Although he is widely credited with sinking the first pan, there has been an ongoing debate concerning his role in pioneering steelpan music. This debate is especially heated among supporters of the late, Winston “Spree” Simon, whom many Trinidadians
Lake Worth, Florida, USA- Ed Stephen grew up with the sound of steel drums in his home country of Trinidad, birthplace of the percussion instruments fashioned from 55-gallon drums.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Members of United States Steel Band Association Inc. I announce the passing of Fitzgerald Baptiste father to Saint Baptiste of Women in Steel, I offer our condolences to him and his family wife Claudette Secre
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Franklyn Ollivierre, a well known figure in the steelband movement, died on Wednesday evening, after suffering a stroke on June 11. Born in Laventille, Ollivierre was a tenor pan player and
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK- Jubilant steel pan musicians have found a new rehearsal studio more than two years after being thrown out of their previous home.
Can anyone name of the Steel Pan Soloist and the Tune that was played when Radio Trinidad came On-Air? Very early in the morning back in the days 1950's-60's. Do you remember?
Hello, can anyone please tell me who to contact to have a pan event posted on the monthly calendar of daily pan events. I'm in Delaware Steel and I'd like to share some news with the pan family.
Thank you all.
Joe
Earl La Pierre Jr.(E.S.P) playing Steel Pan Tribute to the KING Michael Jackson at Empress Arlanna's Karaoke Night, supported by TheBarWithNoName .ca and SteelPanCanada.com
VIDEO PART 1, CLICK LINK below, followed by PART 2:
Scotland's first Steel Band festival – Panfest 2012 - is being staged this weekend at Nairn Academy, whose three steelbands will host a visit by bands from Aberdeen, Glasgow and East Ayrshire. All will be perf
On June 14, 2012, Bob Cole Conservatory faculty member Dr. Michael Carney passed away. We lost a colleague and a friend–a member of our family. A memorial concert is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 23rd. We will celebra
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- ....In its 12th year, WeBeat faces a dismal future as Crosby continues to receive almost no assistance and sponsorship from government and corporate Trinidad, especially from the business comm
New York, USA -On a periodically picture-perfect Saturday afternoon twelve New York steel orchestras participated in the USSA (United States Steelband Association) –sponsored inaugural event called “Pan Expo 201
St. John’s, Antigua, W.I.- The Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association (ABPA) has said that it had no part in the revised decision that placed both LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra [HGSO] and Hadeed Group of Company’s AMP Halcyon in f