Condolences to tuner Roland Harrigin on the passing of his wife
When Steel Talks extends condolences to ace tuner Roland Harrigin and family on the passing of his wife Jan.
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Calypso as a pop culture fad or a fact of life in 1950s Toronto
Historicist: Sounds of Home I
In the 1950s, Toronto’s black population was small and the West Indian population smaller still, kept that way by Canada’s exclusionary immigration policies. As a first step in integrating into a new, un
Read more…Pan Tunes? - It’s the Pan People’s Steelpan Story
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Global - What is a ‘Pan Tune?’ This question has been asked many times before. Many learned people say there is no such thing. Others say it is that tune that allows the arrangers, and by extension the panorama orchestra/band - to best show |
Philharmonic's holiday concert features community talent - Binghamton High School Steel Drum Band performs
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Binghamton, NY, USA - The Christmas season is all about getting together with family and friends to have a fun time — and that’s the spirit behind the Binghamton Philharmonic’s holiday pops concert Saturday.
In addition to the symp
Read more…Rum pum pum pum - CCHS (Campbell County High School) Steel Drum Ensemble
Gillette News Record
Wyoming, USA - Daniel Brenner Sophomore Austin Alexander, center, pays the drum set as sophomores Andrew Tyson, left, plays the double seconds and Devon Kline, right, plays the bass drum with others during the Winter Steel Band
Read more…Art Matters | Taking Back the Steel Drum From the Hippies
New York Times Style Magazine
New York, USA - “The steel drum is the most misunderstood instrument in the world,” says the Trinidadian curator Everard Findlay. He admits that for many people, it evokes “guys on a cruise ship, with a smile and dreadlo
Meet Dr. Brian Copeland - Inventor of the G-Pan & PHI - UpClose!
Read more…“...Now this project was always bigger than pan. We viewed it as a pilot project for showing the nation how to innovate. We feel, that we have to be ready for when that oil money is done and the way to do it is to have a higher/stronger culture of in
New Steelpan Radio Program - "Steelpan City"
A new steelpan music show premiered on Monday 2nd December on WACK 90.1 FM. The show's
host is Vanessa Headley. The three hour broadcast on Mondays from 6-9 pm will feature in the "Behind D' Pans" segment, people who despite having different roles/r
Read more…Happy Birthday to the Quiet Giant Pelham Goddard
When Steel Talks extends well wishes to arranger, producer and song writer Pelham Goddard on his birthday. Few have impacted the Carribean music landscape as Pelham Goddard. He has penned or co-written some of the greatest tunes in Caribbean music h
CSA Sinfonia Reunion Concert planned Dec. 22
Illinois, USA - More than 100 players will fill the NIU Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall stage at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, for the CSA Sinfonia Reunion Concert.
Alumni from the 15-year history of the orchestra are returning to perform w
Read more…Pan Progress - NYU Steel
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New York, New York - Dance, cheers, warm feelings and steelpan music wonderment were the order of the day at the NYU (New York University) Steel Fall concert at Frederick Loewe Theatre - all wrapped into a joyful, professional, educational and |
Hamilton man to be first to bring steel pan to Singapore - Not So!
Hamilton , CA - In three weeks time, Dejehan Hamilton will introduce an instrument to a part of the world where its never yet been performed. |
The birdsong Experience
by Dr. Kenyon Williams
Reprinted at the request of Dr. Williams
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - In the spring of 2012, Andy was invited by the band to come down and play in their June benefit concert at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA
MSSU music group to buy steel drums for new ensemble
Missouri, USA - Percussion students at Missouri Southern State University plan to organize a community-based steel drum ensemble that will perform concerts in Joplin.
“We’re excited, and everybody we talk to is excited about this,” said Brian Fronzagl
Revisited -- Veteran Pan Men Set Sights on Anti-War Short Film
Global - That unforgettable sight—for those who have been to “the front,”—of the battery being poured over in preparation for firing, is the opening salvo of insight into the short documentary about War and Peace, co-produced by Roycrosse (pictured,
Virginia All-Steel Orchestra, high school chorus to perform Dec. 15
The Gazette-Virginian
Virginia, USA - Ebenezer CME Church, South Boston will host The Virginia All-Steel Orchestra (VASO) on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3:30 p.m. along with the Halifax County High School Chorus.
The public is invited to attend this afterno
Read more…LOLA technology - Holds great promise for the steelband music community - the future is now!
This technology has enormous potential for applications within the steel orchestra community, arrangers and panyards.
LOLA
One of the primary tools the Arts & Humanities Initiative uses is LOLA, a Low Latency audio and videoconferencing technology th
Read more…Bunji Garlin 's Differentology has won the Best International Performance Category at the Soul Train Awards
2013 Soul Train Awards Acknowledges Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Genre- Hats Tipped To Bunji Garlin
Recorded in November, the 2013 Soul Train Awards was aired on CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, December 1st. In a category of five, two soca artistes out of
Read more…“Passion for Pan” Sets Tone - Sunday’s Steelpan Music on the Web Radio
Global - Break out the tablets, high-end mobile devices and/or desktop/laptop computer - Sunday’s the day for Pan. With no less than four steelpan music shows streaming over the internet for the world’s steelpan music lovers to listen to, choose fro
