Global- Six of the UK’s most noted steel orchestras will put their best musical notes forward, in the annual tournament of bands coming together in their efforts to cop the prestigious title of Panorama champs. Five will endeavor to wrest the title
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to 2012 Grenada Steelband Panorama Champions - New Dimension Steel Orchestra -- with David "Peck" Edwards as arranger!!
Congratulations to all the participating Grenada steel orchestras: 2nd: Angel Harps; and
It may have taken them almost a year to receive their performance fees and prize money but the Caribbean steelbands have finally been paid the $52,000 owed to them by the West Indian American Day Carnival
“Chinee music” was a derisive characterization some wiseacre came up with as a putdown
Global- One of the Trinidad and Tobago dailies a few days ago carried a report about pan visionary Bertie Marshall being hospitalized, supposedly because of issues
Global -“We go be dangerous, when we come back” – and the band was indeed the ‘comeback kid’ of the 2012 season. Like the lyrics of their Panorama song, When We Come Back, Grenada’s New Dimension Steel Orchestra triumphed and did just that, turning
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....I was embarrassed last weekend when a group of young people from Finland and Denmark were asked to contact me to find out where they could go in Port-of-Spain on a Friday evening to hear live p
Pantonic, CASYM & Natural Expression keep things churning
Brooklyn, New York, USA- It was another hot Summer night, and a very humid one at that - for the 2012 Pantonic Band Launch. Combine the entertaining and sultry steel band sounds of Pantonic a
Open letter to the Caribbean Community from Kadeem Alleyne
New York, USA-Greetings to all: I currently am a songwriter and producer. I’m one of the only YOUTH artists coming out of New York writing songs for the steelpan instrument, but to add seas
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.-Rain may have delayed the start of the 14th Annual Emancipation Street Parade on the Eastern Main Road, Laventille on Sunday but it didn’t dampen the spirit of performers or spectators.
Hollywood, California, USA- Richmond Street Boys’ Steelband and Fire in the South tassa group from Iere High School represented T&T [Trinidad & Tobago] at the 16th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) l
Peter Rory Aleong is a music enthusiast who has a passion for the steelpan. Fondly known as 'Chinee' he joined the BP Renegades Steel Orchestra in 1983 and has had tremendous experience in the steelpan arena.
Well despite all the confusion bands are still moving ahead with music. To my knowledge this is who is playing what, arranged by whom. Note that every single band has a unique tune of choice.