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
Read more…Trinidad Guardian
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
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago News
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
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
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
Read more…The Trinidad Guardian
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
Pan Alive 2013 Results
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Angel Harps on your 2013 victory
Grenada Junior panorama results 2013
Brooklyn, New York, USA - The Summer night this time around might have been cooler than a few weeks ago when CrossFire Steel Orchestra hosted their 2013 pan yard opening, but the steelband sessions laid down during the music organization’s seasonal b
680News.com
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The biggest festival of Toronto’s summer is getting underway.
Now in its 46th year, the Caribbean Carnival Toronto celebrates the culture of Trinidad, Jamaica and neighbouring islands.
The weekend-long party k
Read more…The Evening Sun
Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA - Instead of hearing wedding bells on their special day, Daren and Tiffany Getty had Hanover Middle School's Steel Drum players join them on July 8th for their "I do's."
Tiffany Springstead (now Getty), of
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St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - It was a sea of “cricket white” - topped off with red caps, and several cricket bats thrusting skyward in victory - as Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra musicians literally bounded on stage to celebrate their 2013 ste
Read more…| Placing | Played @ | Band | Selection/Performer | Arranger |
| 1st | #5 | Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra | Vivian Richards / King Short Shirt | |
| 2nd | #6 | Ebonites Steel Orchestra | Something Got A Hold On Me / Claudette Peters
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Dayne “Wadeka” Gomes
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The Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, USA - Those who chance to hear sounds of the Caribbean wafting around the village, Cambridge or Zanesville should not be too surprised. Their ears are not deceiving them. There's a new band in town and it's br
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Bangor, Maine, USA - ....Read about three community music groups that have people playing, dancing, and singing, all summer long.
....Flash! in the Pans
When you listen to the music of a steel drum band you’re probably imagining you
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