In reaction to the recent "multicultural" paradigm shift of the "pan in the classroom" by many, including those in the current administrations of (both) the government and Pan Trinbago, quite a number of WST members have been posting feelings of ange
As a citizen of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, I am entitled to certain "rights", under the "Constitution". (The bold print are the ones that apply to my work, as an activist in the steelband movement:
I hope you all see Fella Tio's (SIDDS) latest ploy. He is hoping to scare me, and fails to realize that I will NEVER be scared, as long as I am on the "right" side of the law. In any case, I will leave it up to this forum, to decide who seeks the int
It was announced a few minutes ago onCNT News that 99 Schools would be given the opportunity to be having the Steelpan introduced into Primary and Secondary of T&T,,But nothing specific was mentioned about the Hindu Schools,,whether they are also
I am a worker in the pan industry. My trade is music; my tool: pan. Who is there to protect my rights and interests, as a "worker"? Am I better off going it alone, or as a united workers' union? Can I expect my "employer", who admits to be driven by
They could hardly “hablan espanol” but 13 young panists captured the hearts of audiences at the Iguazu In Concert, International Festival of Children and Youth Orchestras and Choirs held recently in Iguazu, Argentina.
I am in Trinidad and will donate a copy of my book to the first three WST (T&T members) with the correct answers. I will do same for (Overseas members later) Anwser the (5) following questions.
(1) Phase II and Len "Boogsie" Sharpe have placed seco
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to all the participants of the USSA 2012 Pan Expo. Special congrats to ADLIB Steel Orchestra on capturing the "Bomb" competition title.
1. Pan Sonatas 2. Ujamaa Pan Sound 3. Higher Levin
4. Crossfire Steel Orchestra
5. New York Pan Stars
6. Adlib Steel Orchestra
7. Utopia Pan Soul
8. C.A.S.Y.M.
9. Harmony Music Makers
10. Metro Steel Orchestra
11. St
Well, well, well. What can I say? This story has its own "moral" (for lack of a more appropriate word). Politics does make for some strange bedfellows, and this is just another example of "doing ANYTHING (or in this case ANYONE) for money. If that is
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
