The Tobago News
Tobago, W.I. - Our Boys Steel Orchestra will be returning to compete in Panorama 2014.
It is the second oldest steelband in Tobago and missed its first Panorama in 50 years in the 2013 competition.
Based in Scarborough at its pan ya
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YEAR - ARTISTE - SONG - album
The name "Drago" aka "Scrape", Tall Boy" "Stretch" had become synonymous with All Stars Steel Orchestra... at least to pan lovers in Trinidad & Tobago's Industrial Capital, San Fernando. This had been the case with whatever sobriquet used in referenc
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St. Lucia, W.I. - A workshop focused on providing practical skills and “valuable knowledge” as a strategy to build St. Lucia’s skilled leaders and steel pan professionals will be held here later this month.
The Training, Promot
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Williamsburg, Virginia, USA - With many residents receiving new gadgets for the holidays, the York County’s School of the Arts is collecting the old ones to turn into arts funding.
....Milne said the school will accept el
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Fete promoters say they would welcome the return of steel pan and brass bands to their events but cited logistics as a major reason why most events feature singers as their only form of entertainm
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Patrons at Saturday night’s launch of Panorama 2014 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of- Spain, were taken on a nostalgic journey to the days when pan and brass dominated fetes and other social
Wicked Local
Steel-drum icon’s visit boosts interest
West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA - Born in Trinidad and later living in Tobago, Michael Gabriel had been playing reggae and calypso on steel drums with a traveling symphony for five years by the t
The Tobago News
Tobago, W.I. - A petition is underway calling for Tobagonian panist Duvone Stewart to perform on the main stage during the 2014 Tobago Jazz Experience.
More than 240 people have already signed the petition which will be sent to the o
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - As an expansion of its existing efforts, the birdsong steelband is from this month offering a free after-school music education programme for early teens and pre-teens.
The after-school programme
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Large Steel Orchestras
Tune of Choice - “We Kinda Music” - Arranger: Andy Narell
Tune of Choice - “Spankin - A Tribute” - Arranger: Robert Greenidge
Exodus Steel Orchestra
Tune of Choice - “Pan Is
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Members of the executive and players of Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars pulled off the steel orchestra’s annual Christmas dinner and dance last Saturday, despite the lack of electricity, at the
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Tobago, W.I. - TUCO Tobago Chairman Ainsley King returned to Tobago last week after representing TUCO cultural events in London, England. King and Pan Trinbago’s President Keith Diaz were specially invited guests at the British Associ
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Tobago, W.I. - Two Tobago calypso stars will be launching their new songs for the carnival season next Friday.
2013 Tobago Calypso Queen, Roslyn Reid and Ware will be releasing their CDs at the Docksite on Milford Road, Scarborough.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - One hundred and seventy four steelbands have signalled their intent to participate in Panorama 2014 which will be officially launched on Friday January 3, 2014, at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of
Read more…The Mighty Jamma raises this question in his video post.
Read more…By Raffique Shah
...“Differentology” is, well, different. When I first heard it early this year, I listened. The beat was not mile-a-minute, and while the lyrics were not particularly impressive, there was something in the melody and music that prom
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