Global - Mas Man Peter Minshall copped the Best Director award in the Short Documentary category at the Los Angeles International Film Festival, the s
Read more…When Steel Talks was recently contacted by a well-known steelpan music academic who expressed some concern over certain tunes which have been listed in the 2011 Pan Tunes lineup.
The heading "Panorama Tunes for 2011" simply means t
The State of the Steelpan - Mark Loquan
Trinidad - I was following from afar the events unfolding in the pan world with some of the latest controversies around payment for pan players, the Ministry and Pan Trinbago appearing not to have a common v
Read more…Single Pan Bands Preliminary Panorama 2011
New York, USA - Single pan bands in the East and Tobago will begin this year’s National Panorama competitions.
Some 20 steelbands in the East will face a panel of adjudicators at the Larry Gomes Stadium
Symposium to Examine Steel Band Panorama Format
New York, USA - Panorama competitions, which engage the steel band community infinitely more than any other regularly scheduled activity, will be the focus of a symposium to be presented by the Trinida
Global - With little more than a few weeks before the largest and most popular steelband music competition in the oil-rich country of Trinidad and Tobago, the
Read more…http://www.trinidadexpress.com/letters/Gypsy_killing_Panorama-114627079.html
Trinidad Express
I have listened to Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Winston "Gypsy" Peters's take on Panorama and I can say beyond any doubt that he is the wrong person f
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolence to Earl LaPierre-Sr. and family on the passing of his mother.
UK Pan Tuners appoints Executives
UK - The UK Pan Tuners Guild held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 12th December 2010 at the Percy Centre in Bath. The Guild was set up by steelpan craftsmen who wish to support the development of their craft a
sung by Emmanuel “Oba” Sinnette
composed by Curtis Edwards
Verse 1
All ah them like dey getting kicks
With dey stupid pan politics
While de panman and woman working without a cent
Experiment (real patient)
And development
Pan Trinbago is issuing a reminder to steelbands who contract foreigners as players in the National Panorama competitions that they are required to pay dues.
This is outlined in Pan Trinbago’s Constitution Bye Laws under the heading Article 9 – Fee
Read more…The bands have begun to check into WST with selections for 2011 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama... Look for updates throughout the day. All bands can check in with WST at whensteeltalks@hotmail.com
Unofficial List
Global - This past weekend thousands of unique visitors from all over the world took in the sounds of the Pan Tunes for 2011 Panorama exclusive on the When Steel
Read more…Griffith leads Despers once again
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan arranger Beverly Griffith will once again take control of Witco Desperadoes for 2011.
This is due to the unavailability of arranger, composer for the past few years Robert “Robbie” Gre
Read more…Pan Trinbago Drops Rule 5.0 Lyrics Section
Trinidad & Tobago - Under a cloud of controversy and uproar from the steelpan music community, Pan Trinbago, the governing body of steelpan music activities in Trinidad and Tobago drops "Rule 5" libelous lyr
The decision by the People's Partnership to return Carnival to the Queen's Park Savannah was favourably greeted. Now, however, the effect of that good news is rapidly being undone by a demonstration of insensitive attitude and ham-fisted policy towar
Read more…Free Entrance to "Drag" area for Steelband Trinidad and Tobago's Panorama 2011
Trinidad & Tobago - Entrance to the ever popular 'Drag' area in the Queen’s Park Savannah will be free to the general public.
KeithDiaz, President and his Executive have
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