Clacton Gazette
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
Read more…IOWA CITY — When her kids attended West High, Barbara DeGroot discovered the school’s steel drum band.
From that day forward, every time she saw Ginny Armstrong, the band’s instructor, DeGroot would ask her when a commu
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“Sit back and relax,” said Kenneth Joseph, the musical director of St. Luke’s Steel Band. “Or dance, clap, and sing. Make them smile. They love to smile.”
Joseph was tal
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Plus que quelques jours pour voter D epuis le 16 juin le Steelband du collège Françoise-Giroud participe à la sélection pour aller à l'émission 'La France a un incroyable talent ' qui aura lieu prochainement sur M6.By Helen Herimbi
The Independent Online
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Sibongile Khumalo
The fifth annual Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival ushers in the month of August this year. On August 1 and 2, the festival comprised of music performance competi
Read more…The Jamaica Gleaner
In August, steel bands from all over the world will come together in Trinidad as the country plays host to the inaugural staging of the International Panorama Competition. Jamaica will be represented by the U
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Members of the MHA steel band on stage
FIVE members of the Manchester Health Academy Steel Band performed as the final act of the One Education Showcase Concert, held at the Royal Northern College of Music.
The showcase concert h
Amrit Samaroo is Champion Panorama Arranger
Gros Islet, St. Lucia, W.I. - Defending Panorama champs PanTime Steel Orchestra appeared in the penultimate spot in this year’s competition, and tasted the bitter-sweet success of a three-peat as 2015 Pan
Read more…Sea Operations Starlift Steel Orchestra fought hard on competition night and as a result, managed to dethrone the Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra to become the 2015 senior panorama champions during the Steel and Glitter show on July 2nd.
Starlif
Congratulations to PanTime Steel Orchestra
St. Lucia 2015 Panorama results:
1st 260 – PanTime Steel Orchestra
2nd 255 – Babonneau Steel Orchestra
3rd 237 – Pantastick Musik Steel Orchestra
4th 232 – Laborie Steel Orchestra
5th 203 – Survivors
Mnialive.com
Winner of Last Year's Canadian Pan Alive Competition Representing Canada in International Competition and Performing Twice in Toronto Next Week!
Canada - Pan Fantasy Steelband steps up to the challenge to represent Toronto, Canada at the
By Brent Boles, Postmedia Network
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 1:32:50 EDT PM
Members of the Golden Harps Steel Orchestra perform outside of Van Tuyl and Fairbank Hardware as the store celebrated its 150th anniversary last week. BRENT BOLES / THE TOP
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Last weekend, it was truly “pantastic”.
Arguably one of the most highly anticipated weekends on the Crop Over calendar, the pan weekend attracted record numbers at their events from Frida
Read more…By Gerald V. Paul
Wendy Jones and her Pan Alive will take part in Pan Alive after settling some differences.
An understanding has been reached between the steelbands and Ontario Steelpan Association (OSA) for this year’s Pan Alive and the Scotiabank
Read more…Coming from “pantastic” Crop Over weekend, many are still talking about some of the great performances, and reminiscing.
But one of Barbados’ most renowned pannists, David ZigE Walcott, is concerned about the lack of development within the pan commun
Read more…The Weekly Packet
When one thinks of Maine, one thinks of shipbuilding, fishing, and the sea—not steel band music. But Blue Hill’s own Pan Coalition will be one of three steelbands from the U.S. competing in Trinidad on August 9 for the title of Inte
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By Joan Rampersad Tuesday, July 14 2015
SEVERAL cultural elders continue to be in and out of medical institutions in the country in recent times. The latest is veteran calypso bard The Original De Fosto Himself (Winston Scarborough),
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THE Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS) Steel Orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds, is seeking $500,000 to fund its visit to Cuba on August 22 to 30 at the invitation of the Cuban Institute of Music on behalf of the Government
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Dalton Narine
THE final screenings for the five-day Jamaica Film Festival was held at Jamaica Promotions Corporation's (JAMPRO) Business Auditorium on Braemar Avenue in Kingston on Saturday.
On show was a triplet of tales from the Caribbean twin-isl
Read more…John A. Oswald is editor-at-large at Metro writes in his breaking news piece - "Two teens shot at steel drum music festival near Brooklyn Museum. The steel drum band was playing when the shots rang out in Prospect Park."
What steel drum music festiva
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