Pan Trinbago president Beverley Ramsey-Moore.
THE month of August is pan month with a number of pan events occurring across the country. From now on, August 11 will be known as World Pan Day. This was announced Sunday at the Pan Trinbago head offic
Read more…St. George's Jouvert 2019
from -- Senator The Honourable Clarence Rambharat
Finally! Just before their appearance tonight at “Pan in d Borough” in the Royal Borough of Arima, I present Amrit Samaroo of First Citizens Supernovas Steel Orchestra with their letter of Cabinet app
Martin Daly
,,,Regarding merit, I have repeatedly pointed out, for example, that our disadvantaged communities comprise many persons of enormous scientific talent who invented and perfected and now maintain the steel drum. Its music now captivates t
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to New Dimension Steel Orchestra - the 2019 Grenada National Panorama champs, with champion arranger Cordel Byam.
| Position | Band | Song |
| 1 | Republic Bank Angel Harps | V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning |
| 2 | Rainbow City All Stars | Black Wizard’s Soca Feeling |
| 3 | New Dimension | V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning |
| 4 | Suzuki Food Fair Pan Wizards | Scholar’s Still Booming |
| 5 | Jouvert |
PANArt Publications de PANArt Hangbau SA
With ‘Secrets of the Steelpan – Unlocking the Secrets of the Science, Technology, Tuning and Operation of the Steelpan’ Dr. Anthony Achong is presenting his life’s work, a summary of his extensive studies on
by Simon Gage
Pepe, who is also from Trinidad, which he left nearly 50 years ago, is the figurehead of Ebony, a band he originated with two friends in a yard in 1969, and which is now the Coldplay, Spice Girls, Beyoncé and One Direction of steel ban
Read more…By Katie Segal -- Soca News
Lyn, who came to the UK in 1956, has always been part of carnival. Her uncle was Sterling Betancourt, one of the Notting Hill Carnival’s steel pan pioneers, her dad a pannist and her mother a carnival queen. Lyn and Carl
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London News Global Views
...The Notting Hill Carnival is rightly regarded as an institution in London. It’s the largest street party in Europe and second largest carnival in the world trailing only Rio de Janeiro. Over the coming Bank Holiday weeken
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London, United Kingdom - Saturday 24th August is the date set for the 2019 UK Panorama Championship being held at Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, Kensal Road in London.
Five steel orchestras wil
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Edmonton's premier steel-pan orchestra has flown in the best of the best to take care of their instruments ahead of the Cariwest festival this weekend.
The TrinCan Steel Orchestra sought out Augustus Peters, a renowned steel-pan maker an
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by Bruce Eder
Edric Connor is primarily remembered by filmgoers as an actor for his work on screen during the last 15 years of his life, but the Trinidad-born singer also played a pivotal role in the introduction of what is now called worl
When Steel Talks (WST) extends condolences to Kiera Scanterbury, Magnus Scanterbury (Pan Ambassadors), family and friends – on the recent passing – July 28, 2019 - of Jennifer Scanterbury, aunt and sister respectively, and Pan Ambassadors’ band membe
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London, England - It all started back in January 1959. Claudia Jones, a Trinidadian human rights activist, organised a Caribbean Carnival at St. Pancras Town Hall in London – a celebration of West Indian culture that was televised b
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Toronto, Canada - Recently steelband music history was created on a global scale when the Salmon Cupid-led Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra participated in the 2019 NBA Champion Toronto Raptors live broadcast celebration parade, as hundreds of tho
Read more…Yuko Asada August 5 at 7:19 AM
Here’s a video compilation of Cliff's former students and friends from universities. He was significant not only because of what he did but because of who he was.
I’m thankful to be in Trinidad to spend time with those
Read more…Arthur Dash - Trinidad Newsday
I wondered whether TUCO would be able to afford live broadcasts when the private owner calls his price.
Witness what is happening to our calypso tents. Would we ever see the steelband Panorama live again and whether Pa
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St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Seven bands took the stage, but eventually with eight performances overall for the country's 2019 national steelband Panorama competition, this event was definitely one for the record books... How about the same
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