Congratulations to Ebony Steelband UK 2016 Panorama Champions
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Ebony Steelband on their 2016 UK Panorama Championship
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Despers USA Steel Orchestra - Band Launch 2016
The Youths Step Up
New York, USA - It’s one week away from the 2016 New York Panorama, and the steel orchestras are in the home stretch of preparations as they hone their musical chops in efforts to become the champion band. But just one week ago, D
Read more…Grenada Steel Band Association still hopping mad over 2016 Panorama treatment. Demand an apology from producers
Grenada Steel Band Association has outlined a litany of issues stemming from the staging of both Panorama and Xtreme White at the same venue during the just concluded carnival celebrations.
As we hear in this report, the pan association is calling
Wilton Steel drums community band open to all ages, levels of experience
By Stephanie Kim -- The Hour
WILTON — When Stephen Blinder first started playing the steel drums at age 10, he didn’t know how to play a single melody. Now, at 16, he plays virtuoso solos in the Wilton Steel Community Band — under the direction of Wi
Read more…New York PANORAMA LINE UP - Order of appearance
Order of appearance
1 CASYM
2 PANTONIC
3 ADLIB
4 PAN EVOLUTION
5 DESPERS
6 CROSSFIRE
7 PAN FANTASY
8 STEEL XPLOSION
9 HARMOMY
10 PHILLY PAN STARS
11 D'RADOES
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Read more…Pan, Jazz and Calypso
"Yuh think we could come in the States and say we have Jazz,
Yuh mad or meh Lard Oh
Dem Yankee could play more Jazz than Trinidad" Reply by Claude Gonzales
Claude Gonzales, I found your conversation with Merrytones an interesting one.
I would as
Read more…Tonight with Tim Modise | Andy Narell talks Steelbands, Jazz & Donald Trump
In 2012 Andy began working with Birdsong Steel Orchestra in Trinidad, and composed music for the Panorama in 2013 (The Last Word) and 2014 (We Kinda Music)
. Read more…2016 UK National Panorama - order of appearance
EVENT |
2016 UK National Panorama competition |
DATE |
Saturday 27 August 2016 |
VENUE |
Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, Kensal Road, London W10 |
TIME |
From 7.00 p.m. |
JUDGES |
Roger Saldina, Kenrick Noel and Audley Timothy (two further judges to be |
Youth Steelbands in the spotlight this weekend during Pan Trinbago Steelband Month Celebration
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Two steelpan activities with the youth as the target audience will take centre stage this weekend.
In the North, the Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra will present its First Annual Extravaganza on Saturday 20 August, 2016, at
Read more…For New York Pan Stars Steel Orchestra - Age Is More Than Just A Number - Band Launch 2016
Moving to a different drum - A different beat - Demanding a different outcome
New York, USA - There is the common saying that ‘age is more than just a number’ and in the case of New York Pan Stars (NYPS) this is evidently quite true. NYPS is a relat
Read more…Tears as birdsong waits for eviction
By SEAN DOUGLAS Wednesday, August 17 2016 Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
SEVERAL sad youngsters shed tears as birdsong Steel Orchestra awaited the arrival of a court marshal on Monday for eviction from the Tunapuna site on St Vincent Street that it has oc
Read more…Threatened With Eviction, Birdsong Remains On Site
Threatened With Eviction, Birdsong Remains On Site
Read more…Jonathan Scales -- Just some simple math & music education for the people!
Just some simple math & music education for the people!
(alongside my heroes Jeff Coffin, Futureman Roy Wooten, & Jay White)
A Special Place, A Special Moment - St. Margaret's Boys Steel Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
New York, USA - Vēnērunt, vīdērunt, vīcērunt - They came, they saw, they conquered. Looking back a little over one year ago, it was indeed by the fifth thunderous standing ovation any doubt the organizers of this historic event may have had about th
Read more…Andy Akiho review: Music for strings, color, and percussion
Riveting Chamber Music Northwest performances showcase an exemplary 21st century composer
August 12, 2016 // FEATURED, MUSIC // Oregon ArtsWatch
By MATTHEW ANDREWS
Andy Akiho joined other Chamber Music Northwest musicians at Alberta Rose Theatre. Pho
St Michael’s youth steel band’s annual concert raises the roof in Stonebridge
Brent & Kilburn Times -- London24 news network
St Michael and All Angels Steel Orchestra, part of the St Michael Youth Project SYMP), enthralled audiences in Hillside last night with their eclectic mix of pan music.
ST Michaels steel band
Legends and Visionaries -- NYU Steel perform at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
by Deborah Jowitt — Dance Beat
New York Theatre Ballet performs a new work and a classic at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.
New York Theatre Ballet in Song Before Spring by Zhong-Jing Fang and Steven Melendez. Clockwise from R: Melendez, Amanda T
Read more…Chinese come to hear pan in Laventille
Trinidad Guardian
A special space was reserved in the VIP section for the members of Beijing’s Ritan High School, hosted in Trinidad by Panland T&T Ltd. Ritan is one of the very few schools in China with a steel orchestra and Panland invited the scho
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