Washington, DC, USA - City Hall’s flinty gavel has rapped out no to Caribbean American friendship in 2012.The DC Caribbean Carnival (DCCC) has been forced to move its decades-old tradition from the nation’s capital 35 miles north to a m
Musashino-City, Tokyo, Japan- Japanese steel pan player Sasaki Kentaro who visited Trinidad and performed with Phase II Pan Groove in 2005, has a passion for Pan, and earlier this month he funneled this passion into what became the festival ‘Pan Lov
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New York -In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, Journalist, Writer and Theatrical Producer - Nandi Keyi shares her experiences, visions and overall thoughts on her latest production - “At the Feet of the Masters...”
Delaware, USA- On July 13, Delaware Steel, under the direction of Professor Harvey Price of the UD (University of Delaware) in Newark, will head out on tour for the first time since its Eurasian stint in 2008 when they shared the stage with gre
By VERDEL BISHOP Wednesday, June 20 2012 - Trinidad Newsday
After playing a musical tribute on the steelpan, during veteran pannist Franklyn Ollivierra’s funeral service at the Trinity Cathedral, on Monday, Len Boogsie Sharp, broke down and had to
Brockville, Ontario, Canada-The Brockville Lions Steel Band, one of the most recognizable local music groups, has found a new home – but it may just be a summer home.
The local group, a fixture of local events and festi
Lake Worth, Florida, USA- Ed Stephen grew up with the sound of steel drums in his home country of Trinidad, birthplace of the percussion instruments fashioned from 55-gallon drums.
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK- Jubilant steel pan musicians have found a new rehearsal studio more than two years after being thrown out of their previous home.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she hopes steelpan music will soon become part of the repertoire of the National Symphony Orchestra of the United States.