Happy Birthday to Dr. Brian Copeland
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Mayor Lee Sing sues to get Phase II out of One Woodbrook Place
By Lennox Grant
In the latest outbreak of a two-decade-old war of attrition, the Port of Spain City Council has sought a court order for the removal of the Phase II Pan Groove steelband f
Read more…Conspiring To Pigeonhole Pan, And That’s Cool?
Has Trinidad and Tobago dropped the ball on the steelpan?
Conspiring To Pigeonhole Pan, And That’s Cool?
by Les Slater -
Chairman of the T & T Folk Arts Institute and former Highlanders Steel Orchestra arranger
Global - I don’t know if he remembers
Ebony's Pepe Francis to Receive Queen's Honours for Service to Steel Pan Music
Augustine Leith Francis (also known as Pepe Francis), director of Ebony Steelband Trust and chairman of the British Association of Steelbands, has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list to receive a MBE for services to Steel Pan Music. http:
Read more…T&T and China make sweet music
T&T and China make sweet music
Trinidad & Tobago - For the second time in as many years, the Trinidad and Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble(TTCSE) teamed up with a group of musicians from Tianjin, China, to play together.
After practicing together a
Read more…Johnathan Scales, Panist From Another Planet
In The Middle of a Couple of Different Worlds
JONATHAN SCALES, PANIST FROM ANOTHER PLANET
Another When Steel Talks Special - By Dalton Narine -
Global - Jonathan Scales plays a voguish style of pan. And he does so by articulating life and pers
“Pan On A Higher Note” at Lord Kitchener Auditorium, NAPA
“Pan On A Higher Note” at Lord Kitchener Auditorium, NAPA
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Symphony Orchestra (NSSO), conducted by Jessel Murray, will present their annual formal concert which will feature the first comp
Dixieland Steel Orchestra Five get awards
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - They have been hailed as the “Liberators” of the steelband movement, and panmen. I’m talking about the Dixieland Steel Orchestra led by Curtis Pierre. It was only a few years ago the band, which blazed a trail in the 1960s,
Contagious Sounds Celebrates the Release of Debut Albums by Steelpan Player and Composer Andy Akiho
New York, NY— The Contagious Sounds series will present works from two recently released debut albums: Andy Akiho’s No One To Know One (innova Records) which features Akiho on the steel pan in a wide range of ensemble settings, and composer Ryan Fran
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Pan United Steel Orchestra on the Move
From the news desk of Pan United
Continuing our goal to aggressively promote the steel pan instrument and music education for inner-city youth, Pan United Steel Orchestra is proud to announce a new partnership with the Charlestown Community Center on
Read more…Jazz on Pan Thoughts from Panman Garvin Blake
New York, USA - He is one of the most insightful, thought-provoking, knowledgeable and intelligent people involved in the steelpan movement today. Respected steelband arranger, recording and performing artist Garvin Blake shares his thoughts on the s
Grenada’s “Angel Harps Steel Orchestra” in the Spotlight - A WST Special Assignment
St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - The islands of the Caribbean all have their unique identities and signature in spite of their many similarities. No more is this borne out than in their music, rhythms and cultural idiosyncrasies. The world-class steel
Jazz on Pan a Noteworthy Brooklyn First
Jazz on Pan a Noteworthy Brooklyn First
New York, USA - It was an evening of Jazz on Pan - and music lovers did not even have to journey into the city ‘proper’ to experience two and a half hours which showcased the skills of some of the finest youn
Happy Birthday to Mr. Beresford Hunte of Trinidad All Stars - May 24
Happy Birthday to Mr. Beresford Hunte of Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra - from When Steel Talks
Akron company, Panyard Inc., marches to beat of a different drum
Ohio, USA - From the outside, Panyard Inc. looks like a bland building in the middle of an Akron working class neighborhood on California Avenue.
But if you step inside, close your eyes and listen, you can easily imagine sitting on a Caribbean beach
Read more…Steelpan phenom Liam Teague delights audience in first UK appearance
by Robbie Joseph
England, UK - US-based steelpan music artist, composer, arranger and educator Liam Teague performed for the first time in the UK, at the Pan Jazz concert held on the third Sunday of every month. May 15th saw Carnival Village - housed
Pan In the 21st Century 2011 Shelved ..
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -Pan Trinbago has officially notified its membership - and the public - that due to a “fall in sponsorship,” a decision has been taken to shelve this year’s staging of the Pan Down Memory Lane and Pan in the 21st Century compe
Read more…Caribana festival forced to find a new name after court ruling
The 44-year-old annual Toronto Caribana festival is looking for a new name after a trademark ruling by the Ontario Superior Court.
The popular mid-summer long-weekend parade and the other related events have been forced into the change by the origi
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