On last night's episode of NBC's THE SING-OFF, Afro-Blue became the most recent group to be eliminated from the competition. On numerous occasions these judges essentially said that this group, Afro Blue, was operating above their heads [the judges’]
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Those who attended the launch of the Digital Pan App on Thursday at Queen’s Hall in St. Ann’s, felt Trinidad and Tobago culture is finally stepping into the digital age.
The Digital Pan Mobile App is the only steelpan app th
RESULTS - Cayman Islands Steel Band Extrava-PAN-za Panorama Competition
held November 10, 2011 in Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Winners:
Junior Category
Senior Category
Illinois, USA - His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, will attend this weekend’s concert of the NIU Steel Band.
Parsan, who is a veterinarian, contacted countryman Liam Teague a few m
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Southern Marines Steelband Foundation
2011-11-16
MEDIA RELEASE
The semi-final round of Talent Expression, the leading performance art talent competition in the South organised by the Southern Marines Steelband Foundation has been dubbed the best s
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - As the Chinese Hospital Ship “Peace Ark” was winding up its visit, appropriately entitled “Harmony”, to Trinidad and Tobago, where its doctors attended to hundreds of needy patients, a farewell function was held on board the
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....Godfrey Camps was at the tender age of thirteen when he had his first brush with the national instrument of his native Trinidad & Tobago. At that time Melody Makers was situated at the corner of Coffee and Drayton street
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Dr Aurélie Helmlinger, a French ethnomusicologist, double tenor player, pan teacher and arranger involved in steelband since 1996, will deliver a presentation at Studio 66, at 66, Sixth Street, Barataria on November 16 at 7
The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Diatonic Steel Orchestra returned from a nine-day tour last month of five cities in Indiana. The tour was organised as a means of assisting the Indiana Steelband Association in establishing the
Global- The first few images in “The Illustrated Story of Pan” (288 pages) that jumped up and grabbed my eyeballs seemed eerily familiar. It wasn’t the six or seven young men scratching out the early rhythm of the steel band on paint pans, biscuit dr
Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. - ....When Splash dropped in on rehearsals at the Kingston Parish Church Hall in the heart of the city, the sweet sounds of pan greeted us, as it filled the building, spilling over into the churchyard.
....For band member, 1
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - New hope now lies beyond the drum shortage crisis currently crippling the local Steelpan industry in Trinidad & Tobago. A local company, CG Packaging Systems Ltd., has stepped forward to especially address and meet the urgen
Just imagine if CBGB's were located on one of the Caribbean islands – it would sound exactly like Pan For Punks – A Steelpan Tribute to the Ramones , a one-of-a-kind CD in tribute to one of the most influential bands of all time: punk-rock legends Th
Read more…By Janelle De Souza Thursday, November 3 2011 - Trinidad & Tobago Newsday
Over the last few months, pan men have been playing sad songs as they note concerns of a steel drum shortage, especially as the Panorama season approaches.
While the pan men’s
Read more…In a recent post on the Nigeria Schools Panorama the issue of the removal of pan as part of the curriculum was raised by a WST member. When Steel Talks has personally witness a dramatic increase in the presence of the steelpan instrument schools thr
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The stage is set. It is two weeks before panorama finals. Master arranger Clive Bradley is applying his craft with much success as the legendary Desperadoes Steel Orchestra find themselves in second place coming out of the semi final rounds of the coWhen Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Eric Mannweiler. Thanks again for sharing your 2011 panorama experiences with the WST family
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Nigeria - The first day of November is a day of Steelpan in Nigeria, as the Nigerian Schools Steelband Panorama is held for the third time. Last year, seven steel orchestras participated in the event and this year, additional schools which were in th
