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
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…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
Read more…“if the CDC wishes to proceed with Carnival without a steelband competition then ‘so be it.’”
St. John’s, Antigua, W.I. -A major test of willpower has developed between the Carnival Development Committee (CDC) and representatives of three major parti
Ohio, USA - Oxford, Ohio was the site for a full day of pan dubbed PanFest 2011, a collaborative effort between university, high school and community steel bands, along with renowned pan artists. The evening concert culminated in a mass steel band pe
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks, veteran North Stars Steel Orchestra player David Maunday shares an insider’s view of what and who made Trinidad & Tobago’s Pan Am North Stars Steel Orchestra so legendary, and a business basti
Middletown, Ohio, USA -This past weekend was a busy one for members of the Madison Instrumental Program! The Steel Band and Jazz Band were both in action multiple times throughout the weekend! On Friday, May 6th the Steel Band performed before the Da
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Trinidad & Tobago veterantelevision and cultural personality Allyson Hennessy, who passed away on Saturday night after a relatively short illness.
Global - It’s Mother’s Day all around the world, and Steelpan Moms and Steelband Music-related Moms - are as important and revered as any on the planet. Over the years they have been commemorated in song, and, also in steelband composition as well.
St. Thomas, USVI - ...Of course, no parade would be complete without steelpan music, and at the Children's Parade the bands were out in force: the Joseph Sibilly Elementary School steelpan; the 12-year-old Ulla F. Muller Panatics Steel Band, who were
Andrew Morrison’s interest in the Physics of the Steelpan Instrument
Global - The 161st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America takes place in Seattle, Washington at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel later this month, May 23-27, 2011. And why is this
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Cultures unite in their love of music at Goombay Festival
Florida, USA Hot sun, cool breezes and the unmistakable sound of steel drums. Eyes closed, it was easy to mistake downtown Pensacola for a Caribbean island.
On Saturday, the historic Belmon
Read more…Steel Band Jamboree
St. Thomas, USVI - The unmistakable sound of steel pans rose from Lionel Roberts Stadium on Sunday afternoon as bands from St. Thomas and St. John performed in the Steel Band Jamboree.
One by one, bands representing schools and
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When Steel Talks extends condolences to the family of musician Dave Marcelin
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Ace Panists Freddie Harris, III & Mustafa Alexander light up the Kemah Pan Jam Festival
Texas, USA - Two of New York’s well-known panists - Freddie Harris, III and Mustafa Alexander - made the trip down south to Texas not too long ago as the headline
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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