New York, USA - A shabby community center on the first floor of one of the 12 buildings that make up the vast Gov. Alfred E. Smith public houses is where social workers and teachers are hoping music can break down cultural barriers.
That was the European, Christian take on the pagan, pulsating, infectious beat of the African drum. Its primal edge scared the living daylights out of them. It unleashed sensuality, social
Global- Meet Brigitte Fischer, musician, steelpan player and president of "PANCH" the Swiss Steelband Association. There are over 150 steelbands in Switzerland.
Steel Pan Fest and Culture Night for 2013 Festival
British Virgin Islands - Although plans are still in the early stages for the 2013 Emancipation festival, both the Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee, Marvin Blyden and Di
Pan Trinbago will be hosting the first ever international panorama on August 2nd 2014. Five bands from your geographical area of North America will be allowed to partake in this inaugural event primarily on a first come basis or by merit where poss
Vernon Mannette has become a legend to all lovers of the steelband. Mannette was a mere youth when the Steelband Movement was gathering momentum. And he was destined, through his musical talent, to shatter, if only temporarily, the class barrier of h
When Things Come Together - NYU Steel, A Success Story
Global - He still waves to you from afar, still seeks you out and greets you with a warm smile and sincere handshake. And still remains quietly in the background supporting and admiring his cr
Does anyone here know how pan first came to Barbados or Jamaica? Steel bands are very popular in those islands, but who took the instrument there in the first place on why? and when?
Trinidad & Tobago - Government may have to start from scratch on the construction of a headquarters for PanTrinbago, despite spending approximately $4 million on the existing structure at Orange Grove, Tacarigua. Minister of Art
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