London’s biggest outdoor event Notting Hill carnival has begun with a tribute to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.
This year’s festival, a celebration of Caribbean culture and traditions which began in 1966, took place in the shadow of
Read more…Ebony Steelband is the 2017 UK Panorama champion with arranger Duvone Stewart.
London, United Kingdom - The hugely-popular and community-supported annual UK Panorama played out successfully on August 26th to the delight of pan music lovers.
....Defending champs Ebony Steelband, ninety-players strong, returned to the winner’s s
Read more…The Copper Steel Band turns 30 this October 18 and is already a symbol of Santiago and Cuba "
If Santiago de Cuba is the Capital of the Caribbean with all its singularities, and the Feast of Fire is the moment where the
Read more…Guyana Times
While participating in Carifesta XIII in Barbados, Guyana’s National Steel Orchesta shared their expertise with a group of Barbadian students, while conducting a training session at a local high school on Friday.
Students of the Bellevi
| Order of Appearance |
Orchestra | Tune/ Performer |
Arranger, Tuner, Captain |
| #1 | Philadelphia (Philly) Pan Stars
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Full Extreme (“Ultimate Rejects featuring MX Prime”) |
Arranger:  Yohan PopwellTuner: Captain: Rondell Pompey |
London, UK - Kensington Memorial Park, St Marks Road, London, W10 was transformed into a mini Carnival Village on Monday the 14th August 2017 to accommodate the annual CAPCA/BAS Carnival and Junior Panorama competition.
After months of planning and
NYC Mayor Bill deBlasio and his family dance at the 2014 West Indian American Day Carnival prior to his election in November 2014.
By NAN ET Editor
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 25, 2017: In a matter of 9 days, the West Indian American Day
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James O’Connor’s film To Be A Renegade, captures the story of the BP Renegades through an examination of the violent beginnings of pan, the er
Read more…Position 1.
Band Name: CASYM
Address: 249 Sterling Street, Brooklyn, NY
Captain: Travis Roberts
Tune to be played: Good Morning
Artist: Peter Ram
Sung By: Peter Ram
Arranger: Lance Maximin
Tuner: Andy Neils
Band Leader: Travis Roberts
Position 2.
Ban
A history of resistance It was ever thus. The Establishment has been trying to clip or even ban the revels right from 1959, when they first started on a small scale. During the August holiday weekend in 1958, a major riot broke out in Notting Hill.
By Shareen Gray BA (Hons), Director of Steel Pan Trust
Ting, ting, ting… the anticipation is like an electric current passing through the crowd in Kensal Road as, after months of dedicated practice, a mighty steelband rings out its first beats.
Pano
DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, August 23, 2017
What is known in today’s world as steelpan or steel orchestra is very common in Guyana, though originating in Trinidad.
Some of Guyana’s adroit steelpan players are attending CARIFESTA XIII. On Tuesday night at
Read more…The Voice -- Written by Nadine White --
JAM PACKED: Carnival trucks make their way through the crowd in Notting Hill
IN THE wake of recent terror attacks on the capital, Notting Hill Carnival’s mas and steel bands will see security inspections of t
Read more…“A kick to the stomach, a slap to the face, and down goes New York Pan without so much as a whimper. Once again they have suffered a humiliating thumping and royal ass-whupping with the world watching....”
New York, USA - It has come to the attenti
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New York, USA - While WIADCA (West Indian American Day Carnival Association) continues to ‘live large,’ the New York Pan community struggles for survival. The long, abusive relationship between New York Pan and WIADCA (the Panorama organizers) - has
Read more…The Guardian
Following the fire at the west London tower block, there were new calls for the Notting Hill carnival to be relocated. But counting down to this year’s event, locals and carnival makers remain adamant that it should stay put – and pay re
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - It is said that you can judge a society by how it treats its young, its elders and its culture… In one fell swoop, Grenada disrespected and threw much shade on all three of these factors. And the Pan season in Grenada ca
