A follow-up to a story we brought you two weeks ago, when Birdsong Steel Orchestra was thrown out on the streets by their landlord in Tunapuna. The band is slowly taking up residence at the old Works department at UWI, St. Augustine. They're determin
Read more…2016 Winners
Despers USA - STEELBAND 'BOMB' Competition
D'Radoes - STEELBAND CALYPSO Competition
Sumkinabakanaal - RHYTHM BANDS
Oildowners - TRADITIONAL OLE MAS:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A look at the 2016 Brooklyn J’Ouvert Celebrations
New York, USA - 2016 Brooklyn J’Ouvert was tremendous, loving, fun-sharing - and it was an exhilarating joyous event pricked by heartbreaking tragedy. Two young lives
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tobago Region of Pan Trinbago will be presenting a Republic Pan Jam with four of the island’s steel orchestras.
Come Saturday September 17, D’ Colosseum Car Park, Milford Road, Crown Point, Tobago, will be the venue for th
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New York, USA - There were no rookies in New York Panorama 2016 when it comes to expectations wi
Read more…by -- Huffington Post
Think of the greatest joy you’ve ever felt. Think of what it was like to be blanketed in sheer bliss. Think of home, in every sense of the word: how it feels, how it looks, how it treats you, and what it means
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It is just over seven months to date, since we in the steelpan fraternity lost an incredible musician and a great friend. Little did we know that February 2016, would
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Brooklyn, New York, USA - Recently, it has been brought to WST's (When Steel Talks) attention, that someone who has to be considered technology-challenged, but is still in fact president or vic
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - On August 4th and 5th, 2015, Pan Trinbago - at its International Business Conference, established an alliance with eight of the leading steelpan markets, including North America, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - birdsong acknowledges with the deepest gratitude the widespread outpourings of support for our cause that have been aired in both the conventional and social media in response to our recent eviction from the premises that we
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....Why are we having such a good time in celebration of an anniversary of Independence immediately preceding a crisis meeting between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition on the subject of viol
Read more…Congratulations to D'Radoes Steel Orchestra on retaining the New York Panorama Championship for the third consecutive year.
The Canadians are here! Good luck to Pan Fantasy in the NY 2016 Panorama. It was great meeting you again and 'documenting' your yard performance for WST's drive-by team.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City, Brooklyn’s Borough President Eric Adams and New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton are asking the Caribbean community to ensure a safe J’Ouvert during this weekend Caribbean carniv
Read more…by Michael "Brother Scobie" Joseph
Birdsong Steelpan Academy, epitomizes the phrase, 'a king has no honor In his own land'. Pantrinbago must take heed, because a blow to one is a blow to all. I tried looking at the unpleasant predicament of Birdsong
Read more…Pan Trinbago President Keith Diaz looks for answers as the Steel Pan School 'Birdsong Academy was evicted.
Read more…New York Panorama-bound Steel Orchestras struggle to consistently have their once-in-a-lifetime Performances captured, annually
New York, USA - As the reality sets in that Basement, the recording wing for WST (When Steel Talks) is only capturing at
Read more…NY Junior Panorama Results
1 - 264 points - Higher Levin - Damany James
2 - 262 points - NY Pan Stars - Marc Brooks
3 tie - 257 points - AdLib - Tristan Brewington-Japsi
3 tie - 257 points - CASYM - Lance Maximin
5 - 254 points - Pan Evolution - Bran
Read more…Basement 2016 Panyard Recordings
Tuesday August 30th:
- 8:30 p.m.- CrossFire Steel Orchestra [DONE]
Wednesday August 31st:
Thursday September 1st:
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- 8:30 p.m. - CASYM Stee
