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Liberace & the Trinidad Tripoli Steelband

Lost & Found Sound - The Story of an Unlikely Pairing

Van Dyke Parks Talks about Traveling with Liberace and the Steelband

Steel pan, born on the island of Trinidad in the late 1930s, began as an outlaw instrument, hammered from milk tins, biscuit

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PETE the Panstick

Trinidad Newsday

If the children of Trinidad and Tobago are to receive a quality education, then all aspects of the nation’s culture must be embraced.

Minister of Education, Anthony Garcia, said so yesterday at the launch of the Telecommunications S

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Meet Matthew Cox - Desperadoes Elder, Panist, Mas Designer & Percussionist - UpClose!

Matthew Cox

Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, Desperadoes Steel Orchestra elder statesman, Matthew Cox, speaks on this legendary and world-renowned music organization from Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago.

In addition, Cox gives insight

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Cordettes’ pan music legacy

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Cordettes Steel Orchestra may be an unsponsored outfit, but it remains an institution in the eastern district of Sangre Grande.

Established around 1962, the band has held its own as an ensemble,

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Re-Percussions! The Steel Drum Beats Goes On to Africa!

The Huffington Post

Bowie Sonnie Bowei - Steelpan in Africa

Nigeria, Africa - Re-Percussions: Our African Odyssey, award-winning Trinidadian film-maker Kim Johnson’s contribution to this year’s Caribbean Tales International Film Festival in Toronto, is a documentary masterpiece focused on

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Sanibel School Steel Drumming Band heading to Disney World for performance

By MEGHAN McCOY (mmccoy@breezenewspapers.com) , Island Reporter, Captiva Current, Sanibel-Captiva Islander

Research that began this past summer of the possibilities of performing at Disney World became a reality for The Sanibel School Steel Drumming

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Canceling Brooklyn’s J’Ouvert Celebration Isn’t the Answer

by Jumaane Williams - Ebony.com

Police investigate after Brooklyn J'Ouvert shootings

NYPD detectives work at a shooting scene after J'ouvert festivities in Brooklyn AP / Craig Ruttle

As we still mourn the deaths of 17-year-old Tyreke Borel and 22-year-old Tiarah Poyau who were shot and killed last w

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Get Shorty, shame and soca

By Indranie Deolall September 29, 2016

Spectacular Lord Shorty was ironically anything but little. Standing an imposing six feet four inches tall the musical genius boldly experimented and created the sensual soca, with his exploratory “Indrani” song

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Revisiting -- Meet Tristan Brewington-Japsi - Panist, Arranger & Percussionist - UpClose!

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, panist extraordinaire Tristan Brewington-Japsi speaks on his love of the steelpan instrument and how it has impacted his musical life and future

New York, USA - Tristan; he is a valued member of Stee

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Carnival In Brooklyn

Produced by Afropop Worldwide • Last aired September 29, 2016

Every September, millions of people celebrate Carnival in Brooklyn. From the pre-dawn J’ouvert bacchanal in the streets, to the intense Panorama steel pan competition, to the massive La

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Life Lesson From The Pan Man

by Pavlina Osta Huffington Post

It’s 10 am on a January day that’s colder than what I’m used to. Maybe it’s because of the ocean breeze that’s whipping my hair around my face like free formed streams of ice. It could be that everyone is moving around

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Pan on the Road -- Republic Day J'ouvert. Barry White. Love's Theme. Silver Stars

by TriniThing

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Miami Panorama 2016 Line-Up

1. Karibbean Knights

2. Sticks 'n Tones

3. Lauderhill Steel

4. Branches

5. Tamboo Bamboo

6. Resurrection

7. Melo Groove

8. Pantastik

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A beautiful noise

By Sterling GilesThe Suffolk News-Herald

The sound of rhythmic clanking reverberated off the walls of the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts on Tuesday evening. Opening the door to the source of the noise revealed a room full of children hammering away

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Leon “Foster” Thomas and Crew Live at Club Bonafide - a Total “Metamorphosis”

The ‘eyes’ tell the story of an outstanding performance by panist

New York, USA - Leon “Foster” Thomas is the consummate artist. He has and continues to deliver the trifecta of the performing arts (create, perform and record) with distinction.

Ear

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Bristol-Trinidad duo Jus Now created the ultimate sample library of Caribbean percussion

Create a more authentic rhythm backbone for your West Indian-inspired dance tracks.

Jus Now are the product of what happens when two dance music fans – Sam Interface from Bristol and Lazer Beam from Trinidad – unite to innovate Caribbean dance music

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Steel drum band Panachea entertain in Slough High Street

Tara O'Connor

The sound of the Caribbean filled the town centre on Saturday when a steel band took to the high street.

Panachea brought the tunes to Slough, as well as running workshops for members of the public to get involved

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Community steel band forming

Musician and area resident Arthur Lipner is forming a community steel band in New Canaan this fall. Like the highly successful Wilton Steel, formed in 2011, New Canaan Steel will accept members of all ages and levels of experience, including none. Gu

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New York Pan Talking Loud and Saying Something - Musically Speaking - 2016

Pan Fantasy - Al Foster arranger

Despers USA - Odie Franklin arranger

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When Steel Talks extends condolences to to the family and friends of Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus

Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus was an intellect, scholar and gentleman whose name is synonymous with excellence and integrity. This charismatic figure and former UN Ambassador is also one of the great historians of the Caribbean.

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