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I was accused of cultural appropriation (by a Caucasian non-musician) for being an American who plays the national instrument (steelpan) of Trinida
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KWAME WEEKES
The causes for their discontent are many, but a Carnival season fraught with allegations of financial misconduct appears to be the main cause.
The first group, calling itself the Concerned Individuals for Pan (C
Read more…By the time he was 21 years old, Andre White, had already chalked up two Panorama titles in New York (2011 and 2012) arranging for the ADLIB Steel Orchestra while he was still a senior at Berklee College of Music. In 2011, the young man also capt Read more…
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A Percussion or Steel Pan tutor is needed to teach a 40 minute steel pan club on a weekly basis in a junior school located in Wiltshire. CRB/DBS required. £30 per 40 minutes.
By Monica Kreber mkreber@journalscene.com
A year-long, project-based learning unit at DuBose Middle School has landed more than 100 students on iTunes.
DuBose’s steel drum program has successfully released a CD, titled “Momentum,” that is now for s
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Under the umbrella of “The International Steelband Foundation,” five of Trinidad & Tobago's top steel orchestras have come together to help further the steelpan as an industry.
Philadelphia Pan Stars has announced that Yohan Popwell will be their 2017 New York Panorama arranger. The information was confirmed by Philadelphia Pan Stars president Rondell Pompey.
BDaily
A North East steelband is set to take to the stage at a national music festival thanks to support from a local PR firm of the same name.
Fusion Steelband has been selected to play on the Main Stage at the Music for Youth national festival in
Read more…CrossFire Steel Orchestra has announced that Leon "Foster" Thomas will be their 2017 New York Panorama arranger. The announcement was made by CrossFire's president, Martin Douglas.
CASYM Steel Orchestra has announced that Kendall Williams will be their 2017 New York Panorama arranger. The announcement was made by CASYM's president, Travis Roberts, at CASYM's recently held 2017 Spring Concert.
Steelpan players will get their money by the end of the month. That’s the latest word from a representative of the National Carnival Commission ( NCC) who said the money will be realeased so that each player at the preliminary stage of the competitio
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Pamberi Steel Orchestra is pleased to announce that Andre White will be the band’s arranger for Panorama 2018. Andre is a twenty-seven year-old New Yorker and graduate of the Berkeley School of Music. He began playing th
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of Andre 'Cap Morgan' Parks. Our sincere condolences to KC Borneo and daughters.
Andre was a respected member of the Trinidad All Stars family. His three daughters are performing member
Read more…By Crediton Courier Newspaper in Local People
IF anyone needed reminding how important music is in life, they need only have gone along to the recent concert of Caribbean music given by pupils of Yeoford Primary School.
They have been working with
Jyrick Williams, a young member of the Republic Bank Exodus Steel Orchestra, shares how playing the National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, the steel pan, has positively impacted her life. Republic Bank continues to support culture, through the s
Read more…TAMPA (FOX 13) - Charley spent his Monday morning with Maestro Matthew Maines at Tampa Music School, where kids (and adults) of all ages can learn how to play just about any instrument they'd like to try. Tampa Music School is one of the only places
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GIS:-In order to evolve, the provision of training in costume design, lyric writing, and steelpan music is being assessed.
Plans are in place to ensure the sustainability of Carnival 2017 as part of the new Soleil Saint Lucia Summer Festival.
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Read more…Haslenere Herald - Friday, 2 June 2017 By Farnham Herald in Community News
SUNNY Jamaican sounds lit up Fernhurst Primary School pupils when the Irie Steel Pan Workshops, run by husband-and-wife team Junior and Marcella, paid a visit.
The workshop
De Kwakel - On Tuesday June 6th, Tavenu in the Black Village and / or in the Oker goes to the door to recruit donors and at the same time announces the steel band festival organized in De Kwakel on Saturday, June 17th.
This day there will be eleven
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The faces change, folks graduate and move on, but NYU Steel through its association with the prestigious NYU Percussion Program keeps on keeping on. The goals and cultu
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