The Trinidad Guardian
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
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Not even the continuous driving rain could dampen the spirits of the pan artists and/or beauty of the steelband on this Sunday night on the last weekend in July in New York. This was the third consecutive New York band laun
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Laventille, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Lovers of pan music flocked to the Eastern Main Road in Laventille to be a part of the 15th annual Emancipation Pan Parade put on by the Laventille Steelband Foundation on Sunday.
The
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - There was a picture recently of Pope Francis playing the Steelpan next to T&T president Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona who presented it to him as a gift. This picture was published by the media, severa
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Brooklyn, New York, USA - No one has ever accused CASYM of not knowing how to put on a show. And of course this night, the day of their band launching would be no different. CASYM brought their launch to the East
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dejean and Deja Cain have emerged as the winners of MovieTowne Trinbago Kids Got Talent Summer Programme. The two young panists were crowned last Sunday at the All Star Finals of the six week progr
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St. Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A disappointingly poor production coupled with the embarrassingly small audience in attendance devalued the laudable concept of paying homage to female members of the steelband fraternity at
