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Meet Safiya Richards - Pennsylvania, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Safiya Richards
Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA - “It makes me proud, for one, that I’m taking part in the culture of my family. Something that I’ve never had an interest in before is now one of the few things that brings me happiness during
Problems Loom At Pan Trinbago
Some executive members of Pan Trinbago are accusing the group’s President of acting as a rogue, and refusing to meet with them to resolve a number of issues affecting the organisation internally, which are also affecting stakeholders.
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Panist's Home Destroyed in by Fire
One of our very own Carrisa Victor and her family has lost everything to a tragic fire that burnt down their respective home.
Read more…University Steel Band’s intricate performance
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
No home for steelband
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
Read more…Meet Jovanka Williams - Guyana, S.A. - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Jovanka Williams
Guyana, S.A.
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
First * First - Pan in a Pop Tune.
First - First
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, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Norzika Lewis
New York, USA
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 - Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Adelle Joseph-Phillip
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Meet Nakiya Athina de Freitas - Antigua - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Nakiya Athina de Freitas
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
Meet Anesha Carbon - United Kingdom - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Anesha Carbon
United Kingdom
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
Meet Jahnya Gilkes - New York, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Jahnya Gilkes
New York, USA
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
No money for mas trophies
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
Read more…Meet Tiana Parry - United Kingdom - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Tiana Parry
United Kingdom
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
Pan Trinbago’s Diaz stepping down
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
Meet Sherlanda Willie - New York, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Sherlanda Willie
New York, USA
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
Borde rolls out new pan pal
Trinidad Newsday - Joan Rampersaud
Borde rolls out new pan pal
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
Read more…Meet Shawndel George - Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Shawndel George
Trinidad & Tobago
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
Meet Zakiya De Coteau Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Meet Zakiya De Coteau
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & 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
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