Tobago, W.I.- Chairman of the National Carnival Commission Patrick Arnold has crossed swords with the THA's position of no second carnival for Tobago.
Arnold who served for 12 years as President of Pan Trinbago was recently appointed as head of the na
New York, USA - Steel Pan was the focus at an international event – Tropicalfete Countdown 2011 Top 100 International Caribbean Songs for the year. Ricardo Greenaway, world-renowned steel pan percussionist, was given the mountainous task of performin
Cayman Islands - Camana Bay Town Centre is no longer featuring steel pan music on the Paseo on Wednesday nights.
According to Camana Bay Town Centre manager Ken Hydes, there are a number of programmes at the town centre they are looking to revamp in 2
Global - ....I first met Ralph in Trinidad on Carnival Tuesday in the late 90’s while he was jumping with Phase II, the band in which I was playing (even though he was a die-hard Desperadoes fan). He hopped up on the float and started playing congas,
When Steel Talks extends Happy New Year wishes and greetings to the global Pan Family.
Catch you on the other side of midnight!
Remember: the "Vibes Cyah Done"!!
Peace and Pan & Pan-4-Life!
Read more…The funeral service for Akeem Young takes place on Friday 30th December 2011 at Trinity Cathedral Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad at 10am
Read more…Guyana’s steel pan icon Roy Geddes talks with Guyana Review about his life and his music
You wouldn’t guess that Roy Geddes is seventy. Clad in his trademark Kangol and jeans Guyana’s celebrated Professor of Pan looks a full ten years younger. Now ret
Global - Many came to celebrate and pay homage to the vibrant life and achievements of Grammy-winner and steelband enthusiast Ralph MacDonald, at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, USA. The steelpan music fraternity was well represente
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to Nicholas Mohan on the passing of his mother. Our support and well wishes are with you.
Read more…Happy Holidays to the global When Steel Talks family.
Congratulations to all the pan folks who performed over the holidays worldwide and big up to all the supporter and fans.
A special shout -out to the New York crew thanks for inviting WST to your p
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New York - Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace and Mecca for the steelpan music instrument but New York continues to plant the seeds for present and future greatness, in addition to maintaining its past legacy for distinction. Bringing up the re
Read more…Some residents of Marysville have formed a steel pan band, using music to move on from Black Saturday
Lindy Burns talks to Rita Seethaler, who started Pans on Fire following the Black Saturday bushfires which killed 34 people in Marysville and burne
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A BOOK TO LOVE UP
NESTOR SULLIVAN Reviews “The Illustrated Story Of Pan”
I thank and congratulate Dr Kim Johnson. In the treasury of books on the steelband, The Illustrated Story of Pan is among the most valuable of gems.
It cuts a new path by tell
New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Students at New Haven’s Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet High School will present the world premiere of “Broken Chains: A Gospel Hip-Hopera,” a musical written and composed by Yale graduate students, on Wednesday an
Read more…SteelFesTT 2012 (the Steelpan Festival of Trinidad and Tobago) inaugurates what is intended to become a biennial instrument-based festival dedicated to the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. The festival will be launched in 2012 during the m
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Global - WITCO Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, and by extension Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C., mourns the passing of Ralph MacDonald on the morning of Sunday December 18 in Connecticut, USA, at age 67 after a battle with lung cancer.
....many patrons attendin
Percussionist Ralph MacDonald is visual and sometimes quietly intense but always expressive, and is a compendium of unique island and conventional percussive rhythms. The When Steel Talks (WST) crew was privileged to sit down with the dynamic musici
