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World music awards to be held in T&T - steelpan music “did not get the recognition it deserved,”

World music awards to be held in T&T

At a later date
Stating that steelpan music “did not get the recognition it deserved,”
Martin said he was disappointed that a “pan catego

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Panorama- The misunderstood carnival event

Panorama  - the misunderstood carnival event.  Panorama judging -the misunderstood adjudicating. Panorama judges-the misunderstood musical judges. Panorama criteria- the misunderstood loss of points system. Panorama musical genre- The misunderstood g

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Steel Drum Bands Rock Old Mill’s Gymnasium

Steel Drum Bands Rock Old Mill’s Gymnasium
 

Maryland, USA - Steel drum bands from five local high schools shook the gymnasium floor Friday night at Old Mill High’s sixth annual Panorama concert.

Bands from Catonsville, Perry Hall, Sparrows Point,

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Big winners a no-show --

Champs of Steel Plus concert

By Innis Francis South Bureau

Eager to lap up the best of the Carnival 2011, tourists and locals flocked to the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Saturday night for the much-anticipated Champs of

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Panorama 2011 - A Review by Dalton Narine

Panorama 2011 - A Review by Dalton Narine

Trinidad & Tobago - The city had been sitting prettier than in recent years - smoldering, really.

Another fine Children’s Carnival; the grand Soca Monarch finals; a strident tone infiltrating through the half

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PanGanG: From Pan-kultur to Calypsonic

 

Germany - In 1999, the managing board of the steel pan association pan-kultur e.V. from Dortmund asked music pedagogue Werner M. Weidensdorfer if he could offer courses for children on their premises. Being an absolute pan novice, he was confronted

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Ramah in a jam: Panman needs assistance - by The Buzz

The Buzz from the Trinidad Guardian has asked WST to post the following:

Ramah in a jam
Panman needs assistance
by The Buzz

 

Trinidad & Tobago - A call is going out to all panatics, social services, the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) to assis

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Symposium to Examine Carnival’s Creative and Commercial Inputs

Symposium to Examine Carnival’s Creative and Commercial Inputs
 

Brooklyn, NY  -  Right on the heels of this year’s pre-Lenten Carnival celebrations, a symposium will address the question of the Trinidad and Tobago masquerade’s traditional creativit

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Wyclef Jean shot in hand in Haiti

Wyclef has visited New York pan yards in the past. He did a music video with Pantonic Steel Orchestra in 2005 for then upcoming album.

 

(CNN) -- Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean was recovering Sunday after he was shot in the hand, his publicist said.

Spo

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Happy Birthday to Andy Narell

Yesterday was Andy Narell's birthday.  When Steel Talks extends are best wishes to Mr. Narell.

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Phase Two's 99-year lease

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Clive Bradley reminisced about the early days of women in pan:

Memories and Current Thoughts Related to Women
in the Steelpan World
by the late Clive Bradley, Arranger
 

Bradley reminisced about the early days of women in pan:

“The first time that I remember seeing women play Steelpan was around 1968, somewhe

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Condolences and tribute to an un sung Hero Henry 'Bendix' Cumberbatch

Just got the word on the Passing of another steelpan Giant...'Bendix' 

Bendix was a  truly talented and gifted Pan player and Arranger. those of us who knew him would attest to this fact....yet with all this talent he avoided the spotlight. ...It is

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Trinidad All Stars - 2011 Large Band Conventional Category Champions

Congratulations to Trinidad All Stars - 2011 Large Band Conventional Category 

 

click for Panorama 2011 Results: Large Band category -http://www.panonthenet.com/tnt/2011/results/2011summaryresults.htm#large

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What is the purpose of a panorama judge?

For years I have been hearing about 'what the judges are looking for' and  'the direction of the judges' as it relates to the arrangements offered by the bands. This year someone even singled out the arrangements of Boogsie and Carlton Zanda as the a

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Dr. Dawn Batson - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form

Dr. Dawn Batson

Trinidad - 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 achievemen

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Japan in our thoughts

To all the When Steel Talks members who call Japan home, our thoughts are with you.

 

WST

 

 

 

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Disrespectful Siparia Deltones

On panorama finals night, Siparia Deltones set up shop on the drag (green area) next to the bleachers where the bands play for the last time before going on stage, and they played continuously for over five hours with no regards for the bands that we

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Pannist - don't forget the Recording Studio!

I know it may be almost prohibitive to produce a CD nowadays, but hey!

Isn't it about time bands like Phase II, Desperadoes and All Stars brought out an up to date offering?

About 4 years ago Boogsie I was told pulled the plug on his long awaited Wor

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Champs of Steel/Champs in Concert - ON NOW! Live streaming in HD

 

Streaming live in HD right now on   www.carnivaltv.net

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