United Kingdom - ““I eat, drink and sleep Pan and have now set up my own company (Panetiquette) to further promote the art form.” She lives it, dreams it - she is it...
In an exclusive interview with
Read more…In one of the most keenly contested steel band competitions in years, the Parkside Steel Orchestra beat back the challenge of its two competitors to cop the top prize in the Large Band Category in this year’s Republic B
Read more…10: Asami Nagakiya, 30, Japanese musician, strangled
Nagakiya may have not been a world renown musician but her death made headlines everywhere when she was found strangled to death in Port of Spain. This Japanese steel pan player's body was found un
By Christina Blizzard, Queen's Park Columnist
TORONTO - Nikita Austin plays piano, flute and steel pan.
She can make complex music with a special iPad app.
Those would be big achievements for any teen. What makes it so remarkable is that Nikita is de
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Steelband Essentials
By Barbara Sealy Rhoden
History is replete with examples of the outstanding African woman, who not only cared for their family, she ruled nations with justice, fortitude and wisdom. Moreover, she consorted wit
Barbados, West Indies - “Pan is about to become a billion dollar, global industry, and not a cent will go to the inventors.” - She is an artist who captures history, culture in the most authentic mann
Global - “I simply want to create music that will touch the heart, soul and intellect of the masses. If that brings Panorama victory one day, then that would be the icing on the cake.”
In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist extrao
Read more…Recently , I posted the following on Facebook , and I thought it worthy of discussion on this forum
"Sometimes I think that in our desire to ensure that pan players be compensated , we forget the reason why most of us started "playing the steel pans
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It seems that all the PAN ON THE ROAD FOR CARNIVAL TALK just brought the forum to a SCREECHING HALT.
Great timing for me as the 2016 CAMPAIGN catches fire and I have to go support my candidate!!!
PAN EH COMING BACK ON THE ROAD so allyuh better look a
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Sisters in Steel - A Tribute To Women In Pan
Their Story, Their Voice, Their Life, Their Dreams, Their Passion
2016
St. Lucia, W.I. - “I remember standing on the road side watching and listening to a steel band and I got lost in the music. It was then I promised myself that I had to learn to play the steel pan. Whe
New York, USA - “The steel pan has come a long way and I can’t wait to see where it is headed in the future.” She is a mixture of intellect, beauty, and ‘madd’ pan skills in one package. In an exclusi
History Of The Steel Drums - Pan
by Caribbeana.Org's Podcast
EPISODE DESCRIPTION - Produced by Von Martin detailing the history of the instrument known as the Pan or Steel Drum which was created on the island of Trinidad & Tobago
Von MartinProducer
Read more…"....Another way to track the spread of immigration from the West Indies in particular is to look at the growing prevalence of steelpan drum groups in the U.S....."
....Former Attorney General Eric Holder’s family emigrated from Barbados, before he
Read more…Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Trinidad and Tobago - “For me, to play something that came about from a simple oil drum, but fascinates people around the world, is amazing.” - She is an intellectual, multi-talented, thoughtful, forwar
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends Collins Jackman on the passing of his father.
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Les jeunes de KSB étaient en immersion au pays du steelpan. Ils préparent la première participation de la G
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(Photo: Donna Terek / The Detroit News)
At his Detroit studio, Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, Ralph Taylor has cleared away the giant Carnival costumes he designs and dusted off a dozen sets of steel drums he’d had in storage for years.
He
My 2008 album "Priestess of Pan" is now available on Spotify. Just enter the album name or "Rachel Hayward" as the search term, sit back and enjoy. If you wan to buy the full version (with two tracks I couldn't get the digital rights to) you can buy
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