In the presentation, Allen gave a quick overview of carnivals in Trinidad and in New York. Allen states that his goal was to take a serious look at the concept of Diasporic Transnationalism. Which is much more than a one-way migration of people or
Read more…The Official Results for the National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries, which was held during the period November 4th to 12th, 2019. The first thirty-one (31) bands have qualified for a place in the National Single Pan Semi-Finals, which will be hel
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When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Odie Franklin on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestra - medium band category.
In addition, Odie is one of the three arranger-team known as the Three Amigos, again arran
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When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Vanessa Headley on being named the 2020 Panorama arranger for La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra - large band category. In addition, Vanessa will be the arranger for Trinidad Valley Harps Steel Orchestr
Read more…Prensa Latina - Cuba
Port of Spain, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today highlighted the UNESCO designation of this capital as a Creative City of Music.Newsday -- GARY CARDINEZ
Minister of Culture Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly among her constituents at Laventille Road, Febeau Village, San Juan, on Thursday night.AFTER being an all-female band for the last three years, Platinum Steel Orches
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4 years ago On this day in 1957 {June 1st} Nat 'King' Cole appeared on the NBC-TV music variety special 'Five Stars* for Springtime'... At the time he had two records on Billboard's Top 100 chart; "Stardust" was at #79 and "When Rock
Read more…International Pan Tuner Day
by Sharmain Baboolal
It was robbery, just before dawn at the Exodus Steel Orchestra, on the Eastern Main Road where two young men, who may have been armed, walked into the panyard demanded the keys for the band room and then stole two tenor pans and
Read more…Jamaica Observer
Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I. - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$350,000 for four projects that are geared at increasing cultural collaboration and improving the enabling environment for culture and the creative ar
Read more…Pan Trinbago Secretary Denise Hernandez, left, looks on as trustee Keith Simpson shows documents to President Beverly Ramsey-Moore during the steelband body’s internal elections at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, yesterday.
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PAUL MCADAM
DPI, Guyana, Monday, November 4, 2019
Guyana can see its economy grow by a further 86% next year after expanding by 4.4% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That is
Read more…The Daily Orange
Syracuse, New York, USA - ....[Victor] Provost, a renowned steel panist, has played across the globe, and teaches classes in world music at George Mason University.
The musician will visit Syracuse from Nov. 7 to 10 to teach a ste
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The eleven (11) remaining bands in the South/Central and Tobago Regions will wind up the National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries over three days
The eight (8) South/Central bands will go through their paces before the adj
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries continues in the East as bands compete for places in the semi -finals.
Seventeen bands are listed to perform before the judges’ panel at their respective pan yards on Thursday
Read more…The Weekly Packet
by Anne Berleant
Maine, USA - Carl and Susan Chase, longtime Brooksville residents and huge contributors to the local music and arts scene, died together in their home on October 27. The cause of death was suicide, according to the
Our sincere condolences to the Pan community of Maine, USA on the death of the man who brought steelpan music and the artform to the state.
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium for the 2019 National Junior Panorama Competition, starting at 4PM
Joan Rampersad - Trinidad Newsday
TT’s top five steel bands pulled out all the stops to thrill patrons at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Saturday night for Big 5 - The Concert.
Hosted by the International Steelband Founda
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