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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WASHINGTON, DC - World acclaimed panmaster Robert Greenidge has been at the forefront of spreading awareness and exposure of the steel pan, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.
On Friday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. he
Funeral service for the late OWEN 'TANMAN' HORSFORD, External Relations Officer of the Southern Marines Steelband Foundation, takes place on FRIDAY 9th NOVEMBER at 10:30 am from Harvey's Funeral Home, 1504 Bushwick Ave. Brooklyn, New York .
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Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greeting to Mrs. Beverley Ramsey-Moore.
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Two steelpan virtuosos of contrasting styles delivered enriching music with a remarkable sense of harmony and rhythm, that yet again demonstrated the musical possibilities of the instrument, to an almost full house of appreciative p
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Bottle and spoon, grater, scratchers and wood blocks are essentials when paranderos go paranging. Contemporary bands have incorporated the flute, electric bass, Latin percussions and the steelpan in its ensemble. Now, the Na
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Five-time Calypso Monarch Leroy Calliste (Black Stalin) is currently putting lyrics to Len "Boogsie" Sharpe's melody for his 2013 song for five-time Panorama winners Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove.
Stalin s
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For over 50 years the world enjoyed the scintillating music of Trinidad's steelband. Audiences all over the world were spellbound and amazed that such a rich tonal quality of music could come from discarded steel drums.
After decades
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Belize - 25 members of the Pantempers Steel Orchestra returned to Belize this morning - after a 15-day performing tour of Taiwan.
They were a part of the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean Exhibition - where they presented Belizean cul
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight steelpan ensembles will be competing in Sunday’s (November 4) First Citizen’s (FCB) International Steelpan Jazz Challenge 2012 Finals at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Starting time
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - As the saying goes “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and so it was out of the realization that corporate sponsorship was only a partial means to sustainability, and in order to achieve self-sufficiency, that a more ing
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It will be a colourful explosion of steel pan music and stylish fashions for ‘Pan In Style’ - a runway Fashion Show and After Party, unfolding on Saturday 3rd November 2012 at the pan yard of Sforzata Steel Orchestra in St.
