Remembering Composer Jan Bach in the Spotlight - first concerto ever written for steelpan
Composer Jan Bach
and the Steelpan
The first concerto ever written for steelpan and orchestra
Illinois, USA - “Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra” - the work of composer and educator Dr. Jan Bach of Northern Illinois University (NIU) - was most rec
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Neville Jules turned 82 (91 in 2018) last week. At the Duke Street panyard, even the young players call him Cap. They see him around Hell Yard, a shrine to pan, but can’t fully fathom his weight. Founder of Trinidad All Star
New York - It appears that the future of Steelpan music at Lincoln Center may be nothing more than "Dead Man Walking." In what has to be one of the most glaring acts of total disregard and one of the ugliest insults the instrument has suffered in its
Happy Birthday Neville Jules - Steelpan Titan revisited in WST Interview
Global - The time period is whenever - the setting and place is wherever - and the agenda is good music. That’s pretty much all you need to know about producer, performer, composer and recording artist Andy Narell's latest project called the “Univers
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Filmmaker Ricardo Scipio has announced that his third feature film, “Finder of Lost Children” will be premiering at the Hollywood Black Film Festival in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Theater #1, Wednesday, June 3, at 3:00 p.m.
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France - Many times in the arts you come across talent and work that are so compelling that words are not needed, and language is not a barrier. Indeed such is the case with the work of François Lachèze.
François, who is a steelpan lover and former
Denmark - His bio states that the sound of Trinidadian steel drums are reinvented and combined with contemporary pop music to create the global fusion that is the outcome of his approach - and that he is an accomplished steel panist, singer and songw
Hamilton, Bermuda, W.I. - Very much in the belief that “you have to know where you come from in order to know where you are going,” as Bermuda celebrates its 400th Anniversary, they have chosen to include African traditions during the Bermuda Day Par
Denmark - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks (WST), Danish recording/artist/panist/arranger/composer Sune Borregaard speaks on the Hollywood film “Finder of Lost Children” which features his original pan score.
Sune shares how he became