Revisted - The Examining of the Roots of Steel Band Activity in New York

New York - Enlightening, passionate, humorous, controversial, intense, confrontational, educational, emotional and engaging are just some of the words among many others that can be used to describe the forum "Examining the Roots of Steel Band Activit

Happy Birthday to "Crazy"

When Steel Talks extends best wishes to song writer, performing artist and producer Edwin "Crazy" Ayoung on his birthday.  Crazy is one the all time great.  In addition he had a banner year in 2010.

Have a great one.

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Tobago Steelpan Women Roar! - Binta and Zwena Carrington in the Spotlight

New work for choir and steel band

Pasadena, Texas - The Central campus’ choir and steel drum band will combine forces for the world premier of “In the Shadows of the Forest,” a pioneer work exclusively composed for steel band and choir. The concert, which is free and open to the pub

An Interview with Dramatic Soprano Extraordinaire Anne Fridal - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

An Interview with Dramatic Soprano Extraordinaire Anne Fridal

Intelligence, courage, beauty and talent - Anne  Fridal embodies all of those characteristics - a common thread among all women celebrated as Women in Pan.

Anne holds the distinction of

Ladies of Pan At The University of Cambridge York

Ladies of Steelpan At The University of Cambridge United Kingdom - The University of Cambridge is the second oldest university in England and the fourth oldest in Europe. Cambridge is consistently ranked in the world's top five universities and plac

Examining the Roots of Steel Band Activity in New York

New York - Four pioneering participants from the steel band movement’s infancy in New York will be featured in a panel discussion focused on the art form in its New York incarnation, which will be presented Thursday evening March 18 by the Trinidad &

Reboot -- Roll Call - Celebration of Women In Pan

Global - It’s March and that means this is Women’s Month.  It is the month when we celebrate the contributions of women to the world.  Normally - as it is a When Steel Talks tradition - we highlight the month through a series of articles and intervie

Steelband and Jazz Ensemble Concert Live from NIU (Northern Illinois University)-online

Global - As part of our ongoing effort to provide the global steelpan music community access to great music with stellar performances, When Steel Talks is pleased to announce that we will be carrying the free online live stream of the upcoming NIU (N

‘Bucks’ Inspires through Steelpan music

Buckinghamshire, U.K. - SV2G (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2nd Generation) has been granted the Inspire Mark- the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme. SVG2 Steelpan Stepping Stone project funded by the Arts Council England will build the c

Renegades impresses adjudicators at festival opening

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - American music adjudicators presiding over the 29th Biennial T&T Music Festival, taking place at venues across the country, have put in a request with event co-ordinator Marie-Diane Dupres to visit the panyard of BP Renegad

Joy of drumming

Pennsylvania, USA - Kevin Guerrieri, an Edgeworth Elementary third-grader selected to shake a watermelon-sized noisemaker at the center of a steel drum storm, admitted his ears were ringing and his arms ached with fatigue. But he wasn’t complaining.

Advance Dynamics Responds to 2010 Panorama DVD Criticism

Reply by Advance Dynamics

First let me say that Advance Dynamics receives NO money to produce these DVD's, production costs are covered from DVD sales.

The irony of the comments in your forum is that we COMPLETELY agree with MOST of the complaints

Concert for Ailing Pan Personality

Global - Widely-followed and much-loved Trinidad & Tobago WACK 90.1 fm radio presenter, David “DJ Heshimu” Graham, is facing extremely severe health challenges, and is in immediate need of love, prayers, and - most of all - financial support. Funds a

Pan meets Jazz at history making concert

Illinois, USA - The Northern Illinois University (NIU) Steelband and The NIU Jazz Ensemble will present a joint concert at the Duke Ellington Ballroom, at the university’s Holmes Student Center, on March 20, at 8 pm. This concert will be especially

Steel band drums up Haiti aid

Steel band drums up Haiti aid

London, U.K. - Far from the ongoing human tragedy in Haiti, the sweet rhythmic tinkles of a steel band were shared with Londoners Saturday in a bid to help the shattered Caribbean nation.

The Golden Harps Steel Orchest

Exodus Debacle Victimisation, or an Over Abundance of Pettiness?

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Exodus—as an organisation and a steelband is reputed to be one of the best in Trinidad and Tobago. In my interview with Pelham Goddard for the T&T Review a little less than three years ago, he spoke about the fact that more

Hope made of steel - 60 MoBay youths to benefit from new music band

Jamaica, W.I. - The lives of some 60 unemployed youths in the communities of Cornwall Court and Green Pond in St. James are expected to be transformed with the formation of a steel band. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Touris

Birth of the Steel Drum/Pan

An Interview with Steelpan Innovator & G-Pan Inventor Brian Copeland

Global - The inventor of the G-Pan Dr. Brian Copland in this exclusive 2010 When Steel Talks (WST) interview, moves to explain some of the misconceptions about the instrument and moreover it's importance to the future development of steelpan movement