I wanted Pan enthusiasts take on the five best pan tunes. My list :
Rebecca
Woman on the bass
Pan by Storm
This feeling nice
American patrol
does not matter if it is panorama, festival, bomb, 21st century, just your personal choices. 1 2 3 4 lets
Read more…As I listen to Kim Loy Wong's Hylanders of 1957, and Bertie Marshall's Hylanders of 1964, I'm blown away by the incredible advancements made by the steelband in a relatively short time span of seven years.
Many others may have contributed to the gr
Happy Birthday to Amrit Samaroo from When Steel Talks
We have a few months left before Panorama 2012 so I thought that we could revisit the ground- breaking decision that was made in the medium bands category.
Valley harps created history by being the first band to change the tempo in a panorama tune,
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Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, US Virgin Islands native Le’Roi Simmonds shares insight on who he is as a musician, how his love for the steelband art form and culture developed, and what it means to him. He also dispenses s
Yesterday, journalist and author, Kim Johnson, posted a clip on Facebook, of Esso Tripoli, and posed the question: "In the 50s-90s, whenever steelbands travelled abroad, leading players jumped ship, to the loss of pan in T&T. Why on earth did they do
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Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines W.I. - Commissioner of Police Keith Miller is calling on parents to encourage their children to get involved in playing the steel pan. The Commissioner made the call on Wednesday at a news conference held at
When Steel Talks extends well wishes to Ron Emrit, of BestofTrinidad.com, and former member of Starlift Steel Orchestra on his birthday.
Global - Steel pan music lovers - particularly those of Single Pan and Small Conventional Bands - will be pleased to know that respective DVD recordings from the 2011 National Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Finals, are now available. It is the first tim
2011-03-23
Pan in danger, sang Merchant in 1985. Today, 26 Panoramas later, it seems danger still exists.
Apparently panmen in Trinidad are fuming over being drowned out by the big music trucks in the recently concluded Carni
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Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines W.I. - Even with the threat of inclement weather, nothing could dampen the spirits of supporters of the steelpan art form and lovers of steelpan music - and the younger generation of pan players who would be t
Happy Birthday to steelpan music great Anthony Williams on his 81st birthday.
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Accomplishments of Anthony Williams by David Maunday
Scientific
Anthony Williams involved in putting pan on wheels in the late 1950s
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Under the astute tutelage of Noel Skair, the graduating Class of 2011 at Princes Town Methodist School in South Trinidad could comfortably take their hats off, take a bow and “Reach.” The students have not only reached out
St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Reigning “Bomb Tune” Champions - Republic Bank Angel Harps Steel Orchestra, was the recipient of its annual pledge from corporate sponsor, Republic Bank. A cheque valued at EC $25,000.00 (USD $9,240.00) was presented t
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago’s ‘After-Work Lime’ returns this Friday evening, June 24, to the Grand Stand Courtyard, Queen’s Park Savannah, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, from 6:00 p.m. The event will showcase past winners of Pan in the 21st
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to all the 2011 graduates - from kindergarten to grad school and beyond. Good work!!
Sesame Street - Pinball 12 video on YouTube
Growing up in Canada in the 70's, I believe this clip may have been my earliest introduction to the pan! I would be willing to bet that there is someone here who can give a history lesson, and give credi
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RULES & REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
GCC STEELBAND COMPETITIONS
These rules and regulations are developed to govern the Steelband competitions of carnival as sponsored by the Grenada Carnival Committee (GCC) or similar body constituted by the Government o
Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I. - The Youlou Pan Movement is looking forward to a greater presence of steel bands in 2011 Carnival activities held both at Carnival City Victoria Park and elsewhere.
....The Pan Head said that the Youl
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SpicemasGrenada.com:
St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - ....One Trinidad steelband captain, Junia Regrello of TCL Skiffle Bunch, has responded to the idea of a competition at next year's Grenada carnival by
asking, “Why not?'”
A 25-member Skiffle Bunch c
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