Happy Birthday to Cecil Hinkson
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Cecil Hinkson.
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Cecil Hinkson.
Read more…Basement 2014 Panyard Recordings
Tuesday August 26:
Wednesday August 27:
Does anyone have a list of the results of this event and will it be a year to year event.
Read more…Next week you will be called upon to name who has the best panorama tune between Torontos' Pan Fantasy, London Real Steel and New York ??????
Read more…| Position - Points | Name of Band | Tune of Choice | Arrangers |
| 1st - 267 | Real Steel (video) | Pan In The Atmosphere | Leroy Clarke |
| 2nd - 265 | Metronomes Steel Orchestra (video) | Carnival Tabanca | Anise ‘Halfers’ Hadeed |
| 3rd - 262 | Mangrove Steelband (vid |
Playing Positions
1st Metronomes Steel Orchestra
- Arranger – Anise ‘Halfers ‘ Hadeed
- Manager – Eversley ‘Breeze’Mills
- Tune – Carnival Tabanca – by Bunji Garlin
2nd Mangrove Steelband
- Arranger – Andre White
- Manager –
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Performing in 20 major cities in 21 days. That is the hectic schedule for the upcoming tour of Japan by reigning World Steelband Music Festival and four-time National Panorama champion—Republic B
Panman "The Mighty Jamma" with Winston Scarborough Composer of "Pan in the Atmosphere" was the Tune selected by the Winner "REAL STEEL" in the UK Panorama 2014.
Lots of time a Panman does not get credit for his or her Composition of a tune (I don't
Read more…Ok pan people this is the time to pick your 3 bands in the UK panorama..
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - birdsong joins the rest of the steelband movement and other community-based organizations in recognizing the life work of Ainsley Mark who passed away on Wednesday August 20, 2014. Ainsley was a tower of strength in our com
Global - Desperadoes - Rudolph Charles Era and Beyond, 50 Years of Panorama, Winners of Various Pan Competitions - 1952 to Present, 400 Questions & Answers On Pan - 1960 to Present... Four publications by Ian R. Franklin that are simply a necessary p
Global - Increasingly over the last several weeks, When Steel Talks has noticed that several of the national steelband Panoramas in the Caribbean have adopted a practice of announcing the number of “pieces of instruments” in the performing steel orch
Read more…This morning Friday 22nd August I'll be interviewed by Etienne A. Gibbs on his radio show. We'll be talking steelpan in all forms (from tuners to arrangers to steelbands). We'll be talking about the E-Pan, the World's 1st Electronic Steelpan. From 9:
Read more…For all you who are interested:
Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra, Toronto's Panorama Champion 2014 will again appearing in New York's Panorama.
They will be practicing @ 2834 Church Ave. between Nostrand and Lloyd, that is just a few doors after McDonald
Read more…BBQ BBQ BBQ!!! Utopia Fundraiser for J'ouvert @ 816 East 49th street Bklyn NY 11203 backyard
BBQ $12... drinks on sale...ole talk and lime free of charge so pass through on the way to your next event... hope to see you Saturday Aug 23rd 2014 3pm - 8p
Read more…The medium band category in panorama has the potential to buss loose if it is promoted. Pan people are tired of the same old same old with the large bands, the chromatic is played out, we would like to hear less notes and more music but the old boys
Read more…In another discussion a person said we should used the term Musician rather than Player, can we call everyone that plays in a steelband a Musician or is there a difference?
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago’s President Keith Diaz has accepted invitations to visit London and Brisbane, Australia.
The first invitation issued by the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) from 16th to 28th August 2014 coincides with t
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The pan culture lost one of its most passionate boosters with the passing in Trinidad Tuesday afternoon, August 19, of Ainsley Mark, head of the QRC Foundation which for two decades has annually presented the Trinidad and