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birdsong presents “Christmas In The Park”
birdsong
presents a Free Community Concert
Sunday December 18 @ 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Auzonville Park, Tunapuna, Trinidad, W.I.
Birdsong has an Academy where students are exposed to music on various instruments including: Steelpan; Brass; Keyboard; Percus
Read more…Happy Birthday to Champion Arranger Pelham Goddard
When Steel Talks extends Happy Birdthay greetings to Pelham Goddard. Mr. Goddard has penned some of the most memorable songs in recent Caribbean music history.
click for more on Pelham Goddard
Read more…What's the word? Panorama 2012!!
Potential Symphony - Carlon Harewood - - Vibes
Redemption Sound Settlers (Tobago) - Winston Gordon - Gie Dem Tempo
Humming Birds Pan Groove - Michael Cupidore - - Live It Up
Tamana Pioneers - Kenneth "Panam" Clarke - Toco Band
Xpress 21 - Barry Manne
Read more…Hanging with Steel Panist Extraordinaire Emmanuel “Jack” Riley
Tobago, W.I. - We are at Scott’s Holiday Apartments, in Mt. Pleasant, Tobago [for Pazzaz, the Pan Jazz show held earlier this year on April 29 in Tobago]: panist Jason “Peanuts” Isaac, Fitzroy “Poporoy” Henry, Riley and myself, Keith Anderson. Riley
Posters on Facebook, identifying themselves as cops, call participants in Brooklyn West Indian Day parade 'animals' and 'savages'
Posters on Facebook, identifying themselves as cops, call participants in Brooklyn West Indian Day parade 'animals' and 'savages'
Read more…Drums with 55-gallon voices
Drums with 55-gallon voices
Steel Pan Ensemble provides percussionist perspective on classic albums and pieces
The UConn Steel Pan Ensemble put on a show at Von der Mehden recital hall Sunday evening. The ensemble, consisting of 17 undergraduate stud
NBC takes it where it hurts for Judges’ snafu - Panorama, take note
NBC’s Sing Off Christmas Special “OK” - But America is Still Singing the Afro Blues
NBC takes it where it hurts for Judges’ snafu - Panorama, take note
New York, USA - According to TV Guide, the November 28 two-hour finale of “The Sing-Off” plumme
Read more…Panists welcome plan for National Youth Steel Orchestra - Antigua & Barbuda
St. John’s, Antigua, W.I. - One of the nation’s foremost panists, Robin Margetson, who has been in the business for over 30 years, is welcoming the government’s intention to establish a National Youth Steel Orchestra.
“Anything we can do to help harne
‘True Trini Christmas’ with Ray Holman
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ray Holman, esteemed composer, arranger and pan player is bringing back the old time days with his first annual Christmas 2011 musical presentation, “A True Trini Christmas” on Thursday December 8 at 6.30 pm at the newly rem
Services for Bertram (Speedy) Ash Small
Bertram “Speedy” Ash Small was a pioneer for the steelband fraternity of New York, founding member of Humming Birds Steel Orchestra (USA) together with Ellie Mannette, founded and led EXZIBITS Steel Orchestra (USA), and former member of Desperadoes (
Read more…Is the current group of Soca artists developing a reality check?
Is the current group of Soca artists developing a reality check?
"Have we lost the whole concept of what soca is all together melody should not be one we throw to pan alone but to MUSIC on a whole!"
Fay Ann Lyons- Alvarez
Has the musical pendulum
Read more…Antigua's Moods of Pan 25-a-side competition - 2011 results
The results were as follows:
1st Hadeed Group of Companies AMP Halcyon
2nd Panache Steel Orchestra
3rd LIME Hells Gate Steel Orchestra
4th East Vibes Steel Orchestra
5th WIOC Gemonites Steel Orchestra
Read more…NBC’s Sing Off and the Lowering of America’s Music IQ - We are singing the “Afro Blues”
NBC’s Sing Off and the Lowering of America’s Music IQ
We are singing the “Afro Blues”
New York, USA - Much congratulations to third-season Sing Off winners - Pentatonix - they are a great group with extraordinary music acumen. With a cash purse of $
Read more…Rodnick "Choko" Stevens has passed
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Rodnick "Choko" Stevens. He was an original member of New York's Sonatas Steel Orchestra.
Read more…Pan in de Countryside —a success story
The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - I beg to differ with the detractors who insist that Pan Trinbago is a dependent, cup-in-hand entity. On the contrary, these past few months I have observed up-close a body of passionate, hard-w
Another Steelband Soldier Has Fallen – the life of Cyril “Nick” Boxill
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ...Cyril Boxill or “Nick,” as he was fondly called, grew up in San Fernando. For the greater part of his life he was involved in the steelpan movement.
Small wonder he was also known as “Bredwin” due to his kind-heartedness.
Happy Thanksgiving to the WST Steelpan Music Family Worldwide
WST America, WST Europe, WST Africa, WST Japan, WST Caribbean, WST Austrialia, WST South America and WST Mars... LOL
Peace and Pan!
Read more…Despers celebrates rebirth - Nigeria Tour
The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Neither rain or flood last Saturday could keep the true supporters of Witco Desperadoes away from the Central Bank Forecourt when the Laventille Hill steel orchestra did a farewell concert. Tod
Sing Off's Afro Blue experience some Panorama Blues
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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