Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation (LSFF) will be once again bringing eight of the country’s top steelbands together at a concert titled “8 of Hearts” this weekend at the National Academ
[May 16, 2014 - New York, NY] Trinidadian soca vocalist Bunji Garlin has inked an exclusive deal with RCA Records in conjunction with VP Records. The two labels will join forces to promote Bunji Garlin's international smash hit "Differentology (Rea
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Calm, unassuming, and extremely humble - Andy’s demeanor belies his globally recognized musical accomplishments with the steelpan instrument.
Global - Quiet but passionate, unassuming but already musically an aficionado, Andy Akiho’s journey with t
by Dalton Narine
Global - Truth be told, the history of roycrosse very well authenticates the audacity of death.
On his infantry march through life, the renaissance artist left humanity behind on February 20, 2014, shrugging off cancer that ransack
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Professor Liam Teague said T&T has only scratched the surface in discovering the potential of the national instrument the steelband. Teague, one of the three recipients of the 2014 Anthony N Sabga
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
Zimbabwe - A musical orchestra group from Trinidad and Tobago, Exodus Orchestra Steel, has arrived in Zimbabwe as part of the Harare International Carnival.
The group members, who were received at the Harare Interna
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Ian Franklin.
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New York, USA - There is very little that When Steel Talks can say about NYU Steel that we haven’t already said over the years since its inception in 2007 - except maybe, mission accomplished.
Born out of the vision of NYU percussion department cha
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JUST before midnight on May 3rd, Dana Seetahal, a prominent lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago, left one of the island’s lively casinos. Five minutes from her home, a car blocked the road ahead. A van pulled alongside; there was a burst of
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to singer and writer David Rudder.
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Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Music of the diaspora marked the contribution of the UWI Intermediate Steel and Indian Classical Ensembles to the current series of musical recitals produced by the Department of Creative and Fes
The Following are the Results of the Pan Expression competition stage at the Tanteen Netball Complex on Sunday May 4th 2014.
The Intelligencer
Illinois, USA - For a student to learn the music of another culture is always intriguing, but to perform it in the very country where that music was born is something really special. And that is precisely what happened when a group
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Vandal(s) reportedly targeted Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra’s pan yard in Villa and destroyed several tyres on a trailer in the process.
The band’s spokesperson, Stafford Joseph said the damage to a container where used to store s
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - All roads lead to Point Fortin as Mayor Clyde Paul and his staff of councillors mark the 34th anniversary of the Borough.
This event, which is described as a mini-carnival, attracts more than 30
“It was like magic”
Beijing, China - “It was like magic,” said one of the professors at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology after the performance by the Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble on the evening of Tuesday April 29.
It was the
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Rhode Island, USA - The University of Rhode Island (URI) will present steel pan artist and composer Aaron Abrahamson Cote with his Caribbean Jazz quartet Panoramic View in a free concert on International Jazz Day 2014. The band will feature works com
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Pan and soca featured prominently at this past weekend’s NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs action in Brooklyn between the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets. These were match-ups three and four in a ‘best of sev
International Award-Winning Soca Artists Bunji Garlin, Fay Ann Lyons & The Asylum Band speak officially on withdrawing from their advertised 2014 Tobago Jazz Experience performance
April 27, 2014
Global - Bunji Garlin (of Differentology fame), Fay A
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