Meet Kimberli St. Clair - Trinidad & Tobago - A Celebration of Women in Pan

 A Celebration of Women in Pan

“I am proud of the fact that there are still some people who genuinely love the instrument and just love to play. Those are the people that show that there is still hope for the art form. I am most proud of the fact th

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Trinidad’s Skiffle Steel Orchestra returns to Sweet Briar for concert, student workshops

Sweet Briar College will welcome back Trinidad’s famed Skiffle Steel Orchestra for a special concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Murchison Lane Auditorium

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While thinking if Pantrinbago will have NEW or same OLD LEADERSHIP in the near future i decided to post this short video for the ( BACK TO THE FUTURE) man Cecil Hinkson.

Cecil this is a short early 1980s video of a Steelband and its Masqueraders crossing on top of the savannah stage together, not like now when Mas only on stage and Steelbands on trucks on the side, I guess the savannah stage was made stronger in the

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The MOST MELODIC calypso IWER GEORGE ever sang; I so love this song!!!

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When dem fellahs GO BACK IN TIME to bring PAN BACK ON THE ROAD for carnival it eh no SUV and CELL PHONES yuh know, So allyuh GOING BACK TO BASICS

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Inspire: High school senior wins college scholarship with steel pan talent

see video

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Condolences to the Family and Friends of Earl King

When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of panist Earl King,

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Pan Masters Steel Orchestra experienced a personal tragedy.

PanMasters Instrument Fundraiser

During the weekend of February 11- 12, 2017, the Pan Masters Steel Orchestra experienced a personal tragedy. Our secured Music Studio in North Brentwood, Maryland was vandalized and our Truck, Band Equipment and two

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Breaking news coming from the southland !

The leader of popular south large band NLCB Fonclaire has announced that long time arranger Ken Professor Philmore will no longer be the arranger for the band.The new arranger will be Leon Foster Thomas who is also from the southland.It was an execut

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Roy Cape All Stars plays no more

GARY CARDINEZ  Trinidad Newsday
AS of March 1, after 57 years, veteran musician and band leader Roy “Pappy” Cape “hung up” his prized Selmar Parris Super 80 saxophone as a performer with the long-standing brass band he formed - Roy Cape All Stars.
He

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Radio Station

In New york is their a radio station dedicated to pan music or a time slot 

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LET IT BE KNOWN....

In spite if how things may seem at times, all members here on the forum want what's best for the Steelband and  Pan People in the Mecca. Let's see how we can use the Internet to accomplish this.

 

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Cuban connection

Trinidad Newsday

JANELLE DE SOUZA

The cultural exchange with Cuba and Success Laventille Secondary School has had numerous benefits, not only for the school, but for the students and nation as a whole.

It all began when the school became involved in

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Revisited - Junior and Edwin Pouchet of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra

A Tale of Two Brothers and Their Band

 by Dalton Narine

Published with permission from Dalton Narine.
Submitted to When Steel Talks by Dalton Narine.

Always, it seems, something’s going on down there in Cocorite. In the late 1940s and 50s, a steel

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Revisited - Meet Shareen Gray - London, UK - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

“....It is my life and livelihood. Everyday I feel blessed that my whole world revolves around steelpan music. Both my business and charity give me so much enjoyment I sometimes feel very spoiled by my

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An Interview with the late Junior Pouchet - founder of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra by Von Martin

Producer, author and noted on-air broadcaster Von Martin shares another important documentary on the pan from his archives. This time we meet the late Pan Pioneer Junior Pouchet - former great captain and founder of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra.

Head

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Every so often somebody or some group does catch ah VAPS and decide that they are going to TAKE DOWN KEITH DIAZ!!!

And what does really drive me crazy is the arrogance and pomposity in which they enshroud themselves acting as if JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF came down to earth and sent them on this apostolic mission to save PAN TRINBAGO from evil and corruption and share

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A Petition to ban BUGS from the FORUM!!!

I need 100 signatures which I will present to WST in order to ban BUGS from the forum. Long before Trump came into office and popularized the FAKE NEWS reference -- BUGS was a purveyor of FAKE NEWS on this forum. Actually, BUGS should be collecting r

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Bomb Tune - Coca Cola Silver Stars

Bomb tune Coca Cola Silver Stars version - "This Nearly Was Mine"

This Nearly Was Mine

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Deltones transforming children's pain into passion for music

Because when because when academia is merged with art and that produces world-class leaders, when you have the art as a discipline and you merge that with different sciences or different communication subjects, you become a deadly person, a powerful

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