Patrick Arnold was yesterday unseated as president of Pan Trinbago after 12 years at the helm. The new president is Keith Diaz of WITCO Desperadoes who won the face off with 152 votes from the representatives of more than 70 local steel bands which
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by - Mrs. Merle Albino-de Coteau
Bradley was academically sound. So great was he that after being a student at the Gov't Training College and passing with distinction in his subjects he was recalled- this time as a lecturer in Mathe
Printers ‘talking loud’ and saying something
Two ‘Scaredy Cats’ Run for cover,
New York, NY - Ever wonder what happens when you take the product presenters out of their comfort zone and eliminate their prepared script? Will they let their product do
New York, NY - When Steel Talks (WST) is among the press corps at the PDN International Conference and PhotoPlus Expo, Jacob Javits Center, New York. We are here to mingle with manufacturers, observe, question and explore their philosophies and their
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, WI - The auditions are out of the way and the serious business of the Talent Expression competition is about to start. The ninth edition of this prestigious event organised by the Southern Marines Steelband Foundation and held at t
Read more…Trinidad, WI - Pan Trinbago’s Triennial Convention is scheduled to take place at The Auditorium, East Mucurapo Secondary School, 1 Mucurapo Road, Mucurapo, Trinidad on Sunday 25th October 2009 at 10:00 am, with registration commencing at 8:00 am. Ma
Read more…England, UK - Ebony’s historical journey began in a humble setting of a chilly autumn of 1969 in Acton, London by Cape James and Winston ‘P’ Joseph. Cape inherited the steel pans from The Relatives Steelband when John Justalyn, a founder of the band
Read more…courtesy of Everybody's Magazine - by Ivor B. Ford While the Steel Pan may have its roots in Trinidad, it is Antigua and Barbuda that has produced the oldest continuously operating steelband in the world Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra. Begun as Housec
Read more…New Dimension steel band was formed in March of 1988 by a group of young people living in St. George the capital Grenada. From inception the band gave signal that it would be a tremendous musical force for in just six months New Dimension Steel Band
Read more…THe AES convention is being held in New York. If you are into any aspect of professional audio this is an event you should attend. EXHIBITION HOURS * Oct. 9 Noon - 6pm * Oct. 10 10am - 6pm * Oct. 11 10am - 6pm * Oct. 12 10am - 4pm http://www.aes.o
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St. Lucia - Somewhere in the 1940’s a young man named Lennard “Scrubb” Wellington, started on his way to become St. Lucia’s steelband maestro. He had experimented with music from the age of seven and his real interest in pan started after World W
Read more…Alex Benfield (Olympia High School) What are some of the best college steelbands out there?
Read more…Pan Trinbago seeks to correct bits of misinformation being perpetuated by the public and certain sectors, most of them uninformed and unfair. The facts are as follows: Pan Trinbago has in its possession a document entitled “Strategic Plan for Susta
Read more…Global - This year, there will be two Pan In New York CDs released. Pan In New York 2009 - the CD, will feature the orchestras performing at tempo. The other CD, "Pan In New York - the Cooldown Version" will feature the bands playing at reduced temp
Read more…New York Steelband Panorama 2009 In Pictures
New York, USA - The Big Apple will be privy to a performance by a standout musician who is in the process of making a name for himself, both on the national and international performance circuits, and has already released two CDs. Whether leading his
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New York's J'Ouvert 2009 was the place to be this past Labor Day. If you were not there you missed one of America's most entertaining, live, community-based performing arts mediums. America's got major talent - and no where is it better displayed tha
