Belmont, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan-Demonium Steel Orchestra’s panyard at 3 Norfolk Street is being upgraded, and on 28th November 2012, the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure hosted a ceremony to mark the completion of an important phase of th
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Exodus Steel Orchestra Performs Gold
Trinidad and Tobago - PART PROCEEDS from sales of, the “Going For Gold” album will go to an investment fund for development of the music industry. Planning Minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie made the announcement du
Twenty years ago , when I was searching throughout Trinidad for quality oil drums to have our bass pans made, I could never have imagined that I would now be producing a "BEST OF PANAZZ" compilation -- Wow !
The Pan Ramajay Competition was one
Birdsong Steel Orchestra has chosen world renowned panist Andy Narell to compose and arrange its music in 2013 for the band’s 40th appearance at the Panorama competition.
Andy Narell’s return to the Panorama stage is the culmination of a relationsh
New York, USA - In an historic pairing the Brooklyn Philharmonic and Sonatas Steel Orchestra performed together at the World F
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EL CERRITO -- While its setting and mild climate may not resemble a Caribbean island in any way, the city has become a center for steel drum music, a style that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, islands off the coast of Venezuela.
Ste
Read more…DeKalb, Illinois - NIU (Northern Illinois University) Steelband once again showed why it has one of the most successful steelband music programs in the world. Led by Liam Teague and Clifford Alexis, the DeKalb, Illinois-based university has been aggr
Read more…When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Angela Cropper. Ms. Cropper made a profound impact on the lives of many WST's members. Ms. Cropper passed on November 12, 2012.
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Last week Wednesday the Artists Coalition of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) launched The Guild of Masters under the patronage of President Prof George Maxwell Richards with the unveili
CALGARY, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Media are welcome to join WestJet guests on Friday, November 16 as the airline launches daily, non-stop service to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago as part of its 2012/2013 winter schedule.
Media representatives are i
Read more…United Kingdom - PUPILS of Cumnock Academy are drumming up a storm playing steel pans.
Nearly 30 pans were delivered to the school after students attended the first Scottish Steel Pan Festival in Nairn, Aberdeensh
Award-winning Filmmakers raising funds to tell the history and influence of the Steelpan
Los Angeles - "They didn't care. A steelband man, you have sticks in your pockets; you would be the subject of police harassment." That is the opening line
When Steel Talks extends our sympathy to the family and friends of Leroy Ali Williams. Mr. Williams passed on Saturday November 10, 2012.
In 1943 Leroy Ali Williams, born in Trinidad, found himself growing up in an area where music was a big part o
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Outstanding performances by female members on the cast contributed, in large measure, to the musical excellence delivered at Classical Jewels X—The Legacy, staged by the Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra at the Natio
Read more…The Ochil Steel Band is set to be formed at Lornshill Academy, with steel drums on their way from the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
The band is the brainchild of Lornshill Academy music teacher, Maureen Howitt, who managed to obtain the drums thanks
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Twenty-six steel pans were delivered recently to Cumnock Academy – not for cooking, but for music.
Earlier this year, Cumnock pupils made a 400-mile round trip to the first ever Scottish Steel Pan Festival in Nairn, Aberdeenshire. They spent the da
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PAN players will receive their $1,000 stipend for next year's Carnival, Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Dr Lincoln Douglas has said.
Douglas made the statement yesterday as he presented the instruments of appointment for the commi
Read more…On Saturday 27th October 2012, Merle Albino DeCoteau, was inducted to the Hall of Fame of the Sunshine Awards in Manhattan New York for her remarkable contribution to culture over the years. Apparently Merle Albino DeCoteau is the first female to be
No place for geniuses - world renowned steelpan innovator disrespect
by Les Slater - Journalist & Former Highlanders Arranger
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