Indiana Steel Pan Association up and running
The steelpan community in the state of Indiana has representation in its newly-formed Indiana Steelpan Association. Co-founders are Eric Mannweiler, David Chase and Tom Berich.
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The Illustrated Story of Pan brings together the results of Kim Johnson’s two decades of research into the oral, documentary and pictorial history of the steelband movement. It combines the intellectual rigour of a leading Caribbean researcher with t
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Trinidad & Tobago. W.I. - Southern Marines Steelband Foundation in Marabella, Trinidad has declared that in homage to their slain pan player, twenty-year old Petra Abraham - this weekend's upcoming finals of their annual Talent Expression competitio
Paris Pan Jam was recorded in France in 2009 when the band did a five-week tour of Europe, and originally released in France this year when the band returned to Europe for two months from May through July.
Last year Pamberi was offered the opportunit
Read more…WST member Joel Augustin asks
Can someone explain to me what exactly is a "Panorama Tune". For the
better part of the last 70 years all types of tunes were played by pan
sides. The calypsonians sang tunes of humour, social commentary, love
etc and t
Global - It was 'Live' Pan on the net for almost two hours. WST (When Steel Talks) just completed taking in a portion of the NIU (Northern Illinois University) steelband concert from DeKalb, Illinois, through the NIU School of Music’s web broadcasti
Read more…Much thanks folks. Recently WST ning network went over 6500 members. We
are looking forward to increasing global steelpan music experience of the WST family..
Pan 4 Life!!
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Columnist Michael Joseph shares his opinion about Trinidad and Tobago’s planned introduction of the People’s Band on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago for Carnival 2011 as announced by that country’s Minister of Arts and Mu
Read more…Pan gorn clear!
Ontario, Canada - Oh goooode! I get christen over again! Dem pan jumbie hole me in a full Nelson and douse my head in holy water till ah ketch de power an bawl for murderation. Hear nuh man. Talk bout bess? Steupse....it was more dan
Facebook, When Steel Talks, and the Steelpan Music Community
Social plugins add power to internet Steelpan music experience
Global - When Steel Talks (WST) is committed to ensuring that the global steelpan music community remains a dynamic environm
Global - This collection of music pieces is called “Open Window” and it is quite appropriately so named. You, the listener, are afforded the unique position as an interested, or possibly even originally dispassionate viewer - through this ‘open windo
2011 Panorama Tunes Steelband Music Score Sheets
Mosaic Steel Orchestra of Barbados panyard destroyed by hurricane Tomas
Mosaic Steel Orchestra of
Read more…Another year has passed...
Happy Birthday to the Master! The late Clive Bradley
Global - November 4, 2011 would have been master arranger, Clive Bradley’s 75th birthday.
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New York, USA - Well, the 2010 version of the PDN PhotoPlus Expo is over. The When Steel Talks (WST) crew has headed back to our happy hunting grounds in search of all things steelpan music-related.
....It was clear that awareness of ongoing technol
Ontario, Canada - Writing a concert review entirely in superlatives may seem overdone, even sycophantic. Yet all those who attended the 2010 Autumn Leaves on Steel in Toronto would agree that each of the four soloists and the band that backed them, w
Hello everyone,
I’ll be arranging for the Starlift Steel Orchestra for Panorama 2011.
If you’d like to perform with the ensemble, or know of players who would like to be part of theexperience, please contact me at liamteague@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Lia Read more…
New York, USA - ....Max Roach implicitly understood the importance of being able to capture that ‘special moment’ with the best technology available of the day.
....The two main exhibitors we have seen at the 2010 PDN (Photo District News) PhotoPlus
PhotoPlus Expo 2010: Go, See, Learn
Global - If you are a photography enthusiast and want to learn more or increase your skills, don’t know what area of photography to venture into, are mystified by the continuing trends in digital equipment and edi
2010 PhotoPlus International Conference & Expo - and the Steel Orchestra: The Nexus
Global - It is another year and we again find ourselves at the annual PhotoPlus International Conference & Expo in New York at the Jacob Javits Center, to take in t
