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In My House - Anise 'Halfers' Hadeed - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe - Clive Bradley

Starlift Steel Orchestra -

Arranger Anise 'Halfers' Hadeed

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Pan Rebels Steel Orchestra -

Arranger Len "Boogsie" Sharpe

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Comparing a Steel band to a traditional orchestra.

Good Day to all pan lovers around the world. My discussion centers around the fact that some people compares the instruments in a steel band to traditional instruments in a traditional symphonic orchestra. Can anyone break down the comparison to link

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Top Steelband Leader Mack Scott honored in New York

New York, USA - ....Recently, Pan Sonatas’ (formerly Sonatas) success and unwavering commitment to excellence were recognized when leader and president Mack Scott was one of four distinguished honorees recognized for Caribbean-American Heritage Mon

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Updating band listings?

Hi all -

 

I just sent an e-mail to list@panonthenet.com  to update my band info on the Global & USA band lists.

But the e-mail came back as undelivaerable - can anyone advise who at WST i should contact to update my band listing?

 

thanks!

Catt

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The Show Must Go On! - Power of the Steelpan 2010 Montreal International Steelpan Festival in Full Review

The Show Must Go On! - Power of the Steelpan 2010 Montreal International Steelpan Festival in Full Review


Quebec, Canada - The words “the show must go on” have never rung with more truth and urgency than with this year's Montreal International Stee

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RENEGADES STEEL ORCHESTRA

BpTT and Renegades ‘renew vows’ By JOAN RAMPERSAD Saturday, July 3 2010 IT WAS billed as a “Renewal of Vows” and marked the 40th Anniversary of the bpTT/Renegades Steel Orchestra partnership. Chairman and CEO of bpTT, Robert Riley signed a certifi

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Ace Steelpan musician Ryan Joseph is ‘Lypo Tom’ in “The Pan Man”

New York, USA - He is one of the better known faces on the New York steelpan music scene. A frontline player with the champion steel orchestra Pan Sonatas, and, one of the core members of its stage side, Ryan Joseph is additionally a member of the hi

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Revisiting - Carl Chase - The Man Behind Steelpan in Maine

Carl Chase - The Man Behind Steelpan in Maine 

Montreal, Quebec, Canada -  He is quiet, reserved, unassuming and soft-spoken yet his passion for the steelpan and its music burns white hot. Meet Carl Chase, the man singularly responsible for the int

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Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra Triumph in Montreal

Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra captures the hearts and minds of Montréal for F.I.S.M.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - With the results of two competitions now in hand, Starlift Junior Steel Orchestra closed out the 10th Annual Montreal International Ste

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Happy Birthday to Steelpan Giant Anthony Williams

When Steel Talks extends best wishes to steelpan innovator, leader and arranger Anthony Willams.

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Best Steel Orchestras in the World assemble at “POP Meets STEEL”

Trinidad and Tobago - Some of the world’s best and most renowned steel orchestras will be assembling in Trinidad and Tobago for command performances over two days as part of the NAPA Festival project.

Trinidad All Stars, Silver Stars, Phase II Pan G

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Which Steel Band Arranger has been with a TRINBAGO band the longest

in the NBA basketball Jerry Sloan of the UTAH JAZZ has been the longest coach with the same team which steel band arranger presently hold that spot??????

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Licks especially with a guava whip

Talking about Copper's day - he was something else as Trini's like to say. He was also the captain of the Angel Harps Steel Orchestra. In those days playing the steel pan was termed "beating pan" and it was a 'special group' of players that beat pan

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trivia question

what was the closest contested panorama in trinidad, how many points seperated the wining band from the last band, what year?

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From Musical Arrangements To Dance and Prance:

PANORAMA's INEFFICIENT JUDGING

2009 & 2010

 

NYC.

 

THE DESTRUCTION OF PANORAMA 2009 & 2010 BY THE JUDGES & PAN TRINBAGO’S INEFFICIENT ADMINISTRATORS:

My Question Is: WHAT IS THE POINT SYSTEM OR CRITERIA YOU USE TO JUDGE PANORAMA?

FOR SOMETIME IT HAS

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time to grow up, face the truth and not just the music in panorama

Finally I am hearing some music in panorama I can trully enjoy, unfortunately bands are still hung up on the competition thing, I am hearing a lot of unfair remarks bout the last two panoramas, the best arranged pieces did not win, and that is not th

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Steelbands Join NAPA Fest ‘Pop Meets Steel’ – an Explosion of Culture

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The inclusion of steel orchestras from Pan in the 21st Century in the NAPA (National Academy for the Performing Arts) project gives the steelpan community the opportunity to showcase the versatility of the national instrumen

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Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to every dad all over the world.

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No Panorama! No Respect for PAN!

St. Lucia, W.I. - There will be no Panorama this year. Again! And one of the main reason, I understand is that money promised has not been paid for competition since 2008. I could not believe my ears. Can someone confirm for me, please? If this is i

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Pan Sonatas heat things up with hot Curry

New York, USA - When Steel Talks was on the road, off on another steelpan-cuisine quest - this time the Curry-Que of reigning New York Panorama champions Pan Sonatas. The group is known for having the sweetest steelpan instruments in the tri-state ar

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