When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to panist, arranger and educator Salah Wilson
Read more…It sends a sad signal about standards in governmental performance that Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Lincoln Douglas could in May 2014 lend his prestige to a NAPA function held to present prize money due since Carnival 2013.
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Global - Born one month before time on September 19th, 1993, Ayana Shallima Garcia displayed her love for music and the culture of Trinidad and Tobago as a toddler. The fact that her parents own a business next to Kitchener’s Revue tent exposed her
It is said the we [WST] are the biggest and the best pan site, in spite of the lack of involvement from our membership, can you imagine how awesome we could be if we have just 5% of our membership contributing to the forum, won't you like to see us
Read more…DailyMail.co.uk
UKIP scraps 'carnival' to prove it's not racist after steel band refuses to play in front of 'Love Colour' sign and Farage stays away
Croydon, UK - Nigel Farage's latest attempt to prove UKIP (UK Independence Party) is not racist des
New York, NY - American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is pleased to announce that Kendall Williams will be the orchestra's Van Lier Emerging Composer Fellow for the 2013-2014 season. The Fellowship, established in 1999, offers a comprehensive and multi-f
Read more…Prof Copeland did not invent PHI By SEAN DOUGLAS Thursday, July 14 2011 THE idea of an electronic steel-pan was developed in 1994, said pan pioneer Garnet Broadbelt, who yesterday told Newsday he worked on such a project at York University, Toront
Read more…Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation (LSFF) will be once again bringing eight of the country’s top steelbands together at a concert titled “8 of Hearts” this weekend at the National Academ
This is not Pan related, but I could not resist.. After-all, music is built on math, what next...
"SATAN'S HANDIWORK" BRINGS KIDS, PARENTS TO TEARS
If you thought grade-school math was easy -- think again. Thanks to national Common Core standards,
[May 16, 2014 - New York, NY] Trinidadian soca vocalist Bunji Garlin has inked an exclusive deal with RCA Records in conjunction with VP Records. The two labels will join forces to promote Bunji Garlin's international smash hit "Differentology (Rea
Read more…Does anybody knows what happened to Claude Gonzales? This Forum has not seen or heard from him or about him since after the 2014 Steelband Panorama. ALL-POINTS BULLETIN FOR CLAUDE GONZALES.
Read more…Of course he did; he encouraged him under a watchful eye, letting him tune the tenors, while he focus and balance the back ground voices, I'm in the National archive trying to locate an Evening New article headline, Piano pan serves North Stars we
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Calm, unassuming, and extremely humble - Andy’s demeanor belies his globally recognized musical accomplishments with the steelpan instrument.
Global - Quiet but passionate, unassuming but already musically an aficionado, Andy Akiho’s journey with t
New York, USA - There is very little that When Steel Talks can say about NYU Steel that we haven’t already said over the years since its inception in 2007 - except maybe, mission accomplished.
Born out of the vision of NYU percussion department cha
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Ian Franklin.
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Global - Truth be told, the history of roycrosse very well authenticates the audacity of death.
On his infantry march through life, the renaissance artist left humanity behind on February 20, 2014, shrugging off cancer that ransack
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Professor Liam Teague said T&T has only scratched the surface in discovering the potential of the national instrument the steelband. Teague, one of the three recipients of the 2014 Anthony N Sabga
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
Zimbabwe - A musical orchestra group from Trinidad and Tobago, Exodus Orchestra Steel, has arrived in Zimbabwe as part of the Harare International Carnival.
The group members, who were received at the Harare Interna
Read more…A very special Mother's day greeting to my dear Mom who is now 95yrs. I pray that the Almighty Father continues to shower his mercy and blessings on her until he calls her back.My Mom raised her four boys ( Ken, Don, Patrick, Salah) of which I am the
Read more…This is not a pan topic but it should be of concern to most of us because of the connection we have with the Mecca.
The murder of Ms Seetahal is proof of a well organize group that's calling the shots in T&T, from the Arms, Drugs, Money-laundering to
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