Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Winston "Gypsy" Peters said yester
UA Steel Drum Band documentaries premiering Feb. 15 on Western Reserve PBS
Ohio, USA - The history and heart of steel drum music and its journey from tropical Trinidad to northeast Ohio is the focus of “Hammer on Steel,” two programs premiering Feb
By Darcel Choy Thursday, February 3 2011
University of the West Indies (UWI) professor Winston Lewis has a vision — steelpan would be available to everyone locally, regionally and internationally.
His vision also includes manufactu
On Feb 3rd, I actually attended my first general meeting of Pan Trinbago as a representative of Flamingoes Steelband. I went for a few reasons amongst which was to enquire and explain if necessary the merits of the Petition that the World Pan communi
Read more…Question- Is there any place or person who teach Pan Lessons in the five boros including Nassau and Suffolk. This does not include the Steelbands who I am probably sure provide some sort of teachings. Do a directory exist of persons or places stating
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Twenty three (23) North Bands competing in the Small and Medium Conventional steel orchestra prelimin
I want to be a billionaire so frigging bad, so I can award fantastic steel players a Star on the pavement of woodford square in Trinidad. I will put Steelpans in Forbes margazine and send Pans and players to perform for Oprah and the queen! I will c
Read more…Fenural service for henry sly cyrus will be thursday 10 febuary2011 at solo harmonites pan yard time 11 am
Read more…I pondered upon writing this condolence in memory of Keith Smith, I knew I had to write it not just because he was a friend, a wizard of pose, a colourful individual or a man of amazing talents, he was all that and more...
But because Keith loved his
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to family and friends of veteran journalist and WST member Keith Smith.
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The preliminary stages for the Single Pan Band competition have been completed. In the Eastern region, San Juan East Side Symphony under the baton of Duvone
Trinidad & Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra and Scrunters Pan Groove both tied for the top spot in the recent Single Pan Band preliminaries for the Northern Region. The two bands and twelve others now join other semi-finalis
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PanTrinbago’s high note
Monday, February 7 2011 PanTrinbago’s decision to make up the $200 difference between this year’s reduced fee for pan players taking part in Panorama and what was paid out formerly, through seeking to raise revenue to meet |
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Four steel bands in the South/Central region have advanced to the National Single Pan Bands Semi Finals.
The bands are Self Help Marines, Rio Claro Koskeros, Shades In Steel and Fyzabad 4th Dimension.
Self Help Marines of Po
Read more…Originally printed at http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Gypsy_not_comfortable_with__800_pan_fee-114402944.html
By —GG
Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Winston "Gypsy" Peters said yester
To Whensteeltalks, the Steelpan Community, and PanTrinbago,
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has definitely hit a low point when innocent pan men are afraid to go to their rehearsals with the fear of being shot and killed by those people in the
Read more…From Gregory Lindsay
Greetings ...
An important update to the WST community
Please permit my frankness and brevity for an independent update to the WST diaspora from the ground in Port-of-Spain yesterday at an emergency meeting held yesterday at Com
Read more…The State of the Steelpan - Mark Loquan
Trinidad - I was following from afar the events unfolding in the pan world with some of the latest controversies around payment for pan players, the Ministry and Pan Trinbago appearing not to have a common v
Read more…was there not videos for the finals of panorama 2009 for large and medium bands? i will like to see them
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