Trinidad Express
The traditional method of manufacturing the steel-pan included ‘dishing out’ a bowl from a 55 gallon oil drum and hammering out the notes. Notes are then marked and grooved out. To make a steel-pan the craftsma
Read more…Trinidad Newsday By JADA LOUTOO Tuesday, February 24 2015
WORLD governing body for the steelpan, PanTrinbago, has lost its appeal against a decision of a High Court judge who, in 2013, ruled that two steelband members were eligible candidates for the
Read more…Remembering the Late Great Dr. Jit Samaroo on his Birthday - Steelband Arranger Extraordinaire!!!
Global - Dr. Jit Sukha Samaroo (Musician, Panist, Composer, and steel pan arranger) was born in Surrey Village in the Lopinot Valley, Trinidad, on 24
Pan Magazine - 1985
The name of Lord Baldwin came up repeatedly. We’re talking about pan in Antigua, right? So who is this Lord Baldwin, anyway—a seasoned bard, perhaps, in the kingdom of calypso, pan’s long-time companion folk art? Not quite. Would
Read more…Global Voices
2015 Carnival celebrations have come to an end in Trinidad and Tobago, but for many who could not not participate in the spectacle, substandard coverage by local television stations left many viewers disappointed.
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Read more…Most people associate Carnival with Brazil's widely covered costumed cavalcade.
But slightly off that glittery path is a lesser known bacchanal that gives Rio a run for its rhinestones.
From New Orleans to the Netherlands, people anxiously await this
Read more…Exodus Steel Orchestra on the Road - carnival 2015
In 2014 my composition was entitled "Pan Is Carnival" performed by Republic Bank Exodus.
The results at the panorama did not work for us; we came fifth. But All Stars won the Band of the year so it
Read more…by Leroy “Jughead” Gordon
Many of the aristocratic elements in the society stuck up their noses at the steelband men and their music and sought to have them banned from playing on the streets. Government at one time even sought to pass a law giving t
Read more…When Steel Talks extends Congratulations to Trinidad All Stars
Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra has won the Large Band of the Year title for 2015. This was confirmed by the National Carnival Bands Association (NCBA) on Thursday afternoon. All Stars
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
By Joan Rampersad
A hurt Philmore told Newsday, “Robbery! They (are) wicked to me after all these years. The problem is I never went to school with those judges. They learnt theory but I learnt it the practical way. None of
Read more…Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. - The Carnival may be officially over but come Saturday 21st February 2015, Carnival come again as Pan Trinbago Inc. presents “Champs of Steel Plus”.
The post-Carnival event which features in part most of the winners and ch
Read more…Under the theme "Pan - Then - Now - Forever", Antigua's oldest steel orchestra, Hell's Gate, will continue the celebration of their 70th year in existence with a Launch this Saturday 21st February 2015. The launch will take place in the panyard of th
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Antigua's oldest steelband - established in 1945 - now celebrating their 70th anniversary. -- See More on Hell's Gate
Read more…By KAYLA LASURE
Kayla_lasure@mymail.eku.edu
Three Eastern percussion students traveled to Trinidad in the Caribbean Islands to compete in an annual steel band competition called Panorama.
D’ante McNeal, 23, a music industry senior from Dayton, Ohio;
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Oxford Business Group - 16 Feb 2015
Within Trinidad and Tobago’s diverse tourism industry, the annual carnival is frequently cited as the jewel in the crown. Certainly, in cultural terms it is central to Trinbagonian identity. The parades held on the
Read more…A frank and honest assessment of all the parts of the music phenomena known as Panorama in 2015.
Bradley, Ray Holman and Boogsie
They changed the dynamic completely. They were able to get simple melodies and still have substance and bacchanal.
Brad
Read more…by Dalton Narine
Fast-forward to the 2015 Panorama and all you see or hear on the Drag and in the stands, on Facebook, in nooks and crannies everywhere, is the notion that Trinidad All Stars are in the business of chromaticisms. Their music is encumb
