Cultural Icon and Pan Activist Eddie Yearwood passes away this evening.
He suffered a massive heart attack.
He was a Calypso Tent Emcee and a Pan Commentator.
He was in the process of finalising arrangements for
Scotland's first Steel Band festival – Panfest 2012 - is being staged this weekend at Nairn Academy, whose three steelbands will host a visit by bands from Aberdeen, Glasgow and East Ayrshire. All will be perf
Read more…On June 14, 2012, Bob Cole Conservatory faculty member Dr. Michael Carney passed away. We lost a colleague and a friend–a member of our family. A memorial concert is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 23rd. We will celebra
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New York Steelpan Youth Have Spoken
New York, USA - On a periodically picture-perfect Saturday afternoon twelve New York steel orchestras participated in the USSA (United States Steelband Association) –sponsored inaugural event called “Pan Expo 201
Global - Anthony Williams, leader and arranger of the defunct Pan Am North Stars, has planned a special occasion to celebrate his 81st birthday.
On June 24, at the St. James Amphitheatre, Williams will commemorate the 50th year of the band’s renditio
Read more…by Les Slater
Chairman, T & T Folk Arts Institute
A When Steel Talks Exclusive
“... Today, when successive governments and tertiary institutions are throwing millions of dollars and other resources to pr
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelbands interested in participating in Panorama 2013 are advised that registration commences on Monday 11th June 2012.
Participants can collect their registration forms from any Pan Trinbago Regional Office, that is, Nort
Read more…Augustus Mark, 83, steel pan pioneer, better known as 'one man' is in dire need of blood.
Pan Trinbago is appealing to members of the steelband movement and the public to donate generously.
Mr. Mark aka “One Man” is resting comfortably at the Port o
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They could hardly “hablan espanol” but 13 young panists captured the hearts of audiences at the Iguazu In Concert, International Festival of Children and Youth Orchestras and Choirs held recently in Iguazu, Argentina.
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Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to all the participants of the USSA 2012 Pan Expo. Special congrats to ADLIB Steel Orchestra on capturing the "Bomb" competition title.
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ndon, England, U.K. - Award-winning SV2G Wycombe Steel Orchestra represented the Commonwealth and had Buckingham Palace guests partying in the Palace gardens as part of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Monday 4th June.
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Read more…When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to WST member Catt.
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Speaking in my capacity as Chairman/Manager of the Board of Management of Power Stars Steel Orchestra, bonafide member band of Pan Trinbago T.C., the World Governing Body for the SteelPan, the National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago,
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When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to arranger Michelle Huggins-Watts.
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St. John’s, Antigua, W.I. - The Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association (ABPA) has said that it had no part in the revised decision that placed both LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra [HGSO] and Hadeed Group of Company’s AMP Halcyon in f
