The University Steel Drum Ensemble, or steel drum band, put on a concert of traditional and well-known music Friday. The program featured tunes like “I’m a Believer,” by Neil Diamond.
The first three pieces, “Rant and Rave,” “Jaws” and “Acadia Sunset
Old Tech Steel Orchestra kicked out of home base
DUMPED: Some of the steelpans belonging to the Old Tech Steel Orchestra which have been dumped behind the San Fernando West Secondary School. PHOTO BY ANSEL JEBODH
MEMBERS of the Old Tech Steel Orch
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Guyana, S.A. - “I love performing and entertaining people. Seeing the joy on their faces when we play is priceless. On the other hand, being able to educate the nation’s future and somehow play a part in the maint
1967 - It was British band The Hollies which first used steel pans in pop music in its 1967 single ‘Carrie-Anne’. Since the use of steel pans in ‘Carrie-Anne,’ the instrument has been used in numerous genres including Hip Hop, R&B, Ro
Meet Norzika Lewis New York, U.S.A. - “Those ten minutes on stage to me are the best moments in my life every year that I perform. There is always this feeling like a rush of energy that I get when I perform. Because being a performer
Read more…Meet Adelle Joseph-Phillip
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Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - “I would tell any young female panist to go for it. If it’s something you love and enjoy, don’t let anything deter you from that passion. You will face many ups and downs and you will feel like
London, U.K. - “Pan itself, I don’t think I would change anything. I think it would just be people outside of the community’s views. It’s not ‘tin pan,’ ’dustbin lids,‘ you shouldn’t knock the instrument with your
New York, U.S.A. - “On who is her favorite arranger - “Marc Brooks because he has seen me grow from when I first started playing to now, and has challenged me and pushed me to be the best that I can be. Plus, his arr
GARY CARDINEZ
FOR the first time in 24 years the Uptown Carnival Improvement Committee (UCIC) held its annual prize-giving ceremony and had not one trophy to be given out.
Many people were shocked when they arrived at the 2018 prize-giving ceremony h
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England, U.K. - “I want to see steelbands selling out venues across the UK. I also want to see steel pan televised and seen equally to other instruments in the UK.”
She is a budding intellectual, legal scholar and pa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz has told members he is stepping down from his position amidst the current chaos within the organisation. Speaking on the organisation’s status and condition, at a
New York, U.S.A. - “I would say “Go for it and give it all you have!” If you’re passionate about something, you will give it your all and not let anything or anyone come in between you and your dreams. I am the pl
A closer look at the Pan Pal.
FOREIGN-BASED TT pannist Emile Borde recently rolled out his newest pan innovation to lessen the burden of having to manually tote pans to and from perfor
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Being a woman player in the world-famous Phase II Pan Groove is humbling. The idea of being affiliated with the band, not just as a female but as a regular member of the band is someth
Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “In 2016 I made history with Platinum All-Female Steel Orchestra by becoming the first all-female band to compete in the panorama competition. I also had the opportunity to experienc
Read more…Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. - “Steel pan has become a part of who I am. The sound is my heart beat, it is something I will never attempt to try and live without
The late great Pat Bishop was the first known female to sing with a steelband (Esso Tripoli) live in 1967 as the result of a bet that a steelband could play softly enough to accompany an unamplified female voice. | see more |
In 1972 Merle Albino-
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North Tyneside, U.K. - “It’s the most indescribable & amazing 10 minutes. I felt full of every single emotion after Trinidad Panorama, it was my biggest achievement to d
The Trinidadian soca legend holds nothing back reflecting on his career in the film "Machel Montano: Journey of a Soca King."
