Yale, Co-Op High students collaborate on ‘hip-hopera’ - Initial score in part by steelpan artist Andy Akiho

New Haven, Connecticut, USA -  Students at New Haven’s Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet High School will present the world premiere of “Broken Chains: A Gospel Hip-Hopera,” a musical written and composed by Yale graduate students, on Wednesday an

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Reboot -- Remembering the passing of Ralph MacDonald

Incredibly sad to learn of Ralph MacDonald’s passing in the early hours of this morning (December 18, 2011)!!  When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ralph.  He was a true friend, fan and ardent supporter of Whe

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Ralph MacDonald: His “Mixty Motions” Revealed The Epic Interview - A When Steel Talks Exclusive

Percussionist Ralph MacDonald is visual and sometimes quietly intense but always expressive, and is a compendium of unique island and conventional percussive rhythms.  The When Steel Talks (WST) crew was privileged to sit down with the dynamic musici

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$800.00 stipend for panmen in 2012 panorama

$800 stipend for panmen Thursday, December 15 2011 Panmen participating in the 2012 Panorama preliminaries will receive an $800 stipend approved by Cabinet for the last Carnival season. Pan Trinbago secretary, Richard Forteau said members were told

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fastest woman bass player

The fastest Woman Bass Player that I have seen is the woman from Samaroo jets at the 1986 music festival, she is fast and very smooth, the other one I have seen is from Oasis steel band (new jersey), if there is anyone that is faster than the one fro

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PUT COUNTRY FIRST....

PUT COUNTRY FIRST - I LIME in All Stars Panyard last Saturday where a Steelband CD was launch several bands perform.

Today is the first day after the SoE it is a beautiful morning maybe rain later today after 4 weeks visiting I traveled to Moruga - I

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birdsong presents “Christmas In The Park”

birdsong

presents a Free Community Concert

Sunday December 18 @ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Auzonville Park, Tunapuna, Trinidad, W.I.

 

Birdsong has an Academy where students are exposed to music on various instruments including: Steelpan; Brass; Keyboard; Percus

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Happy Birthday to Champion Arranger Pelham Goddard

When Steel Talks extends Happy Birdthay greetings to Pelham Goddard. Mr. Goddard has penned some of the most memorable songs in recent Caribbean music history.

click for more on Pelham Goddard

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Bertram "Speedy" Ash has passed

I heard Bertram passed sometime this week, I think he was sick. I never knew his last name, but I knew him in City Symphony in the 60' , then he went to Desperadoes, I was hoping that someone would post the info on pan times. He was a know person in

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Len "Boogsie" Sharpe - A Tribute to the Mighty Sparrow

Boogsie's Tribute to the Calypso King of the World is now on Sale.

Mp3s can be purchased online from CDBaby.com or from the Percussive Harmonic Instrument Facebook page.

In Trinidad, the physical retailers are Kam's (Long Circular Mall), Crosby's (St

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Hanging with Steel Panist Extraordinaire Emmanuel “Jack” Riley

Tobago, W.I. - We are at Scott’s Holiday Apartments, in Mt. Pleasant, Tobago [for Pazzaz, the Pan Jazz show held earlier this year on April 29 in Tobago]: panist Jason “Peanuts” Isaac, Fitzroy “Poporoy” Henry, Riley and myself, Keith Anderson. Riley

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‘True Trini Christmas’ with Ray Holman

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ray Holman, esteemed composer, arranger and pan player is bringing back the old time days with his first annual Christmas 2011 musical presentation, “A True Trini Christmas” on Thursday December 8 at 6.30 pm at the newly rem

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NBC takes it where it hurts for Judges’ snafu - Panorama, take note

NBC’s Sing Off Christmas Special “OK” - But America is Still Singing the Afro Blues
NBC takes it where it hurts for Judges’ snafu - Panorama, take note

 

New York, USA - According to TV Guide, the November 28 two-hour finale of “The Sing-Off” plumme

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Bernard better as buntart play steelpan in the church in Antigua in west indies

I will love to invite our chat steelpan he lives and breathe music

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2012 Int'l Power Soca Monarch launched

CARIBBEAN PRESTIGE Foundation (CPF) is calling on Government to implement an artise development fund of $5 million for the development of local artistes.

Gregory Fernandez, Advisor to Executive Chairman, CPF, made this call at the launch of the 2012

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Posters on Facebook, identifying themselves as cops, call participants in Brooklyn West Indian Day parade 'animals' and 'savages'

Posters on Facebook, identifying themselves as cops, call participants in Brooklyn West Indian Day parade 'animals' and 'savages'

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Is the current group of Soca artists developing a reality check?

Is the current group of Soca artists developing a reality check?

"Have we lost the whole concept of what soca is all together melody should not be one we throw to pan alone but to MUSIC on a whole!"

Fay Ann Lyons- Alvarez

Has the musical pendulum

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Teddy Vann - A Giant Remembered Grammy Award Winner Impacts Steelpan Music Organization

New York, USA - There has been a seismic shift in the balance of the equation as we lost another great one. Indeed, this loss is close to home and is personal to many of us who have come through When Steel Talks/Basement Recordings. Educator, intelle

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Drums with 55-gallon voices

Drums with 55-gallon voices

Steel Pan Ensemble provides percussionist perspective on classic albums and pieces

The UConn Steel Pan Ensemble put on a show at Von der Mehden recital hall Sunday evening. The ensemble, consisting of 17 undergraduate stud

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Services for Bertram (Speedy) Ash Small

Bertram “Speedy” Ash Small was a pioneer for the steelband fraternity of New York, founding member of Humming Birds Steel Orchestra (USA) together with Ellie Mannette, founded and led EXZIBITS Steel Orchestra (USA), and former member of Desperadoes (

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