Sunday, June 05, 2016
he globally renowned Le Dîner en Blanc finally hit the shores of Trinidad & Tobago — and made quite a splash. Word of the inaugural soirée had quickly spread throughout local social circles, creating a widespread buzz among
By David Knight Jr. — June 5, 2016 - V.I. Source
St. John Festival 2016 got off to a lively start on Saturday as steel pan renditions o
San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Usually, San City Steel Symphony housed on Carib Street in the city of San Fernando, south Trinidad is in the business of making sweet music. And that skill set saw the band coming in second in the country’s 2
New York, USA - A ‘marriage made in heaven’ - that of “WIADCA (West Indian American Day Carnival Association) and CTO (Caribbean Tourism Organization) bringing collective minds together.” These were the words of Brooklyn-born Congresswoman Yvette Cla
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Guyana, S.A. - A 14-year-old steel pan player, who was slated to perform at the flag-raising ceremony last night, was killed in a freak accident on Tuesday evening in front of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.
The teen had just
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It’s funny. Until fairly recently, I routinely sneered at people who grieved over celebrities they had never met. That was until Michael Jackson died in 2009. I grieved for Michael like he was a close family mem
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Ohio, USA - Michael Maxwell's band director regards him as a talented musician. But when the graduating Dover High School senior contemplates a career among the stars, he's thinking about the sky, not the stage.
"My dream job is t
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Oregon, USA - At some point in the 1960s, steel drum (a.k.a. pan) music became the Caribbean equivalent of cheesy Vegas lounge tunes: something only an ill-dressed tourist might fancy during a cruise ship port o’
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - From early morning, forecasters warned of thunderstorms in Las Cuevas and it seems that show host Richard Forteau, Pan Trinbago secretary, was correct when he said “God loves pan.” Rain fell fro
My name is Fundile Phaqa, 28 years old from King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape – South Africa. I live in a quiet rural area with the majority of the youth on drugs, alcohol, promiscuity and general lack of access to education and recreation. I a
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Having previously claimed that Invaders is his steelband, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley spent last Sunday evening with members of CAL Invaders Steel Orchestra and patrons attending A Mother’s
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Rehearsals at D’urban Park for Guyana’s 50th Independence Flag Raising Ceremony.
Guyana, S.A. - Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations were late Tuesday night marred by the death of a youthful steel-pan player shortly af
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Saffron Murphy of Swaton who is starting up a steel band.
Sleaford, England - A steel band teacher is banging the drum to find people interested in joining a new group.
Saffron Murphy is hosting a steel drum workshop in Swaton
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Guyana, S.A. - A Richard Ishmael Secondary School student who was to be a participant in the steel pan segment of the cultural show for tonight’s flag-raising has died in an accident.
A statement issued by the Ministry of the Preside
Read more…GARY CARDINEZ Wednesday, May 25 2016 |
IT TRULY was a Black Friday for the national instrument.
If ever there was a disappointment involving our beloved pan; it came to pass on Friday 13 and Saturday14 at Exodus Pan Theatre in St Augustine.
The Na
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Do you play pan, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, flute, clarinet, keyboards, percussion, guitar or bass? Or do you sing? Are you currently in secondary school?
....Do you wish to enhance your musical skills with a 5-week inte
Read more…Desperadoes champion arranger, Carlton "Zanda" Alexander is recovering well and is likely to be discharged from the San Fernando General Hospital on Tuesday, three days after he was warded.
"At the age of 66 years old, Zanda (wearing all white in pho
New York, USA - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, recent NYU graduate Luz Carime Santa-Coloma speaks on her special relationship with the steelpan instrument and how it has transformed her musical perspective and enhanced her college
