The internationally revered music education organization was recently served notice that the landlord was advising of the scheduled demolition of their premises of 28 years on Monday August 15, 2016. The birdsong institution has been serving their co
Without a National Policy for Pan, situations like the eviction imbroglio that is presently confronting Birdsong are bound to occur. If the steelpan is the national instrument then we have to set up the national infrastructure within which steelbands
St. George's, Grenada, W.I. -- Kirk Seetahal, CEO of Spicemas, under which Grenada's National Panorama currently takes place, is under fire for the unprecdented and gross disrespect and contempt experienced by the steelband players and community in t
Many negative things going against the Steelbands and Panplayers in the mecca of PAN, BIRDSONG facing eviction, one wonders which Steelband will be next. Asami murder is unsolved, Panplayers unpaid for 2016 Panorama. With four months before the year
The steelpan via the hang/handpan is not the only sacred, cultural institution of an instrument that has been co-opted, colonized and corrupted by Europeans on a wide scale. As I have discussed this particular matter in previous blog posts as it per
It would be nice to know how the forum is leaning on this issue (especially the sideline readers). Personally, I have been oscillating; I would like to know how the other members see it.
Birdsong had a show of solidarity on Sunday with Prof Clement Imbert, Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah, former Tunapuna MP Eddie Hart, Pan Trinbago
In his message to launch Pan Month on Friday evening Pan Trinbago’s president Keith Diaz said he was proud to see the Trinidad and Tobago athletes parade at the opening of the 31 Olympics Games in Rio, Brazil in their red, w
The Birdsong Academy, a Tunapuna music and cultural institution, is begging for extra time from their landlords to acquire new land and construct a new building. They're staring down the barrel of an eviction notice and they have to be out by Monday.
Panland Trinidad and Tobago Ltd yesterday hosted the Ritan High School of Beijing, one of just a few schools in China with a steel orchestra. The group arrived on Friday and would be returning home today (Monday).
Today’s marks six months since the murder of Japanese pannist and masquerader Asami Nagakiya and police probing the case have interviewed over 20 people from T&T and Japan and are also awaiting the final pathologis
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tomorrow, Laventille will once more open its arms to residents and visitors alike to come and share in the brighter side in the capital of the pan world. From 5 pm, the Laventille Steelband Festi
Our 3-Pan Cello steelpans represent the authentic culture, craftsmanship and class that this modern instrument is recognized for. All of our instruments are 100% handcrafted from the start of the pan making process until the finish, from sinking to t
1. Digicel Florida All Stars 2. Suzuki Pan Wizards 3. Pan Ossia 4. Grand Roy Pan Angels 5. FLOW Commancheros 6. Coyaba New Dimensions 7. Republic Bank Angel Harps 8. Pan L
This not a direct Pan-related story, but it has critical information and learning points that Pan organizations and players must be cognizant of, as the many aspects of the entertainment industry continue to overlap. Beyond the Forbes article posted
This is a little tribute to WINSFORD DEVINE for all the work he has put into producing CALYPSO. I can't believe that one man can be so prolific. I wonder how Reggie Joseph's body of work stacked up to this one. Reggie Joseph never documented his comp
