Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Days to go before Pan Alive (Toronto’s version of the Trinidad and Tobago’s Annual Steelband Panorama) Hollis Clifton made a valiant and successful attempt to interview Ian Jones, Musical Director of Panatics Steelband for a
Read more…The Pan View - from the Pan Yard of CASYM Steel Orchestra
“Tell Dem” CASYM is coming for real!
New York, USA - Little people, big people, young people, mature people and lots of parents dot CASYM’s pan yard on Church Avenue. Not even the constant of
New York, USA - From two blocks away we can hear tenors whistling, double seconds singing, guitar pans humming and basses grumbling. As we move in closer to this sonic epicenter, that unmistakable distinct sound of a great steel orchestra overtakes y
Read more…Ebony Steel OrchestraLondon, UK - 2010 marks the 32nd anniversary of the esteemed competition, Champions of Steel. Paddington Youth Steel Orchestra led by Zac Herbert was victorious in the initial competition held in 1978. Since that time this presti
Read more…The Pan View - from the Pan Yard of Sonatas Steel Orchestra
Champion Sonatas entering the “Battle Zone” - no prisoners allowed...
New York, USA - The crowd was there, the food was there and of course the music was there. On this warm Summer night th
New York, USA - When Steel Talks (WST) took in the vibes at the pan yard of Sesame Flyers last evening after the early-morning vandalism that disrupted their music flow. About two blocks away, WST could hear the beautiful sounds of the orchestra as t
New York, USA - The Brooklyn, New York Pan Yard of Sesame Flyers Steel Orchestra was broken into during the very early morning hours of Thursday August 19, 2010 and vandalized. The perpetrators left the yard in disarray and completely destroyed the e
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New York - In spite of the steady drizzle and dark overcast skies, the bands came out to play. One by one they arrived: Pan Ambassadors, Despers USA, Harmony, ADLIB, CASYM, Pantonic, Steel Sensation, Sesame Flyers and others were all slated to perfor
New York - The Honourable Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, was Guest of Honor on the lead float for the 30th India Day Parade on Madison Avenue in New York. Steelpan, Tassa and carnival masqueraders were a proud part of
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Sunday serving of Steelpan Music at D’Radoes Band Launch
New York - Fashionably - or frustratingly, depending on your point of view - late, D’Radoes Steel Orchestra kicked off their annual band launch in high musical style last Sunday evening around
CSI SteelbandLondon, UK - CSI Steelband Trust retained their BAS/CAPCA (British Association of Steelbands/ Children and Parents Carnival Association) Junior Panorama title for the third consecutive year. This is coupled with their victory at the firs
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St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - No less than nine steel orchestras turned “Pan Explosion 2010” into an event to remember, which took place on “Pantastic Saturday” one week ago, at Grenada’s National Stadium in the country’s capital of St. George’s. Pa
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Forty-five awards will be handed out to deserving individuals, steelbands, and organizations when Pan Trinbago hosts its annual awards function. The gala event will take place at the National Academy for the Performing Arts
Leicester, England - Organisers of Leicester's 25th Caribbean Carnival believe lack of funding forced the event to go ahead without any live music from a steel band. Sugar Christopher, Leicester Caribbean Carnival Chairman, says they could not afford
Four Champions Plus One - Launch Equals Steelpan Music Magic
New York, USA - Sometimes less is indeed more as was the case at Pantonic’s 2010 band launch. Whenever you bring three past New York panorama champions - Despers USA, CASYM, Pantonic and
New York Panorama 2010 - arrangers, order of appearance and tunes
Pan Explosion 2010 on "Pantastic Saturday": Grenada Steel Orchestras, Arrangers, Bomb & Tribute Tunes ORDER OF APPEARANCE
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Notting Hill CarnivalEngland - This year's Notting Hill Carnival steel band competition will not be held in Hyde Park due to a lack of funds. Organisers said the Panorama event on 28 August would be held in Horniman's Pleasance Park instead as the b
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