There are a lot of good Pan videos to be found on youtube.com, some of which were posted by When Steel Talks and some posted by other users; but every now and then I come across that one video that just makes me laugh. The video below is one of those
Trinidad & Tobago, WI - The Pan in Schools Coordinating Council helps to introduce new music technology to the classroom and develop young pan tuners.
In 1999 a group of school teachers with a deep interest in the development of the steelpan, came t
Trinidad & Tobago, WI - On Saturday 7th November 2009, Pamberi will host a Concert at the Panyard on Santa Cruz Old Road, San Juan from 8.00 pm.
“REFLECTIONS-Celebration of the life of MALCOLM ‘MALO’ SULLIVAN” is the title of the event.
Malcolm was
Nominations for the Regional Executive Committee for each of the four (4) Pan Trinbago regions have ceased.
At the close on Sunday 1st November 2009, a total of 66 persons have been nominated for seven (7) positions in each of the following regions
Hey everyone,
I was wondering if there are any stores that anyone would recommend for getting steelpan items. I am looking for anything related to pan, except the pan itself. So if you have had a good experience with anybody please let me know! I am
With unprecedented access in today’s world comes astronomical numbers of choices, which begets unusual competition for people’s time and attention in ways and places one must be forced to come to terms with. Who would ever have thought that a Yankee
New Pres in charge of Steelband Affairs in Trinidad & Tobago
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Pan Trinbago Inc. has a new President. He is Keith Diaz, former Chairman of the Northern Region of Pan Trinbago and member of WITCO Desperadoes.
Diaz received 15
Patrick Arnold was yesterday unseated as president of Pan Trinbago after 12 years at the helm.
The new president is Keith Diaz of WITCO Desperadoes who won the face off with 152 votes from the representatives of more than 70 local steel bands which
Printers ‘talking loud’ and saying something
Two ‘Scaredy Cats’ Run for cover,
New York, NY - Ever wonder what happens when you take the product presenters out of their comfort zone and eliminate their prepared script? Will they let their product do
England, UK - Ebony’s historical journey began in a humble setting of a chilly autumn of 1969 in Acton, London by Cape James and Winston ‘P’ Joseph. Cape inherited the steel pans from The Relatives Steelband when John Justalyn, a founder of the band
Trinidad, WI - Pan Trinbago’s Triennial Convention is scheduled to take place at The Auditorium, East Mucurapo Secondary School, 1 Mucurapo Road, Mucurapo, Trinidad on Sunday 25th October 2009 at 10:00 am, with registration commencing at 8:00 am.
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Hey all, are there any UK / Euro members here? I'm trying to find anyone who might be interested in purchasing official T&T Panorama DVDs / CDs / anything from competing bands, as there doesn't seem to be anything recent readily available here (my on
New York, NY - When Steel Talks (WST) is among the press corps at the PDN International Conference and PhotoPlus Expo, Jacob Javits Center, New York. We are here to mingle with manufacturers, observe, question and explore their philosophies and their
Why not have a World Cup Panorama Competition where Pan Trinbago takes the top three bands from each Panorama (Trinidad, New York, England, etc.) and have them compete against each other for the world title! It can be setup in the same way as the wor
I've noticed that several pieces have a similar two or three note figure in the melody at the beginning of the chorus - for example My Pussin, Queen of the Bands and Plenty Lovin, and is similar to the chorus of Yellow Bird and Sly Mongoose. Can anyo
Trinidad & Tobago, WI - The auditions are out of the way and the serious business of the Talent Expression competition is about to start. The ninth edition of this prestigious event organised by the Southern Marines Steelband Foundation and held at t
New Dimension steel band was formed in March of 1988 by a group of young people living in St. George the capital Grenada.
From inception the band gave signal that it would be a tremendous musical force for in just six months New Dimension Steel Band
New York, NY - Ever wonder what happens when you take the product presenters out of their comfort zone and eliminate their prepared script? Will they let their product do