Musashino-City, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese steel pan player Sasaki Kentaro who visited Trinidad and performed with Phase II Pan Groove in 2005, has a passion for Pan, and earlier this month he funneled this passion into what became the festival ‘Pan Lov
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to the great arranger, leader and innovator extraordinaire - Anthony "Tony" Williams.
New York - There are few steelpan music organizations that can match or rival the music educational success record of New York’s CASYM Steel Orchestra.
The Big Apple steelpan music franchise has been a productive fixture within the New York educat
Read more…Pan Pioneer and Leader of the famed North Stars Steel Orchestra, Mr. Anthony Williams celebrated his 81st Birthday by honouring some of the icons in the Pan World. This auspicious event took place at the St. James Amphitheatre in Trinidad, on Sunday
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Assistant Professor Orville Wright's page
Orville Wright started his musical training at a very early age in Trinid
When Steel Talks extends well-wishes to the family and friends of Orville Wright in this trying time.
Pan Times apologizes to the Steelpan fraternity and the friends and family of Orville Wright, and to Mr. Wright himself, for the possibly imprecise
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By VERDEL BISHOP Wednesday, June 20 2012 - Trinidad Newsday
After playing a musical tribute on the steelpan, during veteran pannist Franklyn Ollivierra’s funeral service at the Trinity Cathedral, on Monday, Len Boogsie Sharp, broke down and had to
Read more…THE International Soca Awards which took place at NAPA on Saturday 26th November 2011 was a comedy of errors that was only saved by Master of Ceremonies and comedian, Tommy Joseph.
Hosted by US-based iSA organization, SAO Soca Awards Ltd/Soca Awards
Read more…Posting full articles from other media outlets without the expressed written permission of the author in the WST forum is unacceptable. Members who violate this rule will have their post removed.
Members can post a couple of paragraphs from the arti
Read more…Which is the youngest kid ever to play a steel pan in a steelband? (one for the books Ian Franklin)
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When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to panist Gregory Boyd.
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The recent passing of pan icons, stalwarts, leaders, and supporters, rekindled my emotions on my dad's ascending, and my concept on "death". Over the past few years, I have lost quite a few people dear to me, and our country has seen numerous funeral
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Government to help ailing Bertie
Thursday, June 21 2012 click on pic to zoom in
 AN AILING steelpan innovator Bertie Marshall is hoping that promises made by the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism and the Ministry of the People will come |
Toronto police mark day to eliminate racial discrimination
Toronto Community News
Toronto, Canada - The North Albion Collegiate Institute Steel Band performed at 23 Division headquarters in north Etobicoke Thursday morning to celebrate the Toronto
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We were entertained by Pan 24/7 last night at The Amphitheatre in St. James, Trinidad. I use the team 24/7, because the only music that was played were from the National Instument of Trinidad and Tobago. Selections from varied Steel Orchestras were
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Miscommunication was behind band's no-show for Camp Hill library event, official says
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA - Friday’s free outdoor concert at the Camp Hill borough library was a lot less musical than planned.
The 700 or so audi
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