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
Read more…Great Work - Great Season - Great Music...
BigUp to all the steelband franchises, arrangers, players, managers and fans... And of-course the tuners... WST salutes you... You are great gate keepers of the art form.
New York, USA - J’Ouvert was in full effect in New York for 2013. Again the steelbands of New York and surrounding areas, along with rhythm sections put on a show that only iron and steel can deliver in the wee hours of Labor Day. New York J’Ouvert
Read more…An interesting issue developed out of this recent NY panorama. CASYM used sampled voices from an e-pan synthesizer on stage to generate the bell tones heard in their performance. Do you think this might be a potential problem going forward? Should ba
Read more…Congrats to CASYM Steel Orchestra on capturing the 2013 NY Panorama crown...
1. 481 - CASYM
2. 470 - Sonatas
3. 469 - D'Radoes
4. 467 - Pan Fantasy
5. 464 - Despers USA
6. 462 - ADLIB
7 . 450 - Pantonic
8. 433 - Crossfire
8. 433 - Ha
New York, USA - Canada’s Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra landed in New York with a music splash as they pleased steelband music lovers who were fortunate enough to catch them as they ran through their tune of choice for the 2013 New York Panorama, Super
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Toronto, Canada, Ontario - Twelve local high school students, playing alongside 15 musicians from two Cayman steel pan bands and pan players from four other countries -- the large group known as Afropan -- finished second out of 13
Aug 30:
Catch Canada's Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra (competing in tomorrow's 2013 NY Panorama) tonight, practicing at 1072 Atlantic Avenue (between Franklin and Classon Avenues, Brooklyn)
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New York, USA - So while at work I’ve decided to write down the experience from the steelpan musicians’ and management perspective. Every year to get a band to the annual New York Panorama hosted by WIADCA (West Indian American Day Carnival Associati
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to panist and educator Mia Gormandy
Read more…Woodbrook, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan on D Avenue II in Woodbrook, Trinidad was a huge success; the crowds turned out and Trinidad’s best steel orchestras paraded from east to west—a reversal of last year’s direction—along Ariapita Avenue in Nort
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London, United Kingdom - Almost one year to the day (the 2012 Panorama was August 25) UK steel orchestra ‘Real Steel’ repeated their winning ways when they held on to their championship title for the second year in a row. As defending champs the band
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Real Steel on their 2013 victory.
1st 268 – Real Steel
2nd 266 – Metronomes Steel Orchestra
3rd 265 – Mangrove Steelband
4th 259 – Ebony Steelband
5th 249 – CSI Steel Orchestra
6th 247 – Croydon Steel Orchestra
New York, USA - It was the second weekend in August, and the final steel band music launch for the 2013 New York panorama season was underway. And it was finally the turn of Pantonic Steel Orchestra to host representations of several of the region’s
CLAUDIA JONES founder of the Notting Hill Carnival was born in Trinidad. She moved to the United States with her family when she was eight years old.
In early adulthood Claudia Jones joined the Young Communist League in the US, eventually becoming
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - More than $2 million [USD $310,684] are up for grabs in the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband Music Festival, Pan is Beautiful XII, which is scheduled to run from October 5 to November 16.
There are
Read more…The Trinidad Guardian
Invaders sets the stage for Versatility concert
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Perhaps it was the $50 admission charged but the turnout at last Friday’s Pan Night, at bpTT Renegades pan theatre, on Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain,
