Meet Crystal Noel - Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
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Inspire: High school senior wins college scholarship with steel pan talent. (ABC7)
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Trinidad’s Skiffle Steel Orchestra returns to Sweet Briar for concert, student workshops
April 5, 2017 | By Janika Carey
Members of Skiffle perform live. Photo by Tony Howell
Sweet Briar College will welcome back Trinidad’s famed Skiffle Steel Orchestra for a special concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Murchison Lane Auditorium
Read more…Meet Kimberli St. Clair - Trinidad & Tobago - A Celebration of Women in Pan
A Celebration of Women in Pan
“I am proud of the fact that there are still some people who genuinely love the instrument and just love to play. Those are the people that show that there is still hope for the art form. I am most proud of the fact th
Read more…Pan Masters Steel Orchestra experienced a personal tragedy.
PanMasters Instrument Fundraiser
During the weekend of February 11- 12, 2017, the Pan Masters Steel Orchestra experienced a personal tragedy. Our secured Music Studio in North Brentwood, Maryland was vandalized and our Truck, Band Equipment and two
Read more…Revisited - Junior and Edwin Pouchet of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra
A Tale of Two Brothers and Their Band
by Dalton Narine
Published with permission from Dalton Narine.
Submitted to When Steel Talks by Dalton Narine.
Always, it seems, something’s going on down there in Cocorite. In the late 1940s and 50s, a steel
Roy Cape All Stars plays no more
GARY CARDINEZ Trinidad Newsday
AS of March 1, after 57 years, veteran musician and band leader Roy “Pappy” Cape “hung up” his prized Selmar Parris Super 80 saxophone as a performer with the long-standing brass band he formed - Roy Cape All Stars.
He
An Interview with the late Junior Pouchet - founder of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra by Von Martin
Producer, author and noted on-air broadcaster Von Martin shares another important documentary on the pan from his archives. This time we meet the late Pan Pioneer Junior Pouchet - former great captain and founder of Silver Stars Steel Orchestra.
Head
Read more…Revisited - Meet Shareen Gray - London, UK - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
“....It is my life and livelihood. Everyday I feel blessed that my whole world revolves around steelpan music. Both my business and charity give me so much enjoyment I sometimes feel very spoiled by my
Read more…Electric performances at UWI Panoridim
The Jamaica Gleaner
High energy and a variety of musical genres helped to mark the 40th anniversary of the University of the West Indies' UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra.
The fourth of six shows scheduled for the weekend, was held on Saturday. Titled
Read more…The First Steelband Music Festival 1964 - Trinidad History
Martin Douglas added a new photo.
Meet Leigh Solomon Pugliano - Pennsylvania, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
“The steelpan has always been an integral part of my life. As a teenager I performed with my father’s band. As a young adult, I taught in schools, gave lessons, conducted lectures and workshops and con
Read more…Meet Isoke Noel - Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
“....I love to teach. That feeling of accomplishment you get when your student excels solidifies why I love it so much. But on the other hand, something about the lights that hit you while you are on st
Read more…In Honor of the late panist Earl King
Brooklyn, New York - Tribute to a Steel Pan Fanatic and Cultural Ambassador “EARL KING”. Earl was the Founder and first President of J’Ouvert City International, Inc. the organization that is responsible for J’Ouvert held in Brooklyn on Labor Day. Br
Remembering Erica Renaud - New York, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
“I actually saw the magic of steel pan on Labor Day in Brooklyn in the early 1970s. In those times the steel bands came down Eastern Parkway. There was always the presence of JabJab which made me afraid
Read more…Meet Tameeka Garcia-Harris - New York, USA
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
“What keeps me going are my memories of growing up and being a part of pan sides in both St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and Brooklyn, NY during the summer months. Those were the best times of my life. There
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Meet Maurisha Potter of Antigua & Barbuda
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - “You gotta love what you do. It’s going to take a lot of practice, patience and dedication. You will make mistakes along the way but that’s the beauty about mistakes; you learn
When Steel Talks extends Birthday greetings to pan pioneer Sterling Betancourt.
When Steel Talks extends Birthday greetings to pan pioneer Sterling Betancourt.
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Transitional Service & Repast for Panist Earl King
Brooklyn, New York - J’Ouvert City International Inc. Executive Board of Directors and its affiliated Mas and Steelband Organizations send their condolences to the King family. To his wife Beulah we are standing with you in these sad moments, he has
Read more…Revisited -- Meet Malika Green - Chicago, USA
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
For over 23 years the steelpan instrument has been an essential part of the life of this Fulbright scholar, educator, director, arranger and performer. She is currently a Community Engagement Coordi
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