Has Trinidad and Tobago dropped the ball on the steelpan?
Conspiring To Pigeonhole Pan, And That’s Cool?
by Les Slater -
Chairman of the T & T Folk Arts Institute and former Highlanders Steel Orchestra arranger
Global - I don’t know if he remembers
What are your thoughts of the performances by several steelbands which performed during WeBeat Festival 2011?
On the Thursday night at the Pan Explosion show Rhapsody Steel Orchestra opened the show with what has become their customary fusion of PH
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By Gary CardinezTHE
Read more…Guys I am going to Notting Hill Carnival for the first time and I need the Pan people to give me some tips and resources for checking out the Pan scene: the panorama the J'Ouvert and the routes taken. Also if you know of any non-hotel accommodation
Read more…Augustine Leith Francis (also known as Pepe Francis), director of Ebony Steelband Trust and chairman of the British Association of Steelbands, has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list to receive a MBE for services to Steel Pan Music. http:
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - They have been hailed as the “Liberators” of the steelband movement, and panmen. I’m talking about the Dixieland Steel Orchestra led by Curtis Pierre. It was only a few years ago the band, which blazed a trail in the 1960s,
T&T and China make sweet music
Trinidad & Tobago - For the second time in as many years, the Trinidad and Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble(TTCSE) teamed up with a group of musicians from Tianjin, China, to play together.
After practicing together a
Read more…WeBeat - Pan Explosion show takes place on Thursday 9th June from 8pm at the St. James Amphitheatre, Port of Spain. The show will feature four popular steelbands.
The four bands are: Reigning Panorama Champions Trinidad All Stars, Invaders, Tripoli
Read more…“Pan On A Higher Note” at Lord Kitchener Auditorium, NAPA
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO), conducted by Jessel Murray, will present their annual formal concert which will feature the first comp
For those who don't know, when a person dedicates his or her life to public service, his or her family also pays a sacrifice. My life was affected by my dad's sacrifice, and it hurts deeply to live to see panists today who either disrespect, or are u
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New York, NY— The Contagious Sounds series will present works from two recently released debut albums: Andy Akiho’s No One To Know One (innova Records) which features Akiho on the steel pan in a wide range of ensemble settings, and composer Ryan Fran
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Jazz on Pan a Noteworthy Brooklyn First
New York, USA - It was an evening of Jazz on Pan - and music lovers did not even have to journey into the city ‘proper’ to experience two and a half hours which showcased the skills of some of the finest youn
Happy Birthday to Mr. Beresford Hunte of Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra - from When Steel Talks
New York, USA - He is one of the most insightful, thought-provoking, knowledgeable and intelligent people involved in the steelpan movement today. Respected steelband arranger, recording and performing artist Garvin Blake shares his thoughts on the s
From the news desk of Pan United
Continuing our goal to aggressively promote the steel pan instrument and music education for inner-city youth, Pan United Steel Orchestra is proud to announce a new partnership with the Charlestown Community Center on
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - The islands of the Caribbean all have their unique identities and signature in spite of their many similarities. No more is this borne out than in their music, rhythms and cultural idiosyncrasies. The world-class steel
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -Pan Trinbago has officially notified its membership - and the public - that due to a “fall in sponsorship,” a decision has been taken to shelve this year’s staging of the Pan Down Memory Lane and Pan in the 21st Century compe
Read more…The 44-year-old annual Toronto Caribana festival is looking for a new name after a trademark ruling by the Ontario Superior Court.
The popular mid-summer long-weekend parade and the other related events have been forced into the change by the origi
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