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Kingston Parish Church raises funds for Steel Orchestra
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
Read more…Many Hammers, No Steel? Option in Drum Shortage Crisis for Panmen, Steelbands
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
"Pan For Punks...A Steelpan Tribute To The Ramones"
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…Mazzini elevates the quality of pan music
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…No Pan in Trinidad and Tobago's Schools?
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
Read more…Exclusive Interview - Clive Bradley - Master Arranger - Panorama 2004 - Up-close!
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 co
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Happy Birthday to Eric Mannweiler
When Steel Talks extends birthday greetings to Eric Mannweiler. Thanks again for sharing your 2011 panorama experiences with the WST family
Read more…It’s Steelband Time in Nigeria with the Third Secondary Schools’ Panorama
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
"Thwaites Brothers" take the Steelpan on Tour to Indonesia, Jordan, Israel, North Africa and the Mid East with Nasheed Hip Hop Group "Native Deen"
Global - It would be an understatement to say that the Thwaites Brothers are actively promoting steel pan all across the globe. Better, they’re sweetening the planet with Pan! As musicians within Native Deen, they have performed in eleven (11) countr
When Steel Talks sends Birthday Greetings to Earl La Pierre
When Steel Talks extends belated happy birthday greetings to arranger Earl La Pierre
Read more…Codringtons take crown at Pan Jazz challenge
Published by: The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Codrington Pan Family has won The First Citizens International Steelpan Jazz Challenge, taking home the first prize of $50,000. The other six finalists—Starlift, Couva Joylan
Controversy mars schools’ panorama
St. John’s Antigua- Eleven bands, two winners and another judging controversy.
The 2011 Independence Schools Steel Band Competition saw a keenly contested battle for top honours and bragging rights, but the event was marred by logistical snags and a
Read more…Music from behind the Bridge — Steelband Aesthetics and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago
Shannon Dudley
Print publication date: 2007
Print ISBN-13: 9780195175479
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195175479.001.0001
The Steelband Movement and Music
This chapter shows that a dynamic relatio
Read more…Let us be proud Copeland's a Trini - Diaz on development of G-Pan:
By Wayne Bowman
Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz believes the steelband fraternity and the nation at large should be thankful it was Prof Brian Copeland who developed the G-Pan and not someone in some foreign university.
Diaz also told the Express o
Read more…PDN PhotoPlus Expo - Technology, The Immediacy of Now and the Steelpan Music Movement
New York, USA - Terry Joseph, the late entertainment editor for the Trinidad and Tobago national newspaper the Trinidad Express, once joked while lamenting (simultaneously impressed and irritated) that, in going through his normal routine after takin
Happy Birthday to Len “Boogsie” Sharpe
When Steel Talks extends Happy Birthday greetings (October 28) to the great Len “Boogsie” Sharpe. When Steel Talks (WST) has had the great fortune of interacting with “Boogsie” on different levels for years. Enjoy your day, and thanks for being in W
Read more…Remembering Lovely Latavia... Despers USA Steel Orchestra Tenor bass player
New York, USA - .- Miguel Reyes’s The Last Band sung by Peter D’Royce was the last Panorama piece lovely Latavia Deane got to perform with Despers USA Steel Orchestra, when the band competed in the 2010 New York Panorama. A song that makes one dance
