As most of you all know we have established a RETIREMENT FUND for senior pan people in T&T that's in need of assistance. The success or failure of this Fund is entirely up to the involvement of our members here on WST
Mr. Thomas Bailey, President of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA),
I am writing this public letter in the hopes that you will eventually see this promptly. This is in regards to the article you posted on the New York Carib Ne
Condolences goes out to the wife and family of Ronald `Pan -Am` Clarke.
Ronald is the brother of our WST member Kenneth Clarke ..my Condolences Kenneth. I am presently in Trinidad and I just can not believe this madness........ to think that Bandits
Gary Straker has passed away. Gary was the founder of the Gary Straker's Pan School from Arima, Trinidad. The GSPS won the National Junior Panorama Competition in 1999 and was successful in many other National Steelpan Festivals and other competition
DEAR WIADCA: if you intend to further employ those ear rapists known as "sound men" in future panorama competitions, at least let the bands practice inside the museum like they used to, so that the paying patrons could actually hear some music for th
England, U.K.- Real Steel led by young, innovative and talented Leroy Clarke has toppled the London steelbands which have dominated the winning podium for more than a decade.
Michael (mikey) King Sr. passed away last night @ 945pm @ the Veterans Nursing Home, Charlotte hall, MD. Funeral arrangement might be on Thu Sept 13th 2012. Mikey was a member of West side Symphony (BWIA Sunjets) he was also at one time the captain o
I have a question to ask my STEEL PAN LOVERS out there. in ah Panorama Tune most arrangers do a MINOR VERSION of the original song that they are arranging too SO, PLEASE TELL ME WHICH MINOR SEGMENT IN A PANORAMA ARRANGEMENT WAS T
Congratulations to a steelband from the Washington, DC area, C.A.I.S.O to their visit to KOSOVO in which they will entertain the American troops over the labor day weekend. They have been around since 1979, led and formed by David Zephrine from Wests
Congratulations to Bertram “Birch” Kelman—Pan Maker/Tuner—(Culture); Renowned panist, member of the National Steel Band which performed at Expo ’67 in Montreal, Canada and Anthony Emrold Phillip aka Brother Valentino— Calypsonian—(Culture) in each be
I am hereby calling on ALL members on this WST site, to assist me in nominating my dad, George "Sonny" Goddard, for the nation's highest award - the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. I have attached a "breakdown" of his accomplishments, a
Thunder, Lighting and Rain can’t stop New York steelbands
New York, USA-Even as a bright and sunny weekend now looms ahead for the always-anticipated annual steel band music panorama competition in New York, many steel band music connoisseurs do n
After glimsing at the selection of the Honourees for the 50 years Anniversary of T&T in the Trinidad Express,there are many persons who are displeased with the selection,my point of view is that there /were persons who had done their utmost best for
