the pros & cons......the advantages & disadvantages....... the possible alternatives ..... that could lead to the betterment of the people who play/tune/arrange for o

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Google announces 100,000 scholarships for online certificates in data analytics, project management and UX

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If GUYANA puts the right PAN BRAIN TRUST in place they could become THE WORLD LEADER IN PAN ... and they could bring BARBADOS and ST. VINCENT along for the ride

All the mistakes that were made in TRINIDAD throwing money behind PAN and ending up with nothing -- GUYANA could correct them and become a MAJOR PLAYER in the GLOBAL PAN WORLD. As I said many times before -- when they were BROKE they invested in PAN

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One of the greatest pannist from Trinidad and Tobago Len Boogsie Sharp is playing one of the foundational songs of Highlife music 'Amponsah' with Koo Nimo.

The collaboration: one of the greatest pannist from Trinidad and Tobago Len Boogsie Sharp is seen playing one of the foundational songs of Highlife music 'Amponsah' with Koo Nimo.

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Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19

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CAL: Travellers to Jamaica must fill out online screening application

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St Vincent hints at suspending flights from United States COVID-19

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government has hinted at the possibility of suspending flights from the United States after the island recorded 12 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) since reopening its borders to int

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Bahamas closes borders to US travelers over coronavirus concerns - COVID-19

By Tamar LapinJuly

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The way in which Notting Hill Carnival will still go ahead in August

My London -- by Thomas Kingsley;

The "alternative" event has been named "Notting Hill Carnival: Access All Areas"

Notting Hill Carnival will be hosted online for the first time (Image: © 2020 Collin Hills)

Notting Hill Carnival sadly won't be held

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ONE WOMAN holds in HER HANDS the ECONOMIC FATE of so many CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. But on her RIGHT SHOULDER sits the HEAVY HAND OF GRANGER and on her LEFT SHOULDER THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF RACISM ...

As a man who likes to SPECULATE -- I think that she will PUNT THE BALL DOWNFIELD. 

I can't go to sleep until 4 PM allyuh time tomorrow --hope she DOES THE RIGHT THING ... but I see it as a LONGSHOT!!!

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A little REGGAETON in the morning!!! This is ONE GENRE TRINI MUSICIANS should have been CHASING -- they could MASTER THIS and reach GLOBAL AUDIENCES ...

... and with ALL DEM VENNIES in TRINIDAD NOW they could find a lead singer and add our CALYPSO NUANCE ... FOREIGN EXCHANGE LIKE RAIN. If you listen to REGGAETON carefully -- you could hear THE CALYPSO ROOTS!!!

THE BIRTH OF REGGAETON IN PUERTO RICO

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Kes the Band now signed to international management [Smart move by KES]

It is good to see ONE LOCAL ARTISTE recognize that it takes OUTSIDE DIRECTION to take the MUSIC GLOBAL. Although KES is NOT MY CUP OF TRINIDAD TEA -- I respect his realization (come to jesus moment) that GLOBALIZING THE MUSIC is a DIFFERENT ANIMAL fr

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