Queen's Park Savannah Port of Spain, Trinidad W.I. (PRWEB) August 01, 2015
Calling all Pan lovers; at 3pm eastern on August 9th, 2015 the International Panorama Competition will be streamed LIVE direct from the beautiful twin Island of Trinidad & Tob
By Alley Olivier
The sun is shining. There is music in the streets. Sounds like the start of a great summer day to me.
Downtown Brooklyn is providing free entertainment every first and last Thursday of the month for any passerby, group, tourist or m
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Photo credit: Jake Wong
Vern Henry, captain of Panorama champions Lime Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra, says the fact that one point
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By Jamie Bradburn
What began as a centennial year project grew into an annual summer tradition.
“Laughing girls in leopard skins dance along Bloor St in Saturday’s Caribana ’67 parade. Toronto’s 8,000 West Indians are throwing a week-
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - PanTrinbago, in collaboration with the ICP, is hosting the International Conference and Panorama, which takes place from the 3rd to the 9th of August 2015.
The ICP secretariat is hosting this event to reinforce Pan Trinbago’
Read more…Winning Arranger is Khan Cordice!
First place - Hells Gate Steel Orchestra - 266 points
Second place - Halcyon Steel Orchestra - 265 points
Third place - Gemonites Steel Orchestra - 264 points
The Barbados Advocate
Committee member of the Youth Pan Project, Angela Skeete, is pleased with the strides being made by the camp over time.
This year, 63 campers were involved in the three-week steel pan workshop, which was hosted by the Central B
News Americas Now, Wednesday July 28, 2015-New York, New York:
The West Indian American Carnival Association (WIADCA), the organization which hosts the annual Labor Day Parade in Brooklyn, is in turmoil. It faces strong accusations of alleged discrim
From August 5 to 7, Pan Trinbago and the ICP Secretariat present the first major International Conference on Pan. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Port of Spain. The Conference is open to the public with a nominal registration fee and
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Another ‘first’ will take place during the International Conference and Panorama (ICP) which will be held in Trinidad & Tobago in August, with the premiere of the Virtual Steel |
Dalton Narine was a Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT) interviewer and commentator during the 1983 Carnival.
As an innovator of steelband interviews in the Panorama, he was the paramount interrogator of the festival. And Bradley had entrusted him wit
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Single Pan Bands formerly known as Pan ‘Round De Neck bands will have their own day, “Paving D’ Way”, during the International Conference and Panorama in August.
Come Saturday August 08th 2015 from 3:00 pm, in recognition of
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Youths from four schools in Georgetown and Region Three on Thursday graduated from the Republic Bank RightStart Pan Minors Music Literacy Programme, which they were urged to view as an “early milestone” on their musical journe
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...Emphasising that “creativity” would be the focus of the NCC for Carnival 2016, Pouchet revealed that the most creative band presentation would receive $300,000; the best-playing costumed steelband on Carnival Monday will receive
Read more…BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 23, 2015 (AMG) — The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies has issued an orange alert for the underwater volcano Kick’em Jenny, after strong and sustained signals were recorded in the early hour
Read more…Live or recorded - If you had to recommend a steel orchestra performance to someone who had never heard a steel orchestra before, what would that performance be? And why?
Read more…If you love the Jazz and Folk festivals that draw thousands to Newport, Rhode Island each year you’ll love BridgeFest.
The event bridges the time between the the Jazz and Folk Fest, creating 10 days of music in Newport.
The band Panoramic View joined
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Kings County libraries are usually known as a place of peace and quiet but this week they were filled with the sounds of the Caribbean as kids participated in a steel pan drum circle, which capped off the Kings County Library’s Summer Re
ping pong table and two professional players joined musicians on the stage.(Photo/Jiang Diwen)
A ping pong table and two professional players joined musicians on the stage in Shanghai Saturday night, marking a bold move by American composer Andy Aki
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Around 750 young children starred on the stage at the Civic Hall, Blackshots, last week – and received standing ovations for their efforts.
The 17 Thurrock Junior Music Festival was on for two nights – Wednesday and Thursday 15 and 16
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