I have been trying to articulate exactly what the "steelband movement" is/was, ever since joining WST. I must admit my frustration, that most still just don't get it, much less respect the fact that this "movement", more than any of the improvements
London, England, U.K.- Award-winning SV2G Wycombe Steel Orchestra represented the Commonwealth and had Buckingham Palace guests partying in the Palace gardens as part of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Monday 4th June.
Mr. Lennox "Bobby" Mohamed celebrated his 70th Birthday on Saturday June 2nd, 2012. Happy Birthday to man who is the youngest arranger to win panorama at 22.
St. James, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Jazz, Steelpan music and Vintage Calypso will each have its day as WeBeat continues at the St. James Amphitheatre, Western Main Road, St. James in western Trinidad.
Many WST members, fail to understand how the mechanisms of "institutional racism" operate. We already see the "No Pan In The Classroom" issue taking "center stage". I wanted to share with you a more close-up view of how this form (of racism and race
The recent statements by President Barack Obama, supporting “gay marriage”, have certainly stuck a nerve with many, who see homosexuality, as the “sin of all sins”, especially those “guided” by “religious” doctrine. Some have even seen this as an end
Illinois, USA- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has nominated “Hammer on Steel,” a two-program documentary created by The University of Akron, for eight Emmy awards for the 2011 broadcast year.
Recently a low tenor steel pan was given to the mim (Musical Instrument Museum) by the government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. To celebrate this donation of their national instrument to the Belgian state
Composer, arranger and steel PAN virtuoso Len “Boogsie” Sharpe is one of the headliners in an all-star band that will pay tribute in jazz to great music from the Caribbean in the CIBC FirstCaribbean Sugar Isle Jazz Festival.
Antigua, St. John's- Weeks ahead of Carnival 2012 activities, LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra has threatened to withdraw from the Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association (ABPA) over ignored concerns about a first place title it shares with the Hadeed G
Take a bow folks. You are the most knowledgeable and engaged steelpan music fans anywhere. Over the this past weekend the Trinidad and Tobago Folk Art Society presented WST with a recognition award. With thousands of facebook members, 10,000 plus me
Maestro Paul "Pablo" Campbell pass away on Monday 21th May 2012. He arranged for Cordettes Steel Orchestra from the 60s to 90s, winning the music festival in 1967 un-sponsored category. In 1968 they placed 2nd and placed in the top 3 afterwards. He a
