Felix Roach, a well-known Berklee-trained T&T musician entertained at the Hilton hotel for three decades, before donating his musical talents to charities. He received the Hummingbird Gold medal in 2004. Mr. Roach has always worked musically several
Read more…birdsong’s 43-year struggle for security of tenure is scheduled to reach a head at any time now when the High Court order in respect of Civil Complaint No. CVC2015-01075 will be executed. The court order empowers our landlord to evict the organizati
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Higher Levin and arranger Demany James on their 2016 victory.
Congratulation to all the contestants.
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France - France has had steelbands for several decades now. They were first adopted in the French West Indian community (from Martinique and Guadeloupe), and became more widespread since the 90s. However, beside a mailing list connecting most of the
Hays CISD
Texas, USA - Lehman High School rolled out its exciting new Lobo Steel Band to rave reviews recently at the Hemphill Elementary Spring Carnival. The newly-formed group, under the guidance of LHS Associate Band Director Christopher Lunsfo
Read more…WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A SHOW! Steelband jamming vintage calypso spiced with a few POP SONGS played in calypso tempo (Silver Stars brought tears to my eyes). The best steelbands in the world digging deep into the annals of CALYPSO with master
Read more…Duvone Stewart Winning Arranger
London, U.K. - An event for the people, by the people, and showcasing The People. That about describes the annual UK Panorama which unfolds annually in London. People madly passionate about the Steelpan art form - pl
Anyone know of a live feed/stream for Pan On The Avenue in T&T?
Read more…Brent and Kilburn Times
Stonebridge, London, U.K.- A youth steel band in Stonebridge could be playing at Notting Hill Carnival for the last time this year amid fears it could be axed.
St Michael and All Angels Steel Orchestra, part of the St Micha
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Ebony Steelband on their 2016 UK Panorama Championship
Video by Steel Pan Trust
Read more…Anyone know of a live feed/stream for UK Panorama today
? Can't make it this year but would like to catch it live!
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New York, USA - It’s one week away from the 2016 New York Panorama, and the steel orchestras are in the home stretch of preparations as they hone their musical chops in efforts to become the champion band. But just one week ago, D
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Global - A steel orchestra and trumpet collaboration between Trinidad's Siparia Deltones and world-renowned Hugh Masekela has produced the album “Siparia to Soweto,” now set to launch in May 2014. This trans-Atlantic collaboration between the iconic
Grenada Steel Band Association has outlined a litany of issues stemming from the staging of both Panorama and Xtreme White at the same venue during the just concluded carnival celebrations.
As we hear in this report, the pan association is calling
Order of appearance
1 CASYM
2 PANTONIC
3 ADLIB
4 PAN EVOLUTION
5 DESPERS
6 CROSSFIRE
7 PAN FANTASY
8 STEEL XPLOSION
9 HARMOMY
10 PHILLY PAN STARS
11 D'RADOES
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Read more…By Stephanie Kim -- The Hour
WILTON — When Stephen Blinder first started playing the steel drums at age 10, he didn’t know how to play a single melody. Now, at 16, he plays virtuoso solos in the Wilton Steel Community Band — under the direction of Wi
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