ROBERT GREENIDGE - In His Own Words... A When Steel Talks Exclusive
The Great One in the Spotlight Revisited
New York, USA - Producer, champion arranger, composer, recording and performing artist, Robert Greenidge is simply one of the finest panist
April 28th is the birthday of panist, arranger and composer Robert Greenidge.
He is simply one of the finest musicians to ever grace the steelpan instrument.
Happy Birthday from When Steel Talks.
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Bridgeport drum ensemble performing in Trinidad
Connecticut, USA - Seven high school students from greater Bridgeport area are spending their spring vacation performing with drum ensembles in Trinidad.
The group of young musicians who comprise th
New York, USA - ....The near-capacity audience at NYU’s Frederick Loewe Theatre in New York city’s Greenwich Village was treated to a wide variety of musical pleasures that took them from the music works of Phillip Glass, through that of Len “Boogsie
From Trinidad & Tobago Government News
April 20, 2011 2:38 pm: The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the Ministry of Legal Affairs (MLA) has moved swiftly to defend against another attempt in the United States of America to secure patent rights f
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New York, USA - He was smitten by the steelpan instrument at the very early age of eight when he first encountered this Caribbean beauty called Pan in The Bahamas. And similar to countless others, whose hearts have been pierced by the intoxicating so
New York, USA - The spirited discussion and widespread interest generated by the Trinidad & Tobago Folk Arts Institute’s symposium earlier this year on the
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New York, USA - NYU Steel featuring students in the NYU Steinhardt Percussion Program gave the public a tantalizing glimpse of their steelpan music acumen when they performed in New York’s Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village yesterday afterno
Happy Birthday, Lord Kitchener |
A Tribute to Kitchener, our Beloved Griot Pan, Calypso and Calypsonian New York: April 18, 2005 is the Grand Master’s birthday. |
Illinois, USA- NIU (Northern Illinois University) Steelband continues to remain at the forefront of steel ensemble performances as they added a new twist to their annual Spring Concert for 2011. This year the Miami University (Ohio) Steelband, under
Today's Trinidad Daily Guardian reported that the $1000 dollar stipend promised to Trinidad and Tobago's 2011 panorama players have not been issued. Early this year Trinidad and Tobago panorama players chose not boycott the 2011 panorama over this sa
Read more…When Steel Talks extends congratulations to you, Mia on your awesome performance at your Graduate Steelpan Recital this evening!
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Composer Andy Akiho continues music journey with Steelpan, Percussion & more
Connecticut, USA - New York’s own Andy Akiho, now a graduate student studying for his master’s degree in composition at the prestigious Yale School of Music in New Haven,
UA Steelband 2011 Spring Concert - “The Carnival is We”
Arizona, USA - The UA (University of Arizona) Steel bands program is back this spring with its exciting new concert: “The Carnival is We,” featuring the University of Arizona World Music Gang.
From Mark Loquan
Good day all
Out of pain this culture was born - The Steelband of Trinidad & Tobago
by Gerry Kangalee
Global - Out of the pain of slavery, indentureship, colonialism and imperialism and through continuing resistance to the causes of that pain, the working class
A Not So Brief History Of The United States Navy Steel Band
Global - I have been asked by When Steel Talks to write a history of the Navy Steel Band during my tenure as the Leader.
Duty with the Navy Steel Band was a very unique opportunity, there
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celebrates the big 5-0
Jamaica, W.I. - It was a jubilant and festive crowd that gathered in the School of Music Auditorium to commemorate 50 strong years of the institution at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Art
“Hello Houston - We Have A Problem” – Brooklyn Steelband Takes Over MIT - Again!
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - There are very few things that can freeze a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate, student or professor in their tracks
Steelpans and Saucepans at Parkgate Primary
United Kingdom - ....As part of Parkgate Primary's Multi-Cultural Week, a Steelpan Workshop took place on Friday, offering pupils the opportunity to listen to some fabulous summery music.
They also learne
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