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 Newsday
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.
The 4 pm s
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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.
He taught music at St. Francois Girls Co
Read more…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.
Pan Sonatas - Gie Dem Tempo - Yohan Popwell
ADLIB - Baddi
Read more…Desmond Chase speaks on WIADCA and NY Steelband Panorama IssuesOpen letter to the Caribbean Community from Desmond Chase |
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New York, USA - While a large portion of the world was focused on the first day of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London - Brooklyn, New York was gearing up for its own ‘Olympic’ affair of the music kind. It’s “Steelband Music Time” and band launches ar
New Rochelle, New York, USA - The large Summer evening crowd sang, clapped, danced and rocked to the unmistakable music, sounds and rhythm of Pantonic Steel Orchestra. And when it
Read more…By Thomas Bailey, President, West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) - NY Carib News
In recent months there has been a lot of criticism heaped upon the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA). Some of that criticism has
Read more…As quietly as it has been kept, the New York 2011 panorama participants have still not been paid all of the prize monies owed to them.
Talk about things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmm.
Read more…By Wayne Bowman - Trinidad Express
Recently installed Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Dr Lincoln Douglas left listeners perplexed when he said during the launch of Tribe Mas Band's C2K13 presentation Butterflies, Beasts, Bacchanal on Satur
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - On August 26, from 4 pm, City Sunvalley Steel Orchestra will host Celebrating the Icons of Nelson Street, on Nelson Street, Port-of-Spain. The day’s programme features 2012 National Panorama champi
Global - Robert W. Cadet, Jr. better known as Junior Cadet started playing Pan at the age of 10 in New York. The first band he played for is now known as Harmony Music Makers; he then moved on to Metro and other bands. In 1997 when his father, Robert
Global - While their senior compatriots flex their musical muscles in the second week of August, it will be the turn of Grenada's junior steel pan players one week earlier, when steel orchestras fielding multitudes of the country's younger steel pan
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Grenada's David Seals of Angel Harps Steel Orchestra.
Read more…Grenada’s Pan Ossia Junior Steel Orchestra goes with “Music Man” for 2012 Junior National Panorama
Global - Music Man by Ajamu (pictured) is the tune of choice for Pan Ossia Junior Steel Orchestra. For several weeks, it has been the task of arrange
There is a particular band that didnt pay their players, arranger or the drill master. That band name is United Sounds in Arima Dump road Trinidad. They made an agreement to pay the members and broke it. The Pantrinbago east office did nothing to hel
Read more…Congrats to 2012 Antigua/Barbuda Panorama champs Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra and arranger Khan Cordice!
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago is celebrating Steelband Month in August. This year’s program will coincide with the celebration of the Golden Anniversary of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago’s Independence.
In this regard, a number of events
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