Happy Birthday to the Great One! Len "Boogsie" Sharpe
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As part of our celebration of Len "Boogsie" Sharpe, two historical recordings captured by Basement Recordings of arrangements created by M Read more…
The Earl of Pan wears his crown gracefully
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “In 2004 Hurricane Ivan destroyed The Cayman Islands and evidently shattered my personal possessions including steelpans and household articles. The Canadian government hurriedly sent passenger planes to evacuate all Canadia
The Pan Man who directed Mas Man returns to the Big Apple
New York, USA - Pan man and steelpan historian Dalton Narine was in town recently in his capacity of film maker and director. Narine was invited to attend and present at the private screening of ‘Mas Man,’ his critically-acclaimed film celebrating th
In Search of a Steelband in Harlem African-American Day Parade 2010 features no Steelpan
In Search of a Steelband in Harlem
African-American Day Parade 2010 features no Steelpan
New York, USA - ....Harlem has a rich history with the steelpan instrument.....So, every year we still attend the parade hoping that this will be the year whe Read more…
Steelband Classic Performance Video - Sonatas Panorama 2001
Steelband Classic Performance - Sonatas at Panorama 2001
In 2001 the New York Steelband music community made history as the major franchises came together and staged their own panorama competition. The event is considered one of the greatest achieve
Full Results from Pan Alive 2010
Salah’s Steelpan Academy Wins
Fourth Consecutive Steelband Music Title!
Full Results from Pan Alive 2010
Ontario, Canada - Congratulations are again in order for Salah’s Steelpan Academy which made history and won its forth consecutive title at the
Pan4u Steelband - Center Stage - Pan Podium
In front of the imposing backdrop of the
Alpstein Mountains with Mount Santis is
the region of Thurgau/St.Gallen - Lake
Constance in the foothills is the sweet
home of the steel band, Pan4u.
The ‘Happy End’ of North Switzerland, lies in
the heart of
New World Steel Orchestra - by PanPodium
New World Steel Orchestra, originally founded
in 1984 by Arthur France MBE was re-launched
twenty years later in 2004. Arthur was born in
Nevis the sister island of St. Kitts. Among
the most lasting achievements has
been his promotion of the first ever
Lee
Pan in the Classroom Unit
History
During the period June to September 2000, a
joint committee of the Ministry of Education, Pan
Trinbago and the Pan in Schools Coordinating
Council met to consider a proposal for the
establishment of a “Pan in the Classroom” project.
Primary and Sec
The 3rd International Conference on Steelpan
The 3rd International Conference on Steelpan
‘Integrating The Three Elements of Carnival, Steelpan, Calypso and Mas’
England, UK - Four years ago Nostalgia Steelband members organised the first European Steelpan Conference in collaboration with the Un
Beverly Griffith - Trinidad & Tobago’s Panorama Revisited
Global - ....For myself; after an absence of 19 years from the Panorama arena, the prospect of returning evoked a myriad of conflicting thoughts and emotions, which started with the initial offer made to me by the late (WITCO Desperadoes leader) Rudo
A World Federation for Pan?
A World Federation for Pan?
Global - Over the last few days there has been much discussion on the When Steel Talks Network over the Nestor Sullivan article “The Demise of the Steelband Panorama - and the Possible Solution.” As a subsequent by-product
Pan Podium Magazine On the Pulse of Pan in the UK Summer 2010 - Issue 21
Pan Podium Magazine
On the Pulse of Pan in the UK
Summer 2010 - Issue 21
England, UK - The official magazine for BAS (the British Association for Steelbands) - Pan Podium - continues in its promotion of the steelpan culture. Several members of the ar
Clive Bradley in a special Dalton Narine interview
Clive Bradley on the 2004 Trinidad & Tobago Steelband Panorama
a Dalton Narine interview
Global - “When I went up the hill to interview Desperadoes’ arranger Clive Bradley two days before the 2004 panorama finals, there were two panists hanging arou
Has anything changed eleven years later? -- Revisited - The Demise of the Steelband Panorama - and the Possible Solution by Nestor Sullivan
by Nestor Sullivan
Global - This year, 2010, steelbands in England participating in the Panorama at the Notting Hill Carnival, played for free. That is, the bands received no monies for appearance fees or for prizes. It is reported that this was due
Read more…WST Special - Bertie Marshall - The Steel Pan Visionary - The Film - Revisted
Bertie Marshall - The Steel Pan Visionary - The Film
Global - Steelpan pioneer and visionary Bertie Marshall is the subject of this film production by film maker, producer, director, pan man and steelpan historian Dalton Narine. This is a fifty-minute
Updated - The best of the best, New York Panorama Drummers
The best of the best, New York Panorama Drummers
New York, USA - The man who anchors a New York steelband panorama performance is of a special breed. He is not just a drummer. The fortunes of up to ninety-nine other performing musicians (or in the
Dakota Student - Liam Teague, wowed the crowd at UND Day of Percussion
UND Day of Percussion
Teague, an Associate Professor of Music at Northern Illinois, not only demonstrated his amazing talent with the crowd, but he went into great detail into the art of crafting a steel pan drum and the culture thatsurrounds it.
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The Tale of the Disappearing Pan yard - A Steelband Tale - Terror, terror, terror!
A Very Real Possibility - Sometime in the very near future...
New York, USA - A very likely scenario, based on recent events at the pan yards in New York, and an ever-present possibility of a steelband pan yard 'shut down' gone horribly wrong. A Steel
