St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Currently celebrating forty-five years in existence, Halcyon Steel Orchestra added to that milestone with another glorious one - that of 2016 Panorama champions, clinching the title for the thirteenth time in its
Wisconsin State Journal
Jenny Robinson demonstrates how to play a handpan. Robinson founded Isthmus Instruments, LLC, on Madison's Far East Side to create the rare musical instruments, which have an otherworldly sound
Wisconsin, USA - Though Jenny
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Pan Sonatas on your 45th anniversary.
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Pan Fantasy steelband on their capturing of the 2016 Pan Alive crown in Toronto, Canada.
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When Steel Talks extends congratulations to the 2016 Antigua & Barbuda national panorama champions - Halcyon Steel Orchestra
The 2016 Antigua & Barbuda national panorama champions - Halcyon Steel Orchestra
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Photo by Andrew Porter via the Londonist Flickr pool.Journalist (and drummer) Carinya Sharples has danced her way through many Notting Hill Carnivals over the years.
Here's her expert guid
Guyana:Stabroek News -- 7-7-16
Girl power: These girls enlivened the mood in the foyer of the National Cultural Centre at the start of the 16th Annual Prize-giving and Closing Ceremony of the North Georgetown Primary School on Tuesday. (Ministry of
Read more…When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of the legendary guitarist Fitzroy Coleman. He was simply one of the greats. Considered by many to be Trinidad's greatest guitarist.
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Coleman was voted one of the top 100 jazz guit
Read more…Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian "Roaring Lion" (22 February 1908 – 11 July 1999), who during his 65-year career which began in the early 1930s and is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty", which are still
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Pennsylvania, USA - ....Most of the concert was devoted to five pieces by rising composer Andy Akiho. Born in 1979, his main instrument is steel pan — a concave bowl with specific pitches provides by convex surfaces within the bowl. He
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Virgin Island Daily News
On July 10, after spending nine days abroad, one of the two cultural delegations consisting of the V.I.’s Rising Stars Steel Orchestra’s Pan in Motion Group and two mocko jumbies from the Caribbean Ritual Dance
Highway Mail
South Africa - ISUPPORT Music Business, in association with Concerts SA, present the KwaZulu-Natal tour of Pops Mohamed and Dave Reynolds. The duo and their band will visit the Still Session at Distillery031 in Durban, Luthuli Museum i
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Jamaica, W.I. - When short, hand-held sticks gently hit specific spots in a timely manner, the beautiful sound that emanated from the mainly half pans, with a few full-sized ones, was mesmerising. Despite the absence of vocals - excep
When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family and friends of ace guitarist George Victory. He was an avid supporter of Pan.
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| 2013 | Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits | Sylvester | Guitar |
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Over 80 Schools from across Africa will converge in the East of Gauteng for the 5th International Marimba and Steelpan Festival taking place on the 30th and 31st of July 2016. This year the festival is part of the Africa Month initiative, which looks
Read more…A look at the latest CD release from the musician extraordinaire
Global - It’s a beautiful late Spring afternoon and we are here in the quiet Fulton Park in Brooklyn listening to Metamorphosis by Leon “Foster” Thomas, with every so often, the vibrat
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St. Lucia, W.I. - With a complement of 73 players Laborie Steel Orchestra dethroned the perennial champs and favorites, heavyweight Pantime Steel Orchestra when the former were judged the 2016 St. Lucia National Panorama champions. Laborie perf |
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Belize, C.A. - Earlier on we told you how the Taiwanese had donated a whole new building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - well that was after lunch; after breakfast they also gave $40,000 to the National Celebrations Commission.
