2013 National Steelband Panorama Champion Performances - Worldwide
Winning performances from steel orchestras for their national panorama championships.
Performances include - Trinidad, New York, Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia, Toronto and the UK.
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Sybil Millington (Dean) St.Vincent and the Grenadines first woman steelpan player passes
Sybil Millington was the first woman ever to play Pan in St. Vincent. She was a member of Melody Makers, which was based at Middle Street in the City Center of St. Vincent.
Veteran panist Paddy Corea writes
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Moore delights at concert evening ...Joining her was All Saints Pan Ensemble
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A full audience gathered at All Saints Church last Saturday for An Evening Of Song and Steel, a recital by young and talented soprano Rahel Moore, accompanied by pianist Enrique Ali. It was a tho
Pan is Beautiful Finals begin
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight soloists and six ensembles will compete in the finals of the National Steelband Music Festival Pan Is Beautiful XII at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port-of-Spain to
Read more…Steel band wins £15k grant to participate in Lord Mayor's Show
Croydon Guardian
South London, England - A steel pan group has been awarded a £15,000 grant to participate in the Lord Mayor's Show.
Endurance Steel Orchestra said they were shocked to discover their application for the grant had been successful.
Read more…Lord Kitchener steps off the Empire Windrush
22 June 1948: Number 11 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk music
Neil Spencer
The Guardian, Wednesday 15 June 2011
When the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, a new Britain was born. On board was the first wave of We
Read more…MV Empire Windrush - West Indian immigrants - Lord Kitchener, Lord Woodbine - Calypso, Pan and the UK
Main article: British African-Caribbean community
In 1948, the Empire Windrush was en route from Australia to England via the Atlantic, docking in Kingston, Jamaica. An advert had appeared in a Jamaican newspaper offering cheap transport on the shi
Read more…Looking Back - Intellectual property issues strike at the heart of the steelpan
Trinidad Guardian
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
The intellectual property (IP) issues that have plagued the steelpan, a musical instrument created from discarded metal oil barrels by impoverished musicians, strike at the hear
Read more…Music professor develops steel drum band in Israel
The Review
Delaware, USA - Traveling with 24 cases of musical instruments in a foreign country was not an easy feat, says Music Professor Harvey Price, who returned last week from his trip to Israel. Price boarded the plane to Israel with so many ins
Read more…Looking back - A Nation's Steel Soul
Global - It's been a tough year for Trinidad and Tobago. Tourism is way down, and its members of parliament are still fighting over disputed elections last December. But worst of all is the
Read more…Happy Birthday to Brenda Hosang
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Brenda Hosang. Have a great day.
Read more…Happy Birthday to Ellie Mannette
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to steelpan innovator and pioneer Ellie Mannette.
"Symphony in G" versus "Pan in A Minor"
In further discussions about the global impact steelpan music of Lord Kitchener's "Pan in A Minor" - a colleague of mine made the following observation.
Read more…Strangely, Symphony In G, which predates Pan in A Minor by a decade, is also a in minor key and
Phase II Pan Groove Panorama champs off to Nigeria
Trinidad Express
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Reigning national Panorama champion Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove will make a four-day tour to the African continent later this month as part of its first prize.
Arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe will lead a co
Today is the birthday of Master Arranger Clive Bradley
Today, November 4, 2013 would have been the seventy-seventh birthday of the late Master arranger Clive Bradley. He is one of the most important figures in the history of steelpan music.
Clive Bradley chilling at When Steel Talks facilities
The passing of panman and Tripoli Steelband member Rudy “Indian” Bowen
Long-time panist and rhythm man Rudy “Indian” Bowen died of cancer on the night of Thursday October 24, 2013. “Indian” (Rudy) was an early member of Tripoli Steelband in the early 50s, then went on to England and played with various groups there, th
Read more…‘Panman Pat’ McNeilly celebrated at T&T Consulate event
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Toronto, Canada - For Patrick “Panman Pat” McNeilly, singing and playing to musical beats was more appealing that walking the beat.
After four years on the job as a Toronto Police Service constable assigned to 14 Division, McNeilly resign
Read more…Pan in A Minor - A Global View
Simply one of the greatest musical pieces ever written. Pan in A Minor by the late Grand Master - Lord Kitchener - has become a global test piece for the steel orchestra and panist.
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Antigua & Barbuda Independence School Steelband Panorama 2013 - RESULTS
Antigua Grammar School dethrones St. Joseph Academy, 3 in a row for Villa Primary
Antigua & Barbuda - Beautiful weather was the backdrop to the 2013 Antigua & Barbuda Annual School Panorama on October 30th in the country’s capital of St. John’s. The
