St. Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I.- The Elite Steel Orchestra, one of the well known Orchestras in SVG, has been making contributions to the future of Pan for years.
A fixture in the Panorama competition at Carnival, the orchestra is responsible
Port of Spain, Trinidad, W.I.- Invaders Steel Orchestra is calling on local and foreign pan players to assist Dr. Jeannine Remy, Senior Lecturer in Music in the Department of Creative and Festival A
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Veteran panman Milton “Wire” Austin is recuperating at the San Fernando General Hospital after toppling off a wrecker on Carnival Monday night. The leader of the San Fernando-based Fonclaire Steel
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- She is one of the world's foremost experts, educators and promoters of the steelpan instrument. Her name is synonymous with inspiring and guiding young musicians to achievement, greatnRead more…
The linchpin for the NIU steelpan program’s success
by Les Slater
Global- “Do you want me to lose my job?” That was the reaction Clifford Alexis remembers he and the man who was his mentor at Northern Illinois University (NIU), Prof. Al O’Connor, g
My name is Dotsie Isaac Gellizeau. I am an Antiguan mother, a sister, a wife, a writer and above all else a - renaissance woman. Women doing their natural
As we know, when it comes to the adequate matching of job position with qualifications, Trinidad & Tobago seems to have an issue dealing with that. The recent "Resmi" issue, for example, proves, that many we exult into positions of "status", get by,
From now on, no more freebies. No more frist-hand information, that I thought WST members would appreciate. Only my opinions, from now on. Sorry, for devaluing the information, by lovingly sharing my first-hand knowledge. My conscience is clear - I g
FORMER HEAD of Pan Trinbago, Patrick Arnold, yesterday received his instrument of appointment as National Carnival Commission (NCC) Chairman from Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters.
In light of certain attacks against me, in my natural manner of collecting evidence, I am preparing a timelime of ALL my postings on WST since I first came on, and will post it when it's up-to-date. Needless to say, I have started some heated debates
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -Six cultural icons have been honored by the National Carnival Commission (NCC) for their outstanding contribution to the Carnival art form spanning more than a century.
....Those honored were calypso veterans, Robert Nelson
After seeing the discussion on "REMEMBERING SPREE SIMON" I realize that there is still controversy over one of the most important parts of the "HISTORY OF PAN" On many oceasions when there is controversy with an historical event there is no one aliv
Please notice that outside of the original title - this article has almost nothing to do with the Trinidad and Tobago steelpan music community directly, much less specifically. One can only surmise that the title was chosen to pull on the underlinin
Anyone viewed the Panorama 2012 DVD?, I would like to hear comments...Am I the only one hearing a different sound...I know based on audio systems (home theater, computer audio cards) sound reproduction can be heard differently, stereo vs surround so
I'm watching the Carnival parade on CTNTWorld and I'm thinking, Carnival is big money.
Band leaders,costume creators and designers, caterers, retailers, DJs,Soca singers and bands, transportation companies etc. etc., they all make money off the Carn
Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan
CALL FOR PAPERS Pan Globalization: Progress and Possibilities PanTrinbago will be hosting an International Conference on the Steelpan from May 6th – 8th 2012. In the 50th year of independenc