Grenada, W.I. - They are seen night and day in and around the steel orchestras of Grenada; and, for the most part, they do not and cannot play any instrument – even the most basic two-note “doo-doop.’’ However, steelband leaders admit that their o
Read more…NY Panorama Insult
What came out of the loud speakers at the 2011 panorama was an insult to the pan community and to any rational music listening person. The sound of sweet pan and great musical arrangements were turned into a "heavy metal" assault w
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to arranger Andre White and ADLIB Steel Orchestra on the capturing of the 2011 New York Panorama title.
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Read more…The New York Panorama will be broadcasted on the internet tonight live on TCN. Just click on the "New York Panorama" tab above. Panorama begins at 8pm EST.
Ten years ago, You stood up!
New York, USA - Ten years ago, Basement Recordings took on an assignment to produce a multimedia package for the United States Steelband Association (USSA), on their first ever Panorama, produced entirely on their own. T
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What the bands are playing - New York Panorama 2011
Legend Stars Steel Band in play for 2011
New York, USA - In the heat of the fiery New York Panorama season, there are oases along the way in the form of the smaller steelband sides that generally make their appearance on J’Ouvert morning.
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Read more…Pan Royal is in the house!
New York, USA - Along with the powerhouse steel orchestras that are in full Panorama mode for the annual New York pan season, there are a few much smaller steelbands and single-pan bands that have their own music busines
Read more…Sonatas’ 2011 Band Launch - Good Pan Music for All
New York, USA - This New York Pan season has seen a bumper crop of steelpan events including several ‘band launches’ - more so than in past years. D’Radoes, Harmony, New York Pan Stars, Despers USA,
Read more…2011 UK National Panorama
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 27 August
Horniman’s Pleasance Park, Kensal Road, London W10
The Bands, the Tunes, the Arrangers
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United Kingdom - This year’s Notting Hill Panorama will be held on Saturday 27th August 2011 at the Horniman’s Pleasance, Kensal Road off Ladbroke Grove. The event is scheduled to be hosted between 3:00-7:30 p.m. The ‘Drag’ where the bands practice o
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - well-known steelband panorama arranger Terrance “BJ” Marcelle - no stranger to winner’s row in the small conventional steel orchestra category in Trinidad & Tobago - speaks about his present
Steelband Music Festival (Pan is Beautiful XII) cancelled
Trinidad and Tobago - Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C. advises its membership and the general public that the Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Music Festival (Pan is Beautiful XII) scheduled to be
Read more…Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra (RASPO) is busy preparing for Notting Hill Carnival’s National ‘Panorama’ UK Steelband Championship taking place this weekend on Saturday 27 August 2011.
Sixteen players from Pandemic Steel Band based at Aberd
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua – LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra – the 2011 Panorama champion – said it would not be swayed by talk of legal action over the results of the Carnival show, following concerns over the points’ distribution.
The matter has been deba
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Global - He is meticulous, hard-working and leaves nothing to chance. Yohan Popwell knows that you’re “only as good as your last outing” and within the steelband arranging arena, it is a real case of “what have you done for me lately?”.
In an exclu
What has been called a “limited state of emergency” has been issued in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago on Monday August 22, 2011. It gives the authorities special, temporary, legal powers to arrest and search citizens without a warrant.
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Mark Loquan on Pat Bishop
Global - It is with a heavy heart that I write of Pat Bishop’s passing, as she is someone that became a true and close friend of mine over the last decade, short by comparison to many others. But she touched my life. She wa
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