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Jim Wharton- Catonsville High School music teacher, steelpan instructor retiring after 40 years

The Baltimore Sun

Jim Wharton retires tomorrow, Friday, after 40 years as music instructor

Students praise steel drum band founder’s infectious enthusiasm

Maryland, USA - The steel drum sounds that filled the room at Catonsville High School were so i

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Salah Wilson delivers Master’s degree recital at Canada’s York University

Montreal, Canada - On Sunday June 1, 2013 at York University in Montreal, Canada, renowned Montreal-based panist and arranger Salah Wilson—who is completing his Master’s degree in ethno-musicology at York—delivered to examiners, thesis advisers and a

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The school where Pan is king

The Trinidad Guardian

Belmont, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Just last month, 11-year-old Ishmael Williams of St Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School emerged as the most outstanding student in a pan construction and tuning course offered by Pan Development

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St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown (SJCK) Pan Starz Orchestra get new instruments!

The Vincentian

SJCK gets new steel pans

St. Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I. - The student body of the SJCK celebrated the arrival of new pans for the St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown Pan Starz Orchestra, to the tunes of ‘We Jammin’, ‘Billy Jean’, ‘Diffe

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Revisiting - Meet William Jones of CASYM: An American Success Story- UpClose!

New York, USA - In an exclusive with the organization's founder William Jones, thirty years after its inception, Mr. Jones shares the history and key to CASYM’s longevity and success in producing outstanding individuals.

In addition, Mr. Jones speak

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Steel drums come to Limehouse for autism charity concert

London, England, UK - The sound of steel drums echoed through the East End on Saturday evening as performers staged a charity concert.

The Ebony Steel Band took to the stage at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine in Butcher Row, Limehouse, for an e

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Rachel Hayward directs Gibraltar steel band debut

City University London

England, UK - Gibraltar’s first steel band made its debut in April under the direction of City PhD student Rachel Hayward. Royal Gibraltar Regimental Band Leader, Craig Philbin, aims to nurture community music-making on the Roc

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Can't Stop The Beat: Three New Caribbean Artists Making Waves

By Jasmine Garsd

If there is a musical lesson history has taught us, it's that you cannot stop a beat. People can be imprisoned, movements can be disbanded, but music — and the ideas embedded in it — will always find a way.

The Afro-Caribbean style k

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South Africa loves pan music

The Trinidad Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Africa is fathomless,” said Hugh Masekela last Sunday evening when addressing a farewell reception, held in his honour at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. The world-acclaimed South African musician,

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Old Calypsoes Should Not Be Allowed For Panorama......Forward Ever Backward Never.

Why are old tunes allowed in Panorama? Season too short? Poor reason. Good for one good for all.
How will it look if Exodus win with Gold. I have nothing against Exodus but I think it is not fair for a band to play a tune that has been played before

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Meet Yael Litwin of NYU Steel

Meet Yael Litwin of NYU Steel

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Yael says -  “Music is our greatest tool for understanding each other, I believe it is inseparable from community and it is a cornerstone on the road to peace.”  

New York,

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What happened to the Panorama DVD and CD ?

There must have been a panorama DVD and CD by now, and I've missed it.

I can't believe I haven't heard any talk about it on this forum.

What's happening, guys?

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Moving to WeBeat 2013 - The rhythm of Steel Orchestras, Calypso, Honorees and more

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thursday June 13^th has been designated “Pan Night” for WeBeat13. The annual WeBeat festival in St. James, north Trinidad, was originally inspired by then-Tourism and Industrial Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (TI

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US Vice President Joe Biden tries out a steelpan

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China’s First Lady applauds TT panmen, artistes

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - So impressed was First Lady of China, Madame Peng Liyuan yesterday with the performance of Exodus Steel Orchestra at the concert in her honour that she extended an invitation to the panists to visi

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Chinese President’s wife attends concert in Trinidad - Exodus Steel Orchestra - Video

 

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Boston Symphony Steel Orch.

Anyone have any information on this side? I just found a recording of theirs from 1968 (Miss Tourist b/w Mazican). 

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Born in Trinidad she was known by China as the "Mother of Chinese dance

Dai Ailian is China's legendary ballerina who was born in 1916 into an overseas Chinese family living in #Trinidad. Her years as a dance teacher and educator helped China build a generation of dancers, choreographers, and educators. She is known by #

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How do you grade Pan Trinbago on a scale of 1 -10 afer 50 years of Panorama?

How do you grade Pan Trinbago on a scale of 1 -10 after 50 years of Panorama?

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Kids can make some noise this summer

Brampton Guardian

Ontario, Canada - The sounds of the Caribbean are returning to Brampton when the Steelpan Music Summer Camp returns on July 2.

Executive Director of the camp, Ed Peters, explained that the camp is organized and run by the Brampton

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