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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Natural birdsong has therapeutic qualities; we may hear peripherally but still absorb some of those sweet improvisations and calls. Similarly, to judge by responses in the packed-out auditorium of Queen
New York, USA - Leave it to Despers USA Steel Orchestra to bring together one of the more engaging band launches of the 2013 Brooklyn, New York steelpan music season. The first weekend in August saw seven of New York’s f
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Periodically, throughout his 25 years of teaching in Cincinnati Public Schools and starting the wildly popular Over-the-Rhine Steel Drum Band and Clark Montessori Steel Band, Bruce Weil would be interviewed by r
Trinidad Express
The only way to preserve festival essence whilst transforming into a larger event is to return to the source — and to engineer growth from out of the principles that were sacred to the festival from the beginning.
Read more…Big Up to all the New York bands. It has been a Summer of great music, culture and fun. Now that all the band launches are essentially over, the main focus is "Panorama". Good luck to all the participating steel orchestra franchises. Catch you on th
Read more…Written by Ian Franklin
Nathanael "Crix" Flemming who has been spending his annual summer vacation in New York for the past 6 years, was denied a visitors visa in August of 2013 at the US Embassy in Trinidad & Tobago. Mr. Flemming's documents which
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A comprehensive and vivid dissertation on the birth and development of pan, and the formation of Pan Trinbago, was delivered last Wednesday night, at bpTT Renegades pan theatre on Charlotte Street, Port
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Siparia, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Diatonic Pan Institute of Mary Street, Siparia, staged its first Vacation Pan Classes and held a graduation ceremony on August 10 after a month of training which began on July 9.
The classes w
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San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Popular San Fernando steel orchestra Skiffle has forged a key linkage with US-based Sweet Briar College to establish a “Skiffle USA” branch.
This significant linkage comes as the Coffee
Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Pepe Francis
Read more…Theron Urbano wrote:
"How can New York Pan Fraternity deprive these kids and this band from panorama. This question is very puzzling to me. I am an American Soldier who took my Pan to War. I could be an ambassador for our instrument and yet in stil
Read more…by Robbie Joseph - Pan Podium
UK Panorama 2013 Finalists
| Band | Tune | Arranger | Composer | Singer |
| CSO Steel Orchestra | Sapna | Paul Dowie | Ray Holman | Gerelle Forbes |
| CSI Steel Band | Fantastic Friday | Brent Holder | Super Blue | Super Blue |
| Ebony Steel Band | Tell De |
by Elma Ramsumair -- Trinidad Express
The scintillating sounds of pan reverberated throughout the streets of the borough of Arima on Saturday as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations—a fitting culmination to the series of events that spanned a p
Read more…The story of a city's transformation through its music, taking in the wave of Commonwealth immigration in the 40s right up to the present day.
In the first episode the Empire Windrush brings an exciting new style of music to London with the
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Tobago, W.I. - The 2013 graduation of the Republic Bank Pan Minors Programme took place recently at the Rovanel’s Resort in Bon Accord. Anthony Moore, Coordinator of the Tobago Pan Minors Programme since 2005 noted in this year’s programm
A prominent New York pan player asked:
What can we do to bring more people out to band launchings [in New York]?
Here are a few thoughts from When Steel Talks (WST) on the issue:
Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Disappointing. This was how chairman of the northern region of Pan Trinbago, Gerard Mendez, described yesterday’s turnout for the peace march held by Pan Trinbago.
The organisation held a peace mar
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Grenada’s Spice Mas 2013 has been dedicated to T&T’s national instrument, the steelpan. The theme of this year’s festivities is Sweet Steelpan Music, The Sound and Rhythm of Spice Mas, Tourism and Cultu
