One week after we got an award members are going at it, not in a nice way, WST, PanTimes things are getting outer-hand we need H---E---L---P
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NIU Today
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.
NIU’s Cliff Alex
Read more…Wycome, England, U.K. -- Wycombe is fast becoming a ‘hub’ for calypso music thanks to the launch of a school dedicated to the steelpan drum.
The town’s MP and mayor went along to celebr
Read more…Musical Instrument Museum - Brussels
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
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Barbados - Nation News
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.
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Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to arranger, composer and panist Andre White.
Happy Birthday to WST member Salah Wilson. WST extends our well wishes on your day.
Read more…No pan for Indian Arrival Day.
Just Indian dancers and an' tassa like it was Hoosey
(Who say?)
Yeah, but Jack Warner was dey
(I doh know what Jack Wanna be...)
Buh, he coudda warn ah brudder!
Yuh mean tuh tell me that it ain't have one pan side, made
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This question is for some of the old timers out there.
I was listening to Scrunter's woman on the bass recently and I was wondering, does anyone know what ever happened to her? To begin with, is she a real person? has anyone spoken to her anytime
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By Clarence Rambharat
Welcome to the land of sun, sea and no consequences. As we move to acquire more prison space, not one politician or high-profile crook occupies existing jailhouse real estate. Crafty lawyers and their crooke
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Mr. Beresford Hunte of Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra.
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| Freddy Harris III plays the steelpan six-bass in Brooklyn. |
WHEN STEELPAN VIRTUOSO FREDDYHarris III heads to his gig, he doesn’t just bring a bass player—he brings eight of them. And they’re not playing the kind of bass you are imagining.
Har
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May 21 is the birthday of the legendary Neville Jules - WST extends greetings.
There are a collective few who bear the distinction of being universally recognized as members of that unique, and special fraternity we at W
Read more…Emmanuel ‘Jack’ Riley in the Spotlight
You've heard of Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe and Robert Greenidge, two of the best steelpan players on the planet. Now in an exclusive When Steel Talks interview meet Emmanuel “Jack” Riley - the man who influenced them
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by NCN Guyana
Guyana - Orphans of the St. John Bosco Orphanage Plaisance have been afforded the opportunity to keep the steel pan art form alive as the Tina Insanally Foundation moves to fund the initiative.
The foundation’s new band room ensures per
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Robert Greenidge received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation at the just concluded Inaugural International Conference on Steelpan held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in
