Global - Colorful, charismatic and talented, the legendary Geoffrey Holder took time out of his extremely busy schedule to share a few minutes with When Steel Talks about the two steelband firsts’ for which he was solely responsible. An insight int
Global -The steelpan instrument, Christmas and Robert Greenidge = “A Coral Reefer Christmas.” What more could one ask for in terms of a special music item for the season? And if that’s not enough, Robert brings a star musical cast to the table on th
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism, Winston Peters, says Panorama, the annual national steelband competition, has "killed" the steelpan and its scope needs to be broadened.
I have learnt that it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and remove doubt from people's mind. Many cultural icons in the steelpan industry have learnt that from your's truly in the past and many more will b
Barbados, W.I. - Well-known Mosaic Steel Orchestra from Barbados in the Caribbean is an active music organization that delivers premier pan performances throughout Barbados, and has also performed in Antigua and England. Late last month, Tropical Sto
Chief of Steelband in Nigeria - Bowie Sonnie Bowei receives Chieftain Titles
Nigeria - In a celebration that lasted four hours at the palace of the Alagbara of Agbara, Agbara town in Ogun State, south west Nigeria, two chieftaincy titles were conferr
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As a long time member of the Southern Marines fraternity, I would like to extend my condolences to the friends and family of Ms Petra Abraham, who was murdered by bandits on the night of November 16th 2010.
An extremely talented young woman, she was
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - With a focus on southern Trinidad where he and his band, Southern Marines Steelband Foundation, are based, columnist Michael Joseph expresses his dismay about the treatment of the steelband community with respect to the fi
The Illustrated Story of Pan brings together the results of Kim Johnson’s two decades of research into the oral, documentary and pictorial history of the steelband movement. It combines the intellectual rigour of a leading Caribbean researcher with t
Can someone explain to me what exactly is a "Panorama Tune". For the
better part of the last 70 years all types of tunes were played by pan
sides. The calypsonians sang tunes of humour, social commentary, love
etc and t
The steelpan community in the state of Indiana has representation in its newly-formed Indiana Steelpan Association. Co-founders are Eric Mannweiler, David Chase and Tom Berich.
Much thanks folks. Recently WST ning network went over 6500 members. We
are looking forward to increasing global steelpan music experience of the WST family..
Trinidad & Tobago. W.I. - Southern Marines Steelband Foundation in Marabella, Trinidad has declared that in homage to their slain pan player, twenty-year old Petra Abraham - this weekend's upcoming finals of their annual Talent Expression competitio
Paris Pan Jam was recorded in France in 2009 when the band did a five-week tour of Europe, and originally released in France this year when the band returned to Europe for two months from May through July.
Global - Colorful, charismatic and talented, the legendary Geoffrey Holder took time out of his extremely busy schedule to share a few minutes with When Steel Talks about the two steelband firsts’ for which he was solely responsible. An insight int
Global -The steelpan instrument, Christmas and Robert Greenidge = “A Coral Reefer Christmas.” What more could one ask for in terms of a special music item for the season? And if that’s not enough, Robert brings a star musical cast to the table on th
Barbados, W.I. - Well-known Mosaic Steel Orchestra from Barbados in the Caribbean is an active music organization that delivers premier pan performances throughout Barbados, and has also performed in Antigua and England. Late last month, Tropical Sto
