by WST
March 8, 2014 · Machida, Tokyo, Japan · facebook post Dear my friends living in Trinidad. I came home safely. In this journey, companion of many is waiting for me, and gave me a warm welcome. I was able to meet new friends as well, and was ab
Ok I want to say that it is time to form an organization or union to represent musicians. I have been very impressed this year by Voice the 2016 Soca Monarch and i want to take this time to congratulate him on his victory and his winning song, Life h
Read more…Member of Parliament for Port of Spain South Marlene Mcdonald has shot down a request for pan yards to be given bar licenses.
The call came from Pan-Trinbago president Keith Diaz, who believes bar licences could help pan yards become less dependent o
Read more…Len "Boogsie" Sharpe on stage for Panorama 2016 Finals
Ok when I first heard about Asami tears came to my eyes. Here is someone who has embraced our culture and is helping to spread it to the world. This is not good for Trinidad and Tobago and Japa
Read more…Cnc3 News - Trinidad
Local musical legend, Joey “Pal” Lewis has died at the age of 78.
CNC3 has confirmed that Lewis passed away last night although the exact ill
Finals Results - Large Conventional Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2016
1. 285 Desperadoes
2. 284 Supernovas
3. 283 Phase II Pan Groove
3. 283 BP Renegades
5. 281 CAL Invaders
6. 280 All Stars
7. 277 Silver Stars
8. 276 Redemption
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Read more…I listen to the last hour of this discussion on i95.5fm in T&T and was glad to hear this question ask and being discussed on the radio. As old people will tell you, if you see smoke most likely their is a fire, so if the question was asked probably t
Read more…Recently , I posted the following on Facebook , and I thought it worthy of discussion on this forum
"Sometimes I think that in our desire to ensure that pan players be compensated , we forget the reason why most of us started "playing the steel pans
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Les jeunes de KSB étaient en immersion au pays du steelpan. Ils préparent la première participation de la G
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(Photo: Donna Terek / The Detroit News)
At his Detroit studio, Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, Ralph Taylor has cleared away the giant Carnival costumes he designs and dusted off a dozen sets of steel drums he’d had in storage for years.
He
My 2008 album "Priestess of Pan" is now available on Spotify. Just enter the album name or "Rachel Hayward" as the search term, sit back and enjoy. If you wan to buy the full version (with two tracks I couldn't get the digital rights to) you can buy
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New York
In recognition of their highly successful musical venture to the 2015 International Panorama competition (ICP) held in Trinidad and Tobago, the City Council of New York honored Brooklyn Steel Orchestra (BSO) with a City Proclamation. The gro
Read more…On February 23rd 2015, the Appeal Court of Trinidad & Tobago upheld the award of nominal damages payable to Keith J A Simpson and Denise L. J. Hernandez by Justice Rahim on January 17th 2013. This was in relation to the matter brought against Pan Tri
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A local high school band ensemble has been selected as one just a few groups to play in Charleston in the coming weeks.
John Marshall High School Band Director Tracey Filben says she submitted for the Steel Drum Band to play an enti
Read more…Written by Henry Lipput -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pugliano is a consultant, business development specialist, trainer, and also a musician. “I’ve played the steel pan -- which is the basis of my organization Barrels To Beethoven -- probably since
Read more…http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/The-power-of-steelband-on-the-road-249075801.html
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/The-power-of-steelband-on-the-road-249222031.html
Read more…REMEMBERING ASAMI
STATEMENT by several Heads of Mission and representatives from International Organizations located in Trinidad and Tobago:
We wish to first and foremost extend our condolences to the family and many friends of Asami, and to expre
New York, USA - NYU Steel has been turning heads and breaking new ground for a while now. Unafraid to challenge the norms and traditional Western music and performance thinking - from its inception, NYU Steel has simply been a game-changer. This wee
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Dad loved opera and classical music. He'd play c
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