St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Commancheros Steel Orchestra which copped its last title in 2018, emerged on top in Grenada’s 2022 Panorama competition with its performance of Andre Greenidge’s arrangement of 10,000 Masqueraders by “Miney” - bringin
Read more…St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - On Saturday August 7, 2022 the steelpan instrument was supposed to be featured in Grenada’s Panorama 2022 - an event promoted as “Pantastic Saturday Ultra.” However, A very curious and disrespectful thing happened alo
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It’s Steelpan (pan) Month from August 1 to 31, and it’s no secret that pan
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Steelpans for the Scout Association of BelizeBelize City, Belize, S.A. - The Scout Association of Belize today received brand new steel pans for its music program. The assistance came through a partnership between the Belize Scout Foundat
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Desperados Youth Steel Orchestra: Pan Trinbago is putting focus on youth also in its ongoing Pan Month activities which continue to August 31.Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan month is celebrated each August. During that ti
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Five steel orchestras will be challenging the defending champion from 2019, New Dimension Steel Orchestra - for a total of six bands taking the stage on Saturday, August 6.
....The overall event, “Pantastic Saturday
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Worcester, England, UK - A ROMEO busker says he gets hit on by lovestruck women while playing the steelpan drums in city centres.
Jamani Stewart, 27, is a full-time steel pan busker who aims
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| Aliandre C. Maraj with Despers USA |
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of entrepreneur, organizer and veteran panist Aliandre C. Maraj
History of Kadooment Day
The Crop Over Festival is the traditional end of the Sugar cane season and has been celebrated for over 200 years.
Sugar cane was first introduced to Barbados at the end of the seventeenth century. It made Barbados home to o
Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I. - On Sunday July 24, 2022 the steelpan
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Peterborough Telegraph
Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ could be heard in the city over the weekend as live music celebrated the Peterborough’s Windrush generation
Windrush event at Cathedral Square. Steelpan musician Mr. Octavius playing at the eventEngla
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by Kevon Browne
St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The winner of the 2021 Panorama Competition has the chance to walk away with EC$15,000 this year.
Seven Steel Pan Bands including the 2020 champions, EBJ Harmonics, will compete for t
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A special tribute to Dr Leroy “Black Stalin” Calliste at San Fernando Naparima Bowl
Band arranger Kevan Calliste leads the band with a songSan Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....The Pan Elders Youth Steel Orchestra
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Members of Desperadoes Steel Orchestra’s new board of directors installed on June 12. Missing: Chantal Esdelle, and Russell HugginsTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - National Panorama champion Desperadoes Steel Orchestra has ins
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The Folk Craft area includes “Making, Playing & Tuning Steel Pans” by Carl Smith and Justin Petty of BostonBoston, USA - Discover how a range of acoustic musical instruments are made in this year’s Folk Craft area of the Lowell Folk
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Earl La Pierre leads Afropan band in Toronto Caribbean carnival’s premiere pan event
One of the founding members of Toronto’s Caribbean carnival, Earl La Pierre, shows his steel drum after a meeting at Spade Bar and Lounge in Scarborough
