Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, MP, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, handed over a cheque on the afternoon of September 19 to representatives of SteelFesTT (Steelpan Festival of Trinidad & Tobago) at the Offi
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thirteen steel orchestras will participate in this year’s edition of the SteelFesTT (Steelpan Festival of Trinidad & Tobago) Float Parade through the streets of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The event had its genesis last year in
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South Carolina, USA - Unless you are watching Jack Black in School of Rock you might find it unique to see a teacher performing music for and alongside his students. That is one of the things Dubose Middle School students ge
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Reading, England, U.K. - Since its formation in 1997, the Reading All Steel Pan Orchestra (RASPO) has become one of UK’s leading lights in steel pan music.
Taking its name from the Trinidad All Steel Pan Orchestra [TASPO], which fir
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China - The National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO) left last week for appearances at the Ninth China International Folk Art Festival that began on September 14 in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.
....The 21-member NSSO, led by
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, W.I. - There was music in the air for most of the day on Thursday September 12 as the sun rose in Basseterre to the sounds of “Pan in The Square.”
Independence Square came alive for the ’umpteenth’ time this week
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...police pull plug on performance
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A scintillating performance from North West Laventille Folk Performers was not enough to save Friday’s Pantastic Friday produced by ten-time National Panorama champio
What do you think about a music and performance competition solely based on the video footage, audio and pictures captured by WST and Basement during the normal Basement annual panyard recordings production? The criteria taken into account would be o
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Education to supply, deliver, install and commission pan ensembles to 25 schools.
....Pan Trinbago was also contracted to supply and fu
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Here is a reality check on what the New York steelband franchises are up against.
After years of poor, vision-less, spineless and/or corrupt leadership - particularly in the NY Caribbean communities the great steel orchestras of Brook
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Florida, USA - Reel Ting rolled out its version of the “Terminator,” a massive 46" Steel Drum that can be heard...! This impressive musical instrument has been submitted to the Guinness Book of World records as the Wor
Global - Panman and Masman Pepe Francis – a man who has dedicated more than fifty years to the steelband art form, wears multiple hats including those as director of the Ebony Steelband Trust in London, and chairman of the British Association of Stee
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Manager of the popular band, Imij and Company, George Ng Wai has passed away after battling cancer for almost three years.
....Aside from his role as manager of Imij and Company, George would als
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Accra, Ghana - It would be a ‘serious’ affair at the +233 Jazz Bar and Grill at North Ridge in Accra next Friday, September 13 when ‘Iron Boy’ Amakye Dede plays with the Couva Joylanders Steel Band from Trinidad and Tobago.
The highlife superstar is
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - British artist Jeremy Deller teamed up with Michelle Huggins-Watts, Trinidad's “First Lady” of the steel pan, on a project to bring more young people into steel band music. Their collaboration combined their very different s
New York, USA - After reading Pantonic captain, Wayne Bernard’s, post about this topic, I felt the need to address the same issue. It’s no secret that the majority of the Brooklyn pan scene is comprised of young adults and teenagers who anxiously wai
So I'm at Long Island carnival and I must say that aside from being completely disorganized, they really don't give a damn about pan! Each band played on their own fruition because there was no time allotted for them while tr
New York, USA - A hot and humid late Summer evening on Labor Day weekend in New York was made even more so by the fiery musical performances laid down by ten steel orchestras, as they vied for the 2013 championship title in North America’s premier s
New York, USA - He is a big man, with big ideas, big talent and he is without doubt 'big-time.' His name is Duvone Stewart and he came here to conquer New York. In the Big Apple there is a saying: "You ain't done it 'til you done it." Duvone has de
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