by Patricia Meschino
The Victor Recording Company’s sessions in Trinidad, which produced the first recording of calindas (the chants accompanying carnival’s stick fighting ritual) sung by Jules Sims, are also noteworthy for the virtuosic piano play
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Two years after the first instrumental calypsos were recorded in the Big Apple, sound engineers from the Victor Talking Machine Company (the forerunner to RCA records) located in Camden, N.J. sailed to Trinidad in 1914 with the i
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Calypso is often cited as the first genre to sell over a million copies: Harry Belafonte’s “Calypso” album released on RCA Records in 1956 holds the distinction as the Recording Industry of America’s (RIAA) first certified platin
When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to champion arranger Robert Greenidge....
Princeton, New Jersey, USA - On an early cool Spring day Brooklyn, New York-based Crossfire Steel Orchestra took to the road and headed south for a command performance at Princeton University. This concert was presented as part of the World Percus
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Brooklyn Steel Orchestra (BSO) is a collective of young and talented musicians, hungry for knowledge and determined to progress the Steel Pan in their community. Coming up this August, an opportunity to not only share our talents and experiences, b
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Brooklyn, New York - A commendation from Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, a Proclamation from the New York City Council and a Proclamation from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams are expected to be among the accola
Harlem, New York, USA
In one shape or fashion, the steelpan has been present and making music in Harlem since its arrival - when Rudy King brought the instru
Tidal Lossless Music Streaming Review: Forget Spotify, Get CD Quality Music
I remember when Spotify launched, it was something of a life-changing experience. For so long, the music industry had fought and fought to maintain the status quo of music.
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“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” This is a famous quotation by William Shakespeare. Arranger for eight-time Panorama Champion Massy Trin
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Brooklyn, New York - “If steel pan was able to sustain a healthy and stable lifestyle then I would be out of my mind not to....” - She is driven, focused and very talented. In an exclusive interview w
Check out Pandaddy, Richard Rudolph of Roanoke, VA celebrating his 65th Birthday, Monday, April 6, 2015. We’d like to wish Pandaddy, the happiest of birthdays. One amazing guy who has probably taught more people to play steel pans than anyone else
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Montana, USA - As the founder of Pantheon Steel, it is only natural that Kyle Cox has always had a love affair with steel drums. First as a student and then as a designer, Cox with his business partner and co-founder, Jim Dusi
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Ohio, USA - Members of Oberlin Steel (OSteel) will visit nearby Wellington, Ohio, on April 8 to participate in an educational workshop that will introduce students at Westwood Elementary School to the steel pan and the music of Trinidad and Toba
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New York, New York - “I can honestly say that playing with CrossFire at the Panorama competition was the most fun I have ever had on stage...” - She knows first-hand that Pan is much more than an instrum
Brooklyn, New York - The narrative of the life and times of Doris Green is in itself a compelling story and fantastic journey that needs to told, studied and chronicled. Her seminal work in a notation
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Young band members hit the right notes to scoop awards at recent music festivals
Tyneside, England - Three of the bands from North Tyneside Steelband (NTSB) won top awards for their talents.
At the Tynedale Music Festival, the traini
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St. Vincent & The Grenadines, W.I. - North Stars Steel Orchestra in Rose Bank, North Leeward, has received 30 new steel pans to replace instruments destroyed by the December 2013 flash floods and landslides.
Nichola Evans of National Commission
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Brooklyn, New York - “Women have become more vocal - the Steelpan art form is an open forum for both men and women” - With three daughters actively involved in Pan as steelpan musicians, she has a uni
