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Global - Steelpan instrumentalists, whether they’ve been offering material for public sampling for years or just getting their feet wet, would do well to look no further for a gold standard than the package Garvin Blake delivers on his Paralle |
St. Croix Source
An important Pan on the Green meeting is scheduled for steel band directors for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix campus, in Room T100.
“The meeting is being called to begin accepting ap
The beat goes on for steel drums at Sunrise Elementary School, where the unique sound has resonated for 25 years.
Gary Gibson is determined to keep a good thing going.
When the Kent school contemplated mothballing the after-school program a few year
Read more…When Steel Talks was presented with the following press release from Foxfuse music, media, and marketing company. We found it a bit perplexing. What do you think?
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Read more…When Steel Talks revisits and continues our annual celebration of “Women in Pan” all over the world...
Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
Sisters in Steel - A Tribute To Women In Pan
Their Story, Their Voice, Their Life, Their Dreams, The
Read more…by Wesley Gibbings - Trinidad Guardian
It’s brunch on Ariapita Avenue six days before Panorama Finals. The electricity is out and everyone’s late. It’s a warm but breezy morning and Tobago surf is still in Emily Lemmerman’s shock of curly, red hair a
Read more…By Martin Daly - Trinidad Express
The only remarkable thing about Carnival 2015 was the obvious acceleration of its decline into a minority sport with less and less redeeming artistic value and rapidly decreasing audiences.
The Pan New England Steel Band Festival is coming to Blue Hill in May and everyone is invited, according to a news release.
Flash! in the Pans and its parent organization, Peninsula Pan, Inc., will host the 25th annual Pan New England Steel Band Fest
By CECILY ASSON - Trinidad Newsday
The only steelband in Penal has embarked on a mission to transform their panyard into a “liming block” and members are making it clear that the “block” will not be one where idle thoughts prevail, but one where you
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2015
In the age of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram the self-made Pan experts and gurus are popping up everywhere all over the world -- type 140 characters, hit enter and scream ‘Look at me...’ Luckily in
Read more…By Dara Healy -- Trinidad Express
There is an erroneous and misguided conversation which has been gaining momentum over the past few years regarding the Carnival of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. This conversation perpetuates centuries-old coloni
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Mr. William Jones - founder of CASYM Steel Orchestra.
| First time for a Steel Band at the SXSW Music Festival - Codrington Pan Family Steel Orchestra |
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Global - The Codrington Pan Family Steel Orchestra from Trinidad and Tobago has been selected as the first act of its kind to participate in the SXS |
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
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