New York, USA - The Board of Directors of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) extend sincere gratitude to ALL our “partners” and those who assisted in making New York’s 2010 Labor Day Carnival Festival a resounding success.
Did any one record these performances? Wot No CD? Not even ah pan yard lavway practise session?
Come On Basement! Whey yuh waitin for?
Money burnin ah hole in meh pocket
Randisc
Read more…New York Mayor Bloomberg and New Pioneers Terrorize Steelband Youth
A clear case of reckless endangerment of youth, family and community... The terror, that terror wants...
New York, USA - ....Close your eyes and envision over one hundred people with
The best of the best, New York Panorama Drummers
New York, USA - The man who anchors a New York steelband panorama performance is of a special breed. He is not just a drummer. The fortunes of up to ninety-nine other performing musicians (or in the
A Very Real Possibility - Sometime in the very near future...
New York, USA - A very likely scenario, based on recent events at the pan yards in New York, and an ever-present possibility of a steelband pan yard 'shut down' gone horribly wrong. A Steel
Panorama And The Power Of Context
A steelband panorama special to When Steel Talks
New York, USA - In the parking lot of the Brooklyn Museum, WIADCA’s red, white and blue corporate logo featuring a humming bird and an eagle, loomed large at the cen
Casablanca’s captain, Raymond Mark. Photos: Sheldon Osborne
Casablanca steelband of Belmont has had
When Steel Talks extends our condolences to Franklin Gerald and family.
The following message was sent to WST.
I am in a heated discussion regarding the number of players in a large band for panorama 2010. Can someone inform the number of players in a large band for panorama?
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Arrow. His calypso "Hot, Hot, Hot" is one of the all time greats out of the Caribbean.
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May god bless u and hope u enjoyed the ride condolenses to yur family your music will always live on .......
Read more…Steelband Music Panyard Panorama Recordings
Basement Recordings captures “Pan in New York” 2010
New York, USA - With the continued objective of providing the New York steel orchestras with the finest recordings ever - Basement Recordings again capt
Bowling is all about one number: the final score. And great bowlers come whisker-close to hitting the perfect score regularly. Not enough dimentions for me to be fascinated by, and few people pay money to attend bowling matches.
Steelpan is practic
Read more…New York, USA - It’s 4:30 a.m. in the morning and the 1-mile Flatbush Avenue stretch between Grand Army Plaza and Empire Boulevard is packed with bands filling the air with a percussive symphony of rhythm and soul. It is Labor Day, and it’s J’Ouvert
Read more…Sonatas - 1st - 472 points
ADLIB - 2nd - 457 points
CASYM - 3rd - 448 points
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Read more…Meet Stanley Joseph - Captain of Sonatas Steel Orchestra
Panist set to move from steelpan ‘Battle Zone’ to real life Zone
Captain of Sonatas Steel Orchestra, Stanley JosephNew York, USA - Stanley Joseph, the young but very capable captain of the 2010
I am of the view that the band is very community oriented and moving from home is not the best thing. Lots of folks just pay lip service,
According to recent reports, the 2010 NY panorama will be available over the internet for a fee. New York steelband leaders claim they were unaware of the situation. Moreover, no agreement was setup for the bands to share in potential lucrative fina
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