NIU Today
Illinois, USA - Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining.
All of his past recitals have been speci
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ray Holman’s recent concert series—Mama Dis Is Pan—staged at the Little Carib Theatre in Woodbrook (February 23-25), was more than a presentation of the sweetness of the instrument; it was a showca
Trinidad Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) never refused to give financial assistance to Pan Trinbago for the 2012 Panorama steel band competition, Chief Secretary Orville London has said.
He recalled that Pan Tri
Read more…The Woodstock Independent
Illinois, USA - The unconventional has become the norm for Woodstock resident Matt Potts.
As a percussionist in the Woodstock High School band, Potts taught himself to play a steelpan he purchased on a whim off eBay. Duri
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By Terry Joseph
April 18, 2001
Trinisoca.com
Today marks the 25th anniversary of his death, but mere mention of the name Winston "Spree" Simon in the pan fraternity still elicits emotion and creates contr
When Steel Talks extends Congratulations to Lime Diamond Steel of St. Lucia
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Global - Personal notes on live interactions from Panorama 2012 by journalist, pan historian, musician and film editor Dalton Narine.
The thoughts of the likes of the legendary Anthony Williams and Len “Boogsie” Sharpe; the raw words of Pan Trinba
Read more…Michigan, USA:
February is Black History Month. To inform and inspire its students, Birmingham Berkshire Middle School held an African Music Assembly. Many students do not realize it, but gospel, jazz, soul, rock ‘n' roll and many other forms of “mod
Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan
CALL FOR PAPERS
Pan Globalization: Progress and Possibilities PanTrinbago will be hosting an International Conference on the Steelpan from May 6th – 8th 2012. In the 50th year of independenc
Panorama is Over, Now What?
The Vibe "Not" Done - Music, Business and Opportunities
Global - Over the next few weeks some of the most outstanding international musical minds and Cultural Attachés will visit the WST network and will look at, and/or
Read more…It is a noticeable fact that the Small Conventional Steel Orchestras have received some shabby treatment during the panorama season over the past years.
Some of the small band performances have been made available by Pan Trinbago.
When Steel Talks wi
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Castries, St. Lucia, W.I. - Junior pan groups from across the island will converge on the grounds of the National Cultural Centre on Sunday for the Junior Panorama. The event which is part of the ongoing National Arts Festival will feature eight gro
Pennsylvania, USA - The region's best steel drum bands will take the stage March 26 in the sixth annual Lincoln Park Steel Drum Festival, headlined by Liam Teague.
The festival is set for Monday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Park's 750-seat th
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Written by TAIWO OLADOKUN
Nigerian Tribune
TAIWO OLADOKUN writes on the synergy between Nigeria and Trinidad aimed at earning millions from carnivals.
The synergy started with the participation of Trinidad and Tobago in the 2011 Abuja Carnival and
Read more…St. Vincent & The Grenadines, W.I. - The Pan Against Crime (PAC) Programme, the brain child of Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves was launched on February 20th 2008. Under the guidance of Godfred Pompey-Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Nationa
Read more…Prensa Latina News
Havana, February 21 (Prensa Latina) Saeed Bowman, 11, contrasts with his greatness to play the steelband, a musical instrument from Trinidad and Tobago, which he has played since he was seven.
Invited to the International Book F
Dr. Jit Sukha Samaroo - The Man - The Arranger - The Composer
Jit Sukha Samaroo was born on 24 February, 1950 in the village of Surrey, Lopinot, one of the most elevated valleys in Trinidad’s Northern Range. This valley was settled in 1805 b
Read more…Trinidad Express
...Maybe that is one of the reasons why they no longer command capacity audiences, with the North Stand just over half-full last Saturday night, when the first big band didn't come on stage until a
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Remembering - Dr. Jit Samaroo - Steelband Arranger Extraordinaire!!!
Global - Dr. Jit Sukha Samaroo (Musician, Panist, Composer, and steel pan arranger) was born in Surrey Village in the Lopinot Valley, Trinidad, on 24 February 1950, the sixth of
