
T&T's Steeldrum, the Pan. Courtesy Trinbagopan.com.
Pan needs a big idea. Like when Peter Ueberroth made the 1984 Olympics the TV games, raising close to a billion US d
Nerlin Taitt passed away on January 20th.
Of all the Pan Pioneers discussed on this forum,he seems to have been forgotten.
Nerlin Taitt was a champion pan soloist and steelband pioneer and
innovator in South Trinidad in the 1950' and 60's who was a

T&T's Steeldrum, the Pan. Courtesy Trinbagopan.com.
Pan needs a big idea. Like when Peter Ueberroth made the 1984 Olympics the TV games, raising close to a billion US d
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German brass in a panyard
By ANNE HILTON Thursday, April 8 2010 STILL photos can never do justice to a marching band like IG Blech. Say the words “march |
New York's Annual Economic Stimulus -What This City Stands to Lose
New York - The West Indian American Day Carnival Association's - promoter of the annual New York steelband panorama and carnival events - financial forecast states that on the basis
The New York University Steel Drum Ensemble, under the direction of Joshua Quillen, will take the stage of NYU’s Frederick Loewe Theatre on April 19th to present an evening of music for steel band. In addition to his work with So Percussion, Quillen
Lebanon - Double second steelpan musician Shawn Thwaites and his wife vocalist Sabreen Thwaites have been away from US shores since December 2008. The talented duo has been delighting audiences as they already have back home, but this time around whi
Big Up! to Robbie Joseph for again letting his great work do the talking...
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| New York Steelband “Gospelypso” Show Steelband Performances track the spiritual musical journey of the “panman” in the Americas |
New York - In ‘the city that never sleeps’ and which is known as the entertainment capital of the world - the New York |
Maybe I'm missing something here, but to look to me like the PHI and E-Pan are two different products. One is a MIDI controller and the other is a synthesizer. So what's the problem?
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Tobago's Our Boys celebrates 56th. anniversary
By OPOKU WARE Thursday, April 1 2010 OUR BOYS Steel Orchestra is the only steelband in the history |
| Steelband Concert warms up chilly March evening |
New York - An unusually chilly Spring evening in March did not deter a core crowd of determined pan music lovers from turning out for the Gospelypso steelpan concert held at the auditorium at Wingat |
New York - The late-March 2010 ‘Gospelypso’ concert that featured eight New York-area steel orchestras was actually the replacement event for the cancelled Christmas concert back in December due to a severe snow storm. This time the concert woul |
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Remembering Rudolph
By VERDEL BISHOP Monday, March 29 2010 TODAY marks 25 years since the death of pan tuner and innovator, Rudolph Charles, who cr |
Global - Earlier this month When Steel Talks began its annual celebration and tribute to "Women in Steelpan," highlighting the multifaceted, multi-talented intellectual, educator and artist Pat Bishop. This global figure is and remains one of the piv
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Pasadena, Texas - The Central campus’ choir and steel drum band will combine forces for the world premier of “In the Shadows of the Forest,” a pioneer work exclusively composed for steel band and choir. The concert, which is free and open to the pub
Hello, Mr. Advance Dynamics what is the status on the updated 2010 DVD you promised?
I found it very disappointing that in the month that we are celebrating women that is the behavior put forth by people in charge.
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Rise of the Steelband in Guyana
Submitted by and published with the express permission of the author - the late Godfrey Chin
Tribute to steelbands before Mash 1970 - By Godfrey Chin
By 1953 local bands sprouted throughout the mudland from Bartica t