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Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. – On August 30th 1991, Steelband was officially declared the National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, and rightly so I may say. Any other Instrument indigenous to TnT and wish to lay claim, must be able to stand up on its o
Read more…New York - Panman Ulric Joseph has passed. When Steel Talks extends condolences to his family and friends. Ulric was the father of Tony Joseph (Metro Steel Orchestra) and Brian Joseph (Pantonic Steel Orchestra). ______________________________________
Read more…This is a must even if i say so myself. http://www.thepancafe.com/radio_player.php More and More People are getting involved why not join them email me radio@thepancafe.com Vine Ps. As it was my birthday this month here is a present for you all.
Read more…July 21st Caribana Greetings! By way of formal introduction, I am a photo-journalist accredited with the ScotiaBank Caribana organization. For the past 10 years I have been photographing the carnival events around Toronto with special emphasis on th
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In 2008, Desperadoes Steel Orchestra hosted a series of community concerts in Laventille, Trinidad, as phase one of its on-going programme in the role of change champions for the community utilizing the medium of music. This
Read more…Source: guardian.co.tt The embarrassment that Pan Trinbago’s executive suffered when the Sunday evening instalment of Pan in the Communities collapsed at Williams Bay, Chaguaramas, is only the latest indicator of the failings that the steelband’s le
Read more…This is the line up of Steel Orchestras, tunes, and arrangers for both the National Steelband Panorama, and the Junior National Panorama competitions in Grenada, W.I. for 2009. click for full line up
Read more…Hi I recently got a tenor steel pan and I would like to find a source for sheet music for the pan. Most music is classical or arrangements for full orchestras. I would like modern music - some jazz, pop etc Any ideas?
Read more…St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - "It's a revolution in pan, understand, we woman take over steelband". That's the refrain in the last lines of the chorus of "Pan Revolution" a song that was written in tribute to the vast number of young women who are no
Read more…All the bands are now up and cracking. 2009 should be a great year for the panorama scene. There is still a lot of time join a band and play for panorama. St. Lucia - Panorama has been cancelled this year. The pan folks of St. Lucia have taken a sta
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Netherlands - After months of planning and laborious work by their pannists, CSI Steelband Trust was ready for their Festival performance in Almere, Netherlands. On Saturday the 4th July 2009 all twenty four members of CSI arrived at their panyard ba
St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - The Steel Pan was in the spotlight last Saturday as a very exciting weekend of sweet pan music started the build up to Spicemas and Panorama 2009. The 2009 Bomb Tune competition that formed part of the Panorama Launch p
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. – The Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra will perform for audiences totaling approximately 40,000 in Canada next month. They will perform at the Barrie Caribbean Festival (Caribfest) and will also be the featured guests at the O
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New York, USA - The bake and salt fish (another great Caribbean dish) was simply awesome. Just writing about it - is making me yearn for some more right now. The weather and ambiance were spectacular. Location - central Brooklyn, New York outside Uto
Montreal, Quebec, Canada - The steelpan music movement - or the world for that matter - has never had a shortage of dreamers and procrastinators who can always find a reason why something ‘cannot happen.’ However, there are a distinct few individuals
New York - It was the power of Praise, right alongside the Power of Pan at the Premier Baptist Church (PBC) in Brooklyn last Friday. Music director and arranger Khuent Rose on steelpans joined with a couple other musicians to give those already comfo
Greetings all, I will be returning to Trinidad for a few weeks beginning of Sept.( inshallah) anyone in interested in obtaining any of my Steelpan text books ( six in all). Can do so for a discount price while I am in the country. my emails in T&T wi
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Panorama in Montreal is like that of no other place in the world. As the main event of the two-day Montreal International Steelpan Festival, now in its ninth year, the competition brings a unique brand and style to a city a
