New York, USA - Indigisounds - Alternative Steelpan Solutions - debuted in New York City earlier today, Saturday September 28 at IMSTA FESTA NYC 2013, utilizing keyboards, and also the PanKAT as a controller with a tenor-pan layout in fifths - as the
Trinidad Express - by Gary Cardinez
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
Read more…Manchouck said, “I never felt that doing the parade would have been so difficult. All I want to do is honour the steelpan, a gift this country gave to the world. I am truly hoping to develop
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars Steel Orchestra celebrated its 65th Anniversary in fine style at its spanking Tragarete Road panyard in Newtown on Saturday night.
The all-inclusive event offered patron
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Troy Parillon of Ebonites Steel Orchestra on his passing.
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Trinidad and Tobago is the birth place of one of the most prolific instrument in the world – the steelpan. Each time a great new panist is discovered, it’s like unearthing lost treasure on the isl
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In preparation for the annual Panorama competition, steelband arrangers would usually spend long hours at panyards perfecting their musical renditions. Now, newly-developed software will allow them to fine-tune their pan arr
In response to a WST member's pushing that we end PANORAMA, I entered the following thoughts...
So, in your opinion, we should scrap over 60 years of tradition because of "bad judging"? A Panorama tune may become boring to you after "4to5 mins", bu
Read more…The following is a look at the numbers, as they relate to discussions on WST (When Steel Talks):
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Micahi Felician, Stryke Stars and Exodus Steel Orchestra will each be defending their respective titles at this year’s edition of the Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Music Festival – Pan is Beautiful XII.
CXpress Garden Route Newspaper
Group received award for Best Overall Steelpan Performance
South Africa - PLETT Pioneers Field Band (PPFB) participated in the second Annual International Marimba and Steelpan Festival (IMSF) last month, registering as
When Steel Talks extends condolences to Keith Marcelle on the passing of his mother-in-law Mrs. Verna Payne.
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New York, USA - For this year 2013, Basement Recordings captured six of Brooklyn’s finest steel orchestras franchises as part of their annual panyard panorama music recording series. All the orchestras operated at v
Condolence to David Zephrine on the passing of his brother, KENNETH ZEPHRINE who departed sometime yesterday morning. Kenneth was a member of Westside Symphony (Bwia Sunjets) and was also a Cowbell man in Phase2.He lived at one time in Washington DC
Read more…When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to Joseph Baptiste on the passing of his sister.
Read more…Before I begin, I would like to share with you ALL, my attitude and opinions on RACISM. A couple years ago I wrote the following poem, titled None Of My Friends Are Niggers:
None of my friends are niggers
Though many (of them) are of African descent.
The Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Police abruptly ended a scintillating performance from City Sun Valley at Friday’s staging of Sweet and Single, Come and Mingle held at the Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, panyard of Neal and Massy Trinidad
I read all these discussions about the acoustic pan and the electronic pan and pan on the road for carnival -- but I never see any discussions about PAN MUSIC. We have tuners and arrangers and composers and music graduates and professors at every lev
Read more…Today, I begin a series I title Friend Or Foe. This series seeks to clarify everyone's positions, opinions and attitudes toward the instrument we call "pan". Over the next few weeks, my "spare time" will be spent researching the posts of various pers
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, handed over a cheque on the afternoon of September 19 to representatives of SteelFesTT (Steelpan Festival of Trinidad & Tobago) at the Offi
I would like to know what it is like for steelbands after the carnival season? do they have stage sides,is there a market for steelbands between panoramas, how do they utilize their pan yards, do they have work shops, after school programs for young
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