Above: Holding his own tenor sticks, Pope Francis looks at the President of Trinidad & Tobago Anthony Carmona (left) playing a tenor pan, during a private audience at the Vatican July 6, 2013. REUTERS/Gabriel
Earl Lovelace, I’m happy to report, is very much still with us, and he’s writing with as much verve and rhapsodic wonder as ever. Is Just a Movie is the story of two friends, Kangkala, an out-of-fashion calypsonian, and Sonnyboy, a badjohn turned rad
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, Shenelle Abraham, current arranger for Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra, talks about Panorama 2012, her first time out as an arranger for a large steel orchestra, and much more. Shenelle is known
So we've wanted worldwide recognition for the steelpan, right? Here's Trinidad James wearing a steelpan pendant at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, California. Maybe he can take the artform to places it hasn't been... What say you?
New York, USA - In concert with the band, the crowd spontaneously and enthusiastically shouted - “Spread yuh hands and leh go - Spread yuh hands in the air everybody - Spread yuh hands and leh go - Hand in the air...
We have a membership of a little over 12 thousand here on WST yet less than 1% contribute anything, it's always the same people contributing. For the site to be better is will take more members stepping out of their comfort zone and posting a video,
National Stadium 1. Calabash Pan Lovers 2. Pan Ossia 3. Digical Florida allStars 4. Rainbow City Allstars 5. Republic Bank Angel Harps 6. Lime Commancheros 7. Coyaba New Dimensions 8. Grand Roy Pan Angels 9. Suzuki Pan Wizards
David Zephrine Mother passed sometime last night. David is one of the founders of West Side Symphony (bwia sunjets) and an Ambassador to Kosovo last year representing the Washington area with the Steel Pan. His Mother have lived a very long life, Ma
Can someone refresh my memory as to why Steelbands stop rolling on the ground and adopted these long racks, does it have anything to do with sound? it can't be because there's no one to push pan and certainly don't look like progress. then why?
Can any body tell me which is the 1st Arranger to introduce Minor in Major Panorama Calypso? What I mean is that the Arranger play the Major Calypso and them add as an arrangement by playing that Calypso in Minor, just curious
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - ....Wherever he was — at home on Francis Street or in class at Bennetto Elementary School — Dejehan "Lucky" Hamilton tapped on surfaces, kept a beat, made a racket.
The steelband was once the "MAIN ATTRACTION" now it's just a SAD side show. The time has come to make Steelband the main attraction again........WHATEVER IT TAKES.
Illinois, Chicago, USA - NIU’s Cliff Alexis, steel drum builder and tuner and co-director of the world-renowned NIU Steel Band, is among four prominent percussionists chosen for induction to the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
