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Approval For Grants And Payments For Carnival ’23 - 5 million dollars to support un-sponsored steelbands
TTT News
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Approximately 5 million dollars [circa USD $737,000.00] has been approved by cabinet to support un-sponsored steelbands for Carnival 2023 and the payment of 5 hundred dollars to each steel pan player for Panorama
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‘Long Live Soca’ - 2023 Tune of choice for a significant number of steel orchestras in Trinidad & Tobago 2023 National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A tune written and sung by soca star Aaron “Voice” St. Louis called ‘Long Live Soca’ has emerged as the front-runner for tune of choice in Trinidad and Tobago’s 2023 National Panorama season.
....Antillean All Stars with
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Let the talk begin...
Panorama sucks all the energy outta every steelband/pan talk, and it's eight minutes of music once a year. It's about time to change the narrative..
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Semi-Finals: Order of Appearance for SMALL Steel Orchestras - Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama 2023
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thirty small steel orchestras qualified for the semi-finals after panyard judging in December 2022, and they have now drawn their playing positions for that next stage of competition on Saturday January 7, 2023 beginning 4
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Obituary - Nearlin “Lyn” Taitt obituary: He helped create the rock-steady style -- The Guardian
Taitt, left, ushered in the rock-steady era by arranging and playing on two of its earliest recordings
The Trinidadian guitarist "Lyn" Taitt, who has died of cancer aged 75, was one of the most important contributors to the rock-steady style that ru
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Dr. Leroy Calliste known as "Black Stalin" has passed
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Dr. Leroy Calliste fondly known as Black Stalin, passed today 28th December, 2022
Dr. Leroy Calliste was on born on the 24 September 1941 and raised on Coffee Street in San Fernando to George and Elcina Calliste. One of four child
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Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama 2023 Prizes
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -- The official list of Prizes for competing bands in the 2023 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama provides the cash amounts to be won in the individual categories of the competition this season. Champion steel orchestras
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Pelé - The Untold Story - The most violently fouled player in football history
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Pele's violent encounters on the soccer field
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Pele’s mom (Celeste Arantes) is still alive. In 2022 she celebrated her 100th birthday. Pele's dad passed away in 1996 in Santos
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“Deck The Halls” - Christmas 2022 performances at The Eruption Steel Orchestra concert
The Meyer Levin Advanced Steel BandNew York, USA - The Eruption Steel Orchestra, Inc. presented “Deck The Halls” - its first annual concert, on Saturday December 17, 2022. There were several performances, including those from Meyer Levin steelbands
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Calypsonian Black Stalin has died
Leroy Calliste aka the Black Stalin has died.
The 81-year-old bard passed away this morning at his home in San Fernando.
His wife Patsy confirmed his death to Loop news.
She said he passed away peacefully at home around 9.45 am with his family around
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Eruption Steel Orchestra - Christmas Pan Past, Pan Present and Pan Future
1st Annual Concert - “Deck The Halls”
New York, USA - Under the musical direction of educator and arranger Damany “BoB” James - Eruption Steel Orchestra presented “Deck the Halls,” a Christmas-themed showcase for the school’s student steel orchestr
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Petoskey Steel Drum Band Is ‘A Really Special Thing to Watch’
9&10 News
The Petoskey Steel Drum Band
Michigan, USA - The Petoskey Steel Drum Band has been rocking through their holiday tour, stopping at places like Lansing all the way to Harbor Springs. This year the band has 36 students ranging from ninth to
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When Steel Talks extends condolences to educator, choreographer, and percussionist Rosanna Toney on the passing of her father
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Rosanna Toney on the passing of her father former Sun Valley Steel Orchestra and North Stars Steel Orchestra panman Mr. Boya Randoo.
Louis "Boya" Randoo & Friends
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Sugar Mas - Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition - Saint Kitts and Nevis - Live Stream
Saint Kitts and Nevis, W.I. - Sugar Mas - Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition - Saint Kitts and Nevis - Live Stream.
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Ramsey-Moore: More $ for single pan winners, Pan players remittances may come back
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Single pan band winners were surprised with additional prize money on Friday.
Each of the 30 competing bands received between $50,000 to $10,000 more than the initial prize. Winners between one
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Condolences to steelpan historian and author Ian Franklin
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of the Franklin family on the passing of their mother.
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Island sounds: Matanzas’ steel bands perform ‘A Holiday Extravaganza’
Palm Coast Observer
The concert at Flagler Auditorium included the Pirates’ six Blue Steel bands
Matanzas High School Blue Steel concertFlorida, USA - Dr. Jared Allen doesn’t like seeing all the seats filled at a Matanzas High School Blue Steel
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Results - Small Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The results coming out of the preliminaries of the Small Steel Orchestra competition for Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023 are now known. Fascinators Pan Symphony with arranger Amrit Samaroo is in the lead at this p
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