Mia Gormandy in Concert - Northern Illinois Panist Shines
Illinois, USA - “The thing that has impressed me the most about Mia has been her personality. In addition to her talent and work ethic, she is a wonderful person to be around. When Mia first
With the preliminary round of judging completed, representatives of the participating bands witnessed the opening of the score sheets and the tallying of points by Pan Trinbago officials earlier today. Codrington Pan Family of East Dry River playing
Read more…Hi, I am looking for a couple of Steelpan players in Italy to play at a wedding in Sienna. Does anyone know any groups based around there? Best wishes Bethan bethan@airmtm.com
Read more…I have heard that Silver Stars stepped outside the box once more rencently with a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody. Does anyone have an audio video clip to share?
Read more…i felt very proud to see the pan in such a forum and the playing was beautiful keep it up girl friend take comand
Read more…United Kingdom - The first time I saw Despers (the legendary Desperadoes Steel Orchestra hailing from Laventille in Trinidad), I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon, as part of their UK tour. The whole aud
Read more…Chances are, if you are anything like me you will have some old VHS videos with the Panorama on it from the 1980's. I just sent an email to Pan Trinbago asking them to re-master those old VHS videos to DVD with improved video quality and sound; I thi
Read more…Panorama on the Net 2009
In the last few weeks, hundreds of thousands of pan historians, fans and players hooked into the When Steel Talks online network and site seeking to gain and/or share information on the panorama happenings, and become associ
Many can talk the talk - but few can walk the walk. Panist Jonathan Scales without a doubt is ‘walking the walk.’ On his sophomore release called Plot/Scheme, Scales takes the listener not only into unexpected territory, but clearly uncharted real-es
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form Keva Margetson Antigua & Barbuda- The late Keva Margetson of Antigua was an avid supporter of all the historical and cultural things that make people of the Caribbean both unique and great. There are th
Read more…I had a great time in Trinidad with my brother Norman and friends. Norman played Double Seconds with the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra - a long awaited dream came true. Most of this year I spent with Desperadoes, it seemed that anywhere I went I ended
Read more…Show 3 is online http://www.thepancafe.com/radio_player.php Please feel free to get involved THIS MONTHS SHOW 1) Song For My Father (The Pan Cafe Quartet) 2) Doh Back Back (All Stars) 3) Charlo (Ralph Macdonald) 4) Where The Ganges Meets The Nile
Read more…Congratulations to the members and management of Silver Stars. When Steel Talks 1st Silver Stars - 469 2nd Phase II Pan Groove - 468 3rd Trinidad All Stars - 460 4th Desperadoes - 458 5th Renegades - 457 6th Exodus - 456 7th Siparia Deltones - 450.
Read more…I had a great time in Trinidad with my brother Norman and friends. Norman played Double Seconds with the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra - a long awaited dream came true. Most of this year I spent with Desperadoes, it seemed that anywhere I went I ended
Read more…Here is a simple question or NOT - "When is it OK and NOT OK to use bits and pieces, or 'quotes' from a previously arranged piece of music?" At what point can this be considered plagiarism?? if at all? For many musicians, they can easily replicate a
Read more…Billy Ocean ON TOUR WITH EBONY
Why steel bands?
"I've been doing that since I was in Trinidad as a little kid. One of the hurtful things when I came to England was that I had to leave my (steel drum) pan and my dog behind." ... Billy Ocean
Ebony St
DeKalb, Ill. — Less than a minute after Robert Chappell first heard steelpannist Liam Teague’s “hands like lightning,” the Northern Illinois University professor knew what he must do.
“When Liam first came to NIU in January of 1993, everybody obviou
Africa Panorama 2009! The Nigerian Forces Panorama will come up between 20th and 23rd of November 2009. There will be nine organisations participating but we will have more than nine bands, since some organisations will present multiple bands from va
Read more…The year is 1994 and Robert Greenidge is the arranger for Moods Pan Groove of New York. This is a two minute sample of the heralded ten minute arrangement as captured by Basement Recordings. Go to https://whensteeltalks.ning.com/video/no-wuk-for-car
Read more…Has anyone here worked with a contact mic on their pan? A friend of mine is suggesting this for me to play in Notting Hill - any ideas? I have only ever used a regular mic, above or below the pan, which can cause problems if the pan is swinging, or i
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