Rock the Boat - New Dimension - Grenada 2011 Bomb Competition Champions
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New Dimension Steel Orchestra Captures 2011 Grenada Bomb (Popular) Tune Title
Grenada, W.I. - Eight of Grenada’s top steel orchestras vied for the coveted “Bomb Tune” competition title in what was one of the closest competitions in years. In this
Read more…Steel band set to bring the Caribbean to Gibraltar’s Ocean Village
Gibraltar - Denmark may be far from tropical, yet it has produced one of the finest steel bands on the circuit – the “Steel Hammers”. Having toured across Europe, the 12-piece ensem
Over the past few days, an agent of distortion has been focused on my statement that "GEORGE 'SONNY' GODDARD IS THE GREATEST LEADER OF THE STEELBAND MOVEMENT" Now, although I am not sure why he is so offended, one thing is clear, and that is he wishe
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- Former minister in the previous government administration Junia Regrello called a press conference today, in response to allegations made by Trinidad and Tobago’s Attorney General Anand Ramlogan last Friday, and notification
St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Defending Vincy steelband Panorama champs, Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra played their way straight to the top for another year, dashing the hopes of main rivals Starlift Steel Orchestra to dethrone them for 2011
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- In St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican School’s continued quest to provide its young scholars with a holistic development process, the educational institution has embarked on a Pan Programme which has been quite successful. And to
Application number: 12/171,634
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Filing date: 11 Jul 2008
Issued patent: 7750220 (Issue date 6 Jul 2010)
An ensemble of acoustic steelpan musical instruments, being an innovation which significantly improves upon traditional acousti Read more…
Well the more things change, the more things remain the same. People especially politicians just provide lip service to the steelpan and the youths of TnT. Starlift Junior Steel Orch will not be heading to Canada to participate in the Montreal intern
‘Nuff’ Pan Pun De Sand
Barbados, W.I. - Eleven steelpan groups, including two from Trinidad and Tobago, will perform at the BS&T Pan Pun De Sand, now one of the most anticipated events of Barbados’ Crop Over Festival.
This was disclosed yesterday
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
Perfect pitch, goes a musician joke, is throwing the banjo in the dumpster and hitting the accordion. Seriously, though, it’s a perfect combo when Jonathan Scales throws in the banjo with the do
Read more…Hi to ALL my pan colleagues. Today, I thought I'd share the MOST credible approach to making a claim. For you who may not know, although I am a music major, I became very interested in my minor field of psychology (partly to understand my own past an
Read more…Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center receives grant money
Illinois, USA - "The Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center has been awarded a grant of $500 by the President's Discretionary Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois," Laura Schweitz
Read more…Major Cash Injection for Panorama
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Sixty thousand dollars has been injected into the Panorama competition ahead of the 2011 Carnival celebrations. The Antigua Commercial Bank (ACB) made the donation to representatives of th
In January of 1986, six months after immigrating to the US, I met Mr. Clifford Alexis for what I thought was the first time. Mr. Alexis came to tune the pans for the band I was in. As an introduction, the leader said: "Clifford, you know who this is?
Read more…Grants keep steel pans popping
Wisconsin, USA - For 80 years, the La Crosse Community Foundation has given money to local groups to make La Crosse a better place. This year, the foundation designated $80,000 from its general fund to be used as Birt
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Before leaving home last Sunday to attend the Sagicor Exocubs’ second annual youth steelpan explosion concert, “RevelaXion 2 — Moods,” at Sagicor Exodus pan orchestra pan yard in St Augustine, I read a newspaper article abo
Elton "Smokey" John, bass player extraordinaire of City Symphony Steelband (T&T) and the National Steelband of Trinidad & Tobago (1960's), and founder of the Mississauga Academy of Steelband Music passed away yesterday in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Is there a greatest person described in the published
history books of pan?
In my reading of various published history books both in
hard cover and electronic print, I haven’t come across a writer who describes
either himself or herself or another pers
