Hello WST members,
I am looking to buy a copy of George Goddard's book, "Forty Years in the Steelbands, 1939-1979", and was wondering if anybody out there could help me out in some way. I don't think the publisher, Karia Press, is still operating, and
Hello everyone,
I’ll be arranging for the Starlift Steel Orchestra for Panorama 2011.
If you’d like to perform with the ensemble, or know of players who would like to be part of theexperience, please contact me at liamteague@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Lia Read more…Paris Pan Jam was recorded in France in 2009 when the band did a five-week tour of Europe, and originally released in France this year when the band returned to Europe for two months from May through July.
Last year Pamberi was offered the opportunit
Read more…USSA is having a small reciption on Thursday 8pm at Cafe' Omar. This reciption, is to present to seven of the area steelbands with awards aquired from Dr. Kendall Stewart, he will be making the presentation himself, also USSA will make presentations
Read more…By Leiselle Maraj Tuesday, November 9 2010
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Global - It was 'Live' Pan on the net for almost two hours. WST (When Steel Talks) just completed taking in a portion of the NIU (Northern Illinois University) steelband concert from DeKalb, Illinois, through the NIU School of Music’s web broadcasti
Read more…Folks you need to listen to "Land For Pan" by Bodyguard. I think that song has the best chord progression of all the pan songs that I've heard for 2011 so far. It has a lot of musical movements and is the kind of tune any panman would love to play. T
Read more…The lyrics brilliantly capture the kind of addiction to Pan experienced by many older generation pan "beaters" of the years stretching roughly from the late 40s to the 60s. It is also very ingenious and shrewd to use drugs as the metaphor of choice.
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Columnist Michael Joseph shares his opinion about Trinidad and Tobago’s planned introduction of the People’s Band on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago for Carnival 2011 as announced by that country’s Minister of Arts and Mu
Read more…Kenny J has again displayed his ingenuity combined with a danceable melody
Read more…Pan gorn clear!
Ontario, Canada - Oh goooode! I get christen over again! Dem pan jumbie hole me in a full Nelson and douse my head in holy water till ah ketch de power an bawl for murderation. Hear nuh man. Talk bout bess? Steupse....it was more dan
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Global - When Steel Talks (WST) is committed to ensuring that the global steelpan music community remains a dynamic environm
by Nestor Sullivan
Global - This year, 2010, steelbands in England participating in the Panorama at the Notting Hill Carnival, played for free. That is, the bands received no monies for appearance fees or for prizes. It is reported that this was due
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Global - This collection of music pieces is called “Open Window” and it is quite appropriately so named. You, the listener, are afforded the unique position as an interested, or possibly even originally dispassionate viewer - through this ‘open windo
Hey everyone,
2011 Panorama Tunes Steelband Music Score Sheets
Wednesday, November 3 2010
The late Cecil Ha
New York, USA - Well, the 2010 version of the PDN PhotoPlus Expo is over. The When Steel Talks (WST) crew has headed back to our happy hunting grounds in search of all things steelpan music-related.
....It was clear that awareness of ongoing technol
Ontario, Canada - Writing a concert review entirely in superlatives may seem overdone, even sycophantic. Yet all those who attended the 2010 Autumn Leaves on Steel in Toronto would agree that each of the four soloists and the band that backed them, w
A World Federation for Pan?
Global - Over the last few days there has been much discussion on the When Steel Talks Network over the Nestor Sullivan article “The Demise of the Steelband Panorama - and the Possible Solution.” As a subsequent by-product
